{"id":226628,"date":"2026-05-01T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T08:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=226628"},"modified":"2026-04-27T22:15:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:15:35","slug":"he-played-the-most-famous-drum-beat-ever-then-got-nothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/he-played-the-most-famous-drum-beat-ever-then-got-nothing\/","title":{"rendered":"He Played The Beat That Built Hip-Hop\u2026 And Got Nothing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hP9cRItBMXM?si=vc4eMTQx-J1PD6Ug\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>James Brown records \u201cFunky Drummer\u201d with Clyde Stubblefield\u2014and what happens in that session becomes the most sampled drum break of all time. 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