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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 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
A sample of the drum break from the 1969 soul song "Amen, Brother" by the Winstons. Commonly heard in various hard-hitting electronic music, especially breakcore, jungle, drum 'n' bass, etc.
The Amen break was made popular when N.W.A. used its original sample in a song called Straight Outta Compton.