List of Hip Hop Albums Considered To Be Influential - Breakbeats

Breakbeats

The break, the instrumental portion of a record (of any genre, though perhaps most often funk or rock) that emphasizes the percussive pattern, has been the fundamental unit of much of hip hop music. The collections below collect the original songs that contain some of the most popular breaks in hip hop.

• Super Disco Brakes (Winley) Vol. 1 was released in 1979, making it one of the first releases connected to hip hop culture, and almost certainly the first breakbeat record.

• Ultimate Breaks And Beats Vols. 1–25 (Street Beat, 1985–1990) 5 This comprehensive and influential series began just as the sampler was taking a central role in hip hop music.

• Kurtis Blow Presents The History Of Hip Hop Vol. 1 (Rhino, 1997) 5 One of the few breakbeat collections not of dubious legality.