Video explains the world's most important 6-sec drum loop

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What this video covers

Nate Harrison's 2004 video history of the Amen Break, a six-second drum sample from a 1969 b-side that became the basis of hip-hop sampling, jungle and drum and bass. It is also a meditation on cultural ownership and creativity.

How the source describes its HN context

A perennial HN recommendation, brought up whenever sampling, copyright or music history comes up, often described as a must-watch.

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