Breakbeat

Breakbeat
Breakbeat
Stylistic origins	Electro; freestyle; hip hop; funk; post-disco; turntablism;
Cultural origins	Mid-1970s, US (hip hop production); Late 1980s, US and UK (electronic genre)
Derivative forms	Jungle; drum and bass; 2-step garage; 4-beat; breakbeat hardcore; big beat; dubstep;
Subgenres
	Florida breaks; electro breaks; deep breaks; nu skool breaks; West Coast/funky breaks; acid breaks; breakcore; broken beat; nu-funk;
Fusion genres
	Breakstep; breakbeat hardcore; trip hop;

Breakbeat is a broad type of electronic music that tends to use drum breaks sampled from early recordings of funk, jazz, and R&B. Breakbeats have been used in styles such as hip hop, jungle, drum and bass, big beat, breakbeat hardcore, and UK garage styles (including 2-step, breakstep and dubstep).

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