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	<title>Stephen Bolen &#187; Drums</title>
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		<title>The &#8220;Amen Break&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quite possibly the world&#8217;s most famous drum break: From the description on YouTube: This fascinating, brilliant 20-minute video narrates the history of the &#8220;Amen Break,&#8221; a six-second drum sample from the b-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was used extensively in early hiphop and sample-based music, and became the basis for drum-and-bass [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Quite possibly the world&#8217;s most famous drum break:</p>
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<p>From the description on <strong><a rel="nofollow" title="YouTube Amen Break" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac">YouTube</a></strong>:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>This fascinating, brilliant 20-minute video narrates the history of the &#8220;Amen Break,&#8221; a six-second drum sample from the b-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was used extensively in early hiphop and sample-based music, and became the basis for drum-and-bass and jungle music &#8212; a six-second clip that spawned several entire subcultures. Nate Harrison&#8217;s 2004 video is a meditation on the ownership of culture, the nature of art and creativity, and the history of a remarkable music clip.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>This sample has been all over the hip hop world &#8211; from N.W.A.&#8217;s <em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Straight Outta Compton</span></em> to Lupe Fiasco&#8217;s <em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Lupe Fiasco&#8217;s The Cool</span></em>. Even pop music has taken it&#8217;s turn &#8211; Oasis, Perry Ferrel (Jane&#8217;s Addiction) and Nine Inch Nails have all used this loop.</p>
<p>Sadly, because the Amen Break has been used so many times and cut up/re-sampled over and over again, neither drummer G. C. Coleman or Composer (copyright owner) Richard Spencer have ever received any royalties.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re looking to play this beat, here is the notation:</p>
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