The Second Track

The Jazz Record That Launched a Thousand Beats (And Nearly Killed a Career)

Episode Summary

In 1969, a desperate jazz drummer recorded six minutes of pure rhythm that his label buried and critics dismissed. Fifteen years later, hip-hop producers discovered 'Amen Brother' and turned it into the most sampled break in music history, spawning jungle, drum & bass, and countless rap classics—while the original musicians never saw a dime.