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| Breakbeat | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Hip hop, freestyle, Miami bass, electro, techno, funk, turntablism |
| Cultural origins | Early 1980s, USA; Late 1980s, United Kingdom |
| Typical instruments | Turntables, sampler, sequencer, synthesizer, drum machine, personal computer, keyboard |
| Derivative forms | Jungle or drum and bass, 2-step garage, 4-beat, dubstep, breakbeat hardcore |
| Subgenres | |
| Acid breaks, big beat, breakcore, broken beat, nu-funk, nu skool breaks, progressive breaks | |
| Fusion genres | |
| Breakstep, breakbeat hardcore, trip hop | |
Breakbeat (literally break beat as to interrupt a beat) (also called breaks or breakbeats) refers to two things. It is both an electronic music genre and the distinct percussive rhythm from which this genre takes its name.