Beats and Breaks, A Brief History of Musical Sampling (Video)

Beats and Breaks, A Brief History of Musical Sampling (Video) | Third Monk

The Beatles – Strawberry Fields
Joe Tex – Papa was Too
Lee Dorsey – Get out of my life woman
Cypress Hill – Hits from the bong
B.O.B. w/ Bruno Mars – Nothing On You
Wu Tang Clan – Aint Nothing to Fuck With
The Mohawks – The Champ
KRS ONE – Step INto a World (Rapture’s Delight)
Eric B. & Rakim – Eric B Is President
Onyx – Slam
The Beatles – Revolution 9
The Winstons – Amen Brother
N.W.A. – Straight Out of Compton
Snow – Informer
Apache Indian – Original Nuttah
The Ganja Kru – Super Sharp Shooter
James Brown – Funky Drummer
Public Enemy – Fight The Power
De La Soul – The Magic Number
Dr Dre – Let Me ride
LL Cool J – Mumma Said Knock You Out
The JBs – The Grunt
Public Enemy – Rebel Without a Pause
Wu-Tang Clan – Protect Ya Neck
Kool and the Gang – N.T.
NAS – It Ain’t Hard To Tell
Q Tip – Breathe & Stop
Soul Searchers – Ashley’s Roachclip
Eric B & Rakim – Paid in Full
P M Dawn – Set adrift
Ohio Players – Funky Worm
Kriss Kross – Jump
Lyn Collins – Think (About It)
Rob Base & DJ E-Z ROck – It Takes Two
The Honeydrippers – Impeach The President
Action Bronson – Imported Goods
Notorious B.I.G. – unbelievable
Janet Jackson – That’s the Way Love Goes
The Incredible Bongo Band – Apache
Skull Snaps – It’s A New Day
The Pharcyde – Passin Me By
Lafayette Afro Rock band – HiHache
Melvin Bliss – Synthetic Substitution
Wu Tang Clan – Bring The Ruckus
Ultramagnetic MC’s – Ego Trippin
Barry White – I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby
Beastie Boys – Time To Get Ill
Daft Punk – Da Funk
Schoolboy Q feat. Kendrick Lamar and CurT@!n$ – Live Again
James Brown – Funky President
Fresh Prince – Summertime
Naughty By Nature – Hip Hop Hooray
Fred Wesley & The JB’s – Blow Your Head
De La Soul – Ooh
Digable Planets – Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
Public Enemy – Public Enemy Number 1
Bob James – Nautilus
Eric B & Rakim – Follow The Leader
Slick Rirck – Children’s Story
Bob James – Take Me to Mardi Gras
Run DMC – Peter Piper
THe Headhunters – God Make Me Funky
Depeche Mode – Mercy in You
NAS – Hip Hop is Dead
Tone Loc – wild Thing
Van Halen – Jamie’s Cryin
Zapp – More Bounce to the Ounce
Biggie – Going back to Cali
Billy Squier – The Big Beat
Dizzee Rascal – Fix Up, Look Sharp
Alicia Keys – Girl on Fire
A$AP Rocky – Out of this world
Jay Z – 99 Problems
ESG – UFO
Biggie – Parties & Bullshit
Queen & David Bowie – Under Pressure
Vanilla Ice – Ice Ice Baby
AC DC – Flick of the Switch
LL Cool J – Rock The Bells
Beastie Boys – Slow and Low

A video remix journey through the history of sampling taking in some of the most noted breaks and riffs of the decades.

A chronological journey from the Beatles’ use of the Mellotron in the 60s to the sample dense hip hop and dance music of the 80s and 90s.

Each break is represented by a vibrating vinyl soundwave exploding into various tracks that sampled it, each re-use is another chapter in the modern narrative.

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