The 30 Greatest Hip Hop Drum Breaks & Samples of All Time!

I absolutely love lists. I make lists for things that I need to do when at home, on my way to work, at work, and even while I’m at the movies. There’s one list that I’ve been thinking of for the past three weeks and has caused me agony beyond reasonable comprehension… The top 10 drum breaks of all time! Can you imagine that such a thing might exist? After all we are talking about, at the most, a ten second snippet of a couple of kicks, snare, and maybe even some high hats.

This is madness, right? Well, for over a fortnight I’ve tossed, turned, gritted my teeth, and had more arguments with myself than the American Psychological Association has deemed mentally healthy, but I’ve finally finished my list. The closest I was able to get it down to was the greatest 30 breaks with only the top 3 being in any particular order. So, here it is, for your listening and debating pleasure… The Top 30 Greatest Hip-Hop Drum Breaks of All Time!!!

1. Melvin Bliss – Synthetic Subsitution
   [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/synthetic.mp3]
2. The Honeydrippers – Impeach The President
   [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/impeach.mp3]
3. Skull Snaps – It’s A New Day
   [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/newday.mp3]
4. Little Feet – Fool Yourself
   [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/fool.mp3]
5. Billy Squire – Big Beat
   [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/bigbeat.mp3]
6. Al Green – I’m Glad You’re Mine
   [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/glad.mp3]
7. The Soul Searchers – Ashley’s Roachclip
   [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/ashley.mp3]
8. Power of Zeus – Sorcerer of Isis
   [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/zeus.mp3]
9. Kool & The Gang – NT
   [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/nt.mp3]
10. Isley Brothers – Footsteps In The Dark
    [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/footsteps.mp3]
11. Q65 – Get Out My Life Woman
    [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/q65getout.mp3]
12. Jeff Beck – Come Dancing
    [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/comedancing.mp3]
13. Mountain – Long Red (Live)
    [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/mountain.mp3]
14. Manzel – Midnight Theme
    [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/midnight.mp3]
15. The Meters – Here Come The Metermen
    [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/metermen.mp3]
16. The Headhunters – God Made Me Funky
    [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/godfunky.mp3]
17. Dexter Wansel – Theme From The Planets
    [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/planets.mp3]
18. Young Holt Unlimited – Wah Wah Man
    [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/wahwah.mp3]
19. Roy Ayers – The Boogie Back
    [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/boogieback.mp3]
20. James Brown – Funky President
    [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/funkypres.mp3]
21. Orange Crush – Action
    [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/action.mp3]
22. Joe Tex – Papa Was Too
    [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/papatoo.mp3]
23. Funk Inc. – Kool Is Back
    [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/koolback.mp3]
24. Silhouettes – Fonky First
    [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/fonky.mp3]
25. Bad Bascomb – Black Grass
    [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/badbasc.mp3]
26. Kool & The Gang – Jungle Jazz
    [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/junglejazz.mp3]
27. The Turtles – I’m Chief Kamanawanalea
    [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/chief.mp3]
28. Donny Hathaway – Magnificent Sanctuary Band
    [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/sanctuary.mp3]
29. Little Richard – The Rill Thing
    [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/rill.mp3]
30. Funkadelic – Good Old Music
    [audio:http://www.cratekings.com/audio/post/goodol.mp3]

Tagged as: Beats, Drums, Hip Hop Rap Breaks, Hip Hop Rap Samples