HIP-HOP
1986
105 BPM
Eā major
Eric B. Is President
One of the first hip-hop tracks to become a sample source itself, based on James Brown's 'Funky President'
Eric B. & Rakim
"Eric B. Is President"
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Original Track
Eric B. & Rakim - "Eric B. Is President" (1986)
The original track containing the legendary 4.9-second drum break
Break occurs at 0:00 - 0:4.9
The History
One of the first hip-hop tracks to become a sample source itself, based on James Brown's 'Funky President'. Shows how hip-hop began sampling itself.
Based on James Brown's 'Funky President' but became a classic itself
One of the first hip-hop tracks extensively sampled by other hip-hop artists
Shows hip-hop's evolution from sampling to being sampled
Essential to understanding hip-hop's layered musical history
Who Sampled It
Various Hip-Hop Artists
"Countless Tracks"
Various
1990
š” This breakbeat has been sampled 1 times in our database
Tags
hip-hop
eric-b-rakim
self-sampling
golden-age
foundational