FUNK/SOUL
1970
119 BPM
Am
Get Into Something
The Isley Brothers' funk period produced this driving break that became a hip-hop sampling favorite
The Isley Brothers
"Get Into Something"
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Original Track
The Isley Brothers - "Get Into Something" (1970)
The original track containing the legendary 6.0-second drum break
Break occurs at 0:00 - 0:06
The History
The Isley Brothers' funk period produced this driving break that became a hip-hop sampling favorite.
Marked the Isley Brothers' transition from soul ballads to harder funk sounds.
The Isley Brothers' funk period in the early 1970s established them as pioneers of the genre alongside James Brown
Features a driving bassline and aggressive drumming that became a template for hardcore hip-hop beats
Eric B. & Rakim's usage in 'I Know You Got Soul' made it one of the most recognizable breaks in golden age hip-hop
Represents the moment when established soul groups began incorporating funk's revolutionary rhythmic approach
The track's sophisticated musical arrangement influenced hip-hop's evolution toward more complex production techniques
Who Sampled It
Eric B. & Rakim
"I Know You Got Soul"
Paid in Full
1987
Big Daddy Kane
"Raw"
Long Live the Kane
1988
EPMD
"So Wat Cha Sayin'"
Unfinished Business
1989
Gang Starr
"Words I Manifest"
Step in the Arena
1991
A Tribe Called Quest
"Check the Rhime"
The Low End Theory
1991
💡 This breakbeat has been sampled 5 times in our database
Tags
funk
soul
isley-brothers
driving