UNDERGROUND FUNK
1973
110 BPM
A minor
It's a New Day
The holy grail of crate-digging culture
Skull Snaps
"It's a New Day"
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Original Track
Skull Snaps - "It's a New Day" (1973)
The original track containing the legendary 6.0-second drum break
Break occurs at 0:00 - 0:06
The History
The holy grail of crate-digging culture. This mysterious funk trio (later revealed as The Diplomats) created one of hip-hop's most coveted breaks, with their identity remaining unknown for decades. The innovative 'wallet snare' technique and single-take recording session produced underground funk perfection.
The band was actually The Diplomats (Samm Culley, Ervan Waters, George 'Buzzy' Bragg) who had performed at Carnegie Hall
Recorded their entire album in a single day at Venture Sound Studios in New Jersey using single takes
The distinctive snare sound was created by taping a wallet to a 12-inch snare drum to dampen it
Discovered in 1988 by Dooley-O and DJ Chris Lowe in their neighbor Ms. Brown's record collection
Originally sampled 511+ times, making it one of the most sampled breaks in hip-hop history
The mysterious skull artwork with no band photos contributed to decades of unknown identity
Who Sampled It
Stezo
"It's My Turn"
Crazy Noise
1989
The Pharcyde
"Passin' Me By"
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
1992
Gang Starr
"Take It Personal"
Daily Operation
1992
The Prodigy
"Poison"
Music for the Jilted Generation
1994
EPMD
"Can't Hear Nothing but the Music"
Business Never Personal
1992
Onyx
"Throw Ya Gunz"
Bacdafucup
1993
Chance the Rapper
"All Night"
Coloring Book
2016
💡 This breakbeat has been sampled 7 times in our database
Tags
underground-funk
mystery-band
the-diplomats
crate-digging
wallet-snare
venture-studios
gsf-records
single-take-recording