How one simple drum break changed the entire world.
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In 1969, GC Coleman played some drums on a song not many people would listen to. You’d be excused for assuming that was the end of the story, but over a decade later, his solo would be dug up by an enterprising hip-hop producer. That producer republished the song, sharing Coleman’s drum break with the world, and the world went nuts for it, sampling, remixing, and transforming that humble, formerly obscure break into one of the most iconic sounds in music history. Let’s talk about it.
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