r/breakbeat

15K archived posts · Jul 2010 – Sep 2026

Breakbeat - Beats of the broken variety

r/breakbeat

Breakbeat is a genre of electronic music that utilizes breaks, often sampled from earlier recordings in funk, jazz and R&B, for the main rhythm. Breakbeats have been used in styles such as hip hop, jungle, drum and bass, big beat, hardcore, and UK garage styles (including 2-step, breakstep and dubstep).

Created Jul 13, 2010

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For all your Breakbeat needs! Funky, techy, hip-hopish, prog, upbeat, downbeat and just about every other type of breaks you can think of, all under the one roof.

The latest mixes, mp3s, videos, news, and anything else breakbeat related.

Please familiarize yourself with the rules Don't come whining to us when you get banned for breaking the rules if you never took the time to read them