How Skull Snaps' Forgotten Break Became One of Hip-Hop's Most Sampled

It is story of drum break that flopped in 1970s, sat unnoticed for years, then spread through Hip-Hop after being pulled from neighbour&suitcase of records. When Skull Snaps released &New Day&record barely registered and quickly disappeared. More than decade later, New York rapper digging through his neighbour&suitcase of old 45s stumbled across it and unknowingly kicked off one of Hip-Hop&most widely sampled drum breaks. This short doc traces full chain reaction - from church-trained harmony singers and half-finished New Jersey studio, to Stezo&version, Paul C&heavy enhancement and how producers like Gang Starr, Pharcyde, Das EFX, Camp Lo and others ended up tracing break back to its source. Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - Making of Band 03:36 - Cracking Skulls 04:57 - Breaking Ground 07:56 - Suitcase of 45's 11:09 - Quick Interlude 12:08 - It Won&Die Playlists: | #SkullSnaps Original video: