JAZZ-FUSION/ELECTRO
1983
125 BPM
F# minor
Rockit
Brought electro into mainstream consciousness and influenced Miami bass movement
Herbie Hancock
"Rockit"
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Original Track
Herbie Hancock - "Rockit" (1983)
The original track containing the legendary 5.8-second drum break
Break occurs at 1:00 - 1:5.799999999999997
The History
Brought electro into mainstream consciousness and influenced Miami bass movement. Showed how jazz could embrace electronic production and influence hip-hop.
Herbie Hancock's electro masterpiece won a Grammy and brought electronic music to MTV
The groundbreaking robot music video became an 80s cultural icon
Proved that jazz legends could successfully embrace electronic production
Influenced the development of Miami bass and electro-rap movements
One of the first electronic tracks to achieve mainstream commercial success
Who Sampled It
Bomb the Bass
"Beat Dis"
Into the Dragon
1988
💡 This breakbeat has been sampled 1 times in our database
Tags
herbie-hancock
jazz-meets-electro
MTV breakthrough
Grammy winner
mainstream electronic