Drum Breaks

In Bit-Hop and Hip-Hop, drum breaks are sections of songs wherein every element but the drums and percussion remain. This is a similar concept to the breakbeat. Indeed, all drum breaks are breakbeats, but not all breakbeats are drum breaks.

Genres
Although drum breaks are usually associated with soul and funk records from the '60s and '70s, they can be found in every genre, in any period of time. The following is a list of some of the most well-known and often-sampled drum breaks of every genre.

Funk/Soul

 * Funky Drummer by James Brown
 * Think (About It) by Lyn Collins
 * Amen, Brother by The Winstons
 * Impeach The President by The Honey Drippers
 * Synthetic Substitution by Melvin Bliss
 * It's A New Day by The Skull Snaps
 * Sing A Simple Song by Sly & The Family Stone

Jazz

 * Take Me To The Mardi Gras by Bob James
 * God Make Me Funky by The Headhunters ft. The Pointer Sisters
 * Give It Up by Kool & The Gang
 * Sneakin' In The Back by Tom Scott
 * Sister Sanctified by Stanley Turrentine

Rock

 * The Big Beat by Billy Squier
 * Long Red (Live) by Mountain
 * When The Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin
 * Walk This Way by Aerosmith
 * Honky Tonk Women by The Rolling Stones
 * Feel Good by Fancy