NEW ORLEANS FUNK
1969
98 BPM
Am
Cissy Strut
The Meters' signature tune established the New Orleans funk sound that would influence hip-hop for decades
The Meters
"Cissy Strut"
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Original Track
The Meters - "Cissy Strut" (1969)
The original track containing the legendary 6.0-second drum break
Break occurs at 0:00 - 0:06
The History
The Meters' signature tune established the New Orleans funk sound that would influence hip-hop for decades. The pocket groove and syncopated rhythms created a new template for funk.
The Meters were the house band for Allen Toussaint and became the most influential New Orleans funk group, establishing the musical foundation for Southern hip-hop.
'Cissy Strut' was named after a popular dance craze in New Orleans during the late 1960s.
The track became the first New Orleans funk song to achieve national recognition, reaching #23 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Art Neville's distinctive organ sound and Zigaboo Modeliste's second-line drumming created the template for all future New Orleans funk.
The song's 'pocket' groove became the foundation for what would later be called bounce music in New Orleans hip-hop.
Who Sampled It
Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Good Time Boys"
Run-DMC
"Here We Go"
LL Cool J
"Around the Way Girl"
A Tribe Called Quest
"Luck of Lucien"
The Roots
"Mellow My Man"
💡 This breakbeat has been sampled 5 times in our database
Tags
funk
new-orleans
classic
breakbeat