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  "The World is Yours" looks at a musical revolution that was not only inspired by recording but born from its history: the art of sampling—a kind of musical equivalent of Adam's rib. Beginning with the pioneers of hip hop (Afrika Bambaataa, Chuck D, Rick Rubin), the episode tracks the way in which the practice of borrowing fragments from existing records created a new genre.

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  Four on the Floor

  If the vocal track is the heart of a song, the rhythm track—the beat—is its body. It is the sonic element that taps into the most primal part of us and makes us want to move. “Four on the Floor” breaks the beat down, and examines the endless experimentation that has taken place at its core, the very bedrock of all music.

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  Nile Rodgers: The Crowd Where The Music Never Stops

  Disco brought together diverse communities and created a never ending beat that brought everyone to the dancefloor. Episode five of Soundbreaking takes you on a journey back to the Hippy days of Greenwich Village, New York to the creation of Chic’s groovy Disco classic ‘Everybody Dance’ through Nile Rodgers' own story.

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  The Power of Gospel’s Frenzied Rhythm

  Little Richard brought the fervor of gospel into the limelight through his electrifying arrangements and driving beat. In this clip Jason King and Todd Boyd track his pounding, frenzied beat to the foundations of modern Rock and Roll.