Breakbeat

noun, slang

Hip-hop slang · Rap Dictionary

Definition

A drum beat in a pattern.

Examples

1

He added a loop to the breakbeat.

2

Break out the velour suit and the Stacey's Give me a baseline and a breakbeat" - Macklemore, Levitate.

3

With your waistline and the way you move Like a old breakbeat, I'ma catch a groove" - Q-Tip, For the Nasty.

4

MC's is like livin' in breakbeat hell You try to knock me off the ladder kid the fatter I swell" - EL-P, Definitive.

5

Im just a little nigga on the mic with a breakbeat What have y'all lames done for me lately" - Jay Electronica, Retro Electro.

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