FUNK
1973
120 BPM
Am
Synthetic Substitution
A raw, punchy break that became a hip-hop staple
Melvin Bliss
"Synthetic Substitution"
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Original Track
Melvin Bliss - "Synthetic Substitution" (1973)
The original track containing the legendary 6.0-second drum break
Break occurs at 0:00 - 0:06
The History
A raw, punchy break that became a hip-hop staple. The snare crack and overall groove made it perfect for aggressive rap production.
Despite being recorded in 1973, this break didn't gain prominence until the late 1980s when Ultramagnetic MCs brought it to hip-hop's attention.
Features drumming by Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie, one of the most acclaimed session drummers in music history
Originally recorded as a throwaway B-side for Sunburst Records with no commercial expectations
Sampled in over 800 songs, making it one of the most sampled breaks of all time
Who Sampled It
Ultramagnetic MCs
"Critical Beatdown"
Critical Beatdown
1988
EPMD
"So Wat Cha Sayin'"
Unfinished Business
1989
Cypress Hill
"How I Could Just Kill a Man"
Cypress Hill
1991
Gang Starr
"Words I Manifest"
Step in the Arena
1991
Ice-T
"Pulse of the Rhyme"
Power
1988
💡 This breakbeat has been sampled 5 times in our database
Tags
funk
classic
hip-hop
breakbeat