amen break

possibly the most used and sampled breakbeat of all time. comes from the winston brothers' "amen brother" used mainly in drum 'n' bass, jungle, even some hip hop. chances are, if you listen to dnb, then you've heard it at least once.

the amen break is cool because it is so heavily compressed and it doesn't sound like banging on a tin can when you speed it up.

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the Amen Break

The most famous drum beat in the world, in a duration of 6 seconds. This drum beat alone has been sampled about 3,000 times in many songs of different genres, including Hip Hop, Jungle, Drum & Bass, and others. It was sampled from a B-Side track called "Amen, Brother" by The Winston's from their 1969 album, "Color Him Father". Barely noticed at the time until the sampler was introduced, it became widely known and inspired by many music artists of today.

A few example songs that use the Amen Break sample:

N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
μ-Ziq - Carpet Muncher
Michel Van Den Bos - Foregone Destruction (from the Facing Worlds CTF map in Unreal Tournament '99)
Salt-N-Pepa - I Desire
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - Keep It Going Now
Mantronix - The King of Beats

amen, brother

Something you say to express emphatic agreement with someone's prior statement.

Tool #1: "You probably shouldn't put diesel into your dad's Ferrari."
Tool #2: "Amen, brother."
Tool #1: "I need to go to the gym every day so I can get really diesel. Girls like that, I think."
Tool #2: "Amen, brother."
Tool #1: "You know what's an awesome CD? Shaq Diesel. It's even better than Allen Iverson's debut album, Vanilla Ice's last album, or any of New Kids on the Block's old stuff."
Tool #2: "Amen, brother."
Tool #1: "2 Fast 2 Furious just wasn't any good without the awesomest most extreme hardcore badass motherfucker alive: VIN DIESEL!!!"
Tool #2: "What the fuck, man? Paul Walker is the shit. Vin Diesel sucks a fat one."
Tool #1: "Dude you're such a tool I don't know whether to make fun of you or build a shed to store you in."
Tool #2: "Oh yeah? Your mom."
Tool #1: "That's harsh, man. You didn't have to go there."

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Amen Corner

This is a group of sycophants within an organization that can be automatically counted on to agree with an idea if they think that the boss may be leaning in favor of it.

Will the Budget Committee go along with Dr. Tom L's proposal? Well, you can count on his Amen Corner to support him!

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Amen brother

To agree strongly, show excitment.

Thor: Hey man Christman nubs are annoying

Myles: Haha, amen brother!

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amen, brother

Source of possibly the most used Drum and Bass break ever, this song by The Winstons made for some of the best (particularly old-school) tracks ever. The high tempo of the original and the tight, compressed sound of the solo made for a natural break that moves the booties.

Oh, shit, he dropped amen! Head is bobbing.

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Amen Bitch

Amen Bitch is used when you’re talking to your friends about something, but since they’re your friend you can’t be TOO respectful. It’s also used when agreeing with a literal bitch.

Haley: Kayla is SUCH an asshole!
Carrie: Amen bitch