Breakbeat (slang)
Pronunciation: /brehk-beat/
Also spelled or known as: Break-beat, Break beat
Plural: Breakbeats
What does Breakbeat mean?
A drum beat in a pattern.
Breakbeat Synonyms: Breaks
Example sentence: “He added a loop to the breakbeat.”
Breakbeat in songs:
“Break out the velour suit and the Stacey’s Give me a baseline and a breakbeat” – Macklemore, Levitate.
“With your waistline and the way you move Like a old breakbeat, I’ma catch a groove” – Q-Tip, For the Nasty.
“MC’s is like livin’ in breakbeat hell You try to knock me off the ladder kid the fatter I swell” – EL-P, Definitive.
“Im just a little nigga on the mic with a breakbeat What have y’all lames done for me lately” – Jay Electronica, Retro Electro.