amen break

possibly the most used and sampled breakbeat of all time. comes from the winston brothers' "amen brother" used mainly in drum 'n' bass, jungle, even some hip hop. chances are, if you listen to dnb, then you've heard it at least once.

The most famous drum beat in the world, in a duration of 6 seconds. This drum beat alone has been sampled about 3,000 times in many songs of different genres, including Hip Hop, Jungle, Drum & Bass, and others. It was sampled from a B-Side track called "Amen, Brother" by The Winston's from their 1969 album, "Color Him Father". Barely noticed at the time until the sampler was introduced, it became widely known and inspired by many music artists of today.

Amen Break is a term originating from a part of the song called "Amen Brother" made by the group called "The Winstons" in 1969.
The Amen Break was a "B-Side" of the song. Consisting of a Drum Solo in (Approximately) 170-210 BPM.
In the modern culture, it's been satarized as a meme for drummers, as it's become something like "The Lick". With new genres of music like "Breakcore" appearing, it's use has been expanding ever since.

A sample of the drum break from the 1969 soul song "Amen, Brother" by the Winstons. Commonly heard in various hard-hitting electronic music, especially breakcore, jungle, drum 'n' bass, etc.