The history of the "Amen" drum break, or a brief history of hip-hop and drum sampling

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This video is great. It's mainly for listening (i.e. not much to look at), and it covers in detail the history of a particular drum breakbeat from 1969 which has become, in the words of the narrator, a ubiquitous part of the pop culture soundscape. It's excellent. And it concludes with an interesting commentary on modern directions in copyright law.

Watch on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/v/5SaFTm2bcac