FUNK
1970
100 BPM
Eā major
The Funky Drummer Break
Clyde Stubblefield's legendary drum break from James Brown's 'Funky Drummer'
James Brown
"Funky Drummer"
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Original Track
James Brown - "Funky Drummer" (1970)
The original track containing the legendary 4.8-second drum break
Break occurs at 5:24 - 5:28.80000000000001
The History
Clyde Stubblefield's legendary drum break from James Brown's 'Funky Drummer'. The second most sampled break in hip-hop history.
Performed by Clyde Stubblefield, known as 'The Funky Drummer'
James Brown called it 'the best drummer in the world'
Used extensively in golden age hip-hop
Stubblefield was never compensated for the widespread sampling
Who Sampled It
Public Enemy
"Fight the Power"
Do the Right Thing Soundtrack
1989
LL Cool J
"Mama Said Knock You Out"
Mama Said Knock You Out
1990
De La Soul
"Me Myself and I"
3 Feet High and Rising
1989
š” This breakbeat has been sampled 3 times in our database
Tags
funk
james-brown
clyde-stubblefield
hip-hop
drum-break