The Amen break wasn't hard to get. Everyone was sampling from the Ultimate Breaks and Beats series and it was on one of the first volumes out in 1986. King of The Beats was also the source of The Power drum sample, Snap and Chill Rob G, and various other dance music artists that have sampled it. Chopped up Mardi Gras coupled with The Meters' Look Ka Py Py drums.
I was born at the right time for my 80s teenage obsession,
Oh, once upon a time I had the vinyl as part of my collection,
Although it's all in my memory past cells now,
Never will I forget that def Mantronix sound,
I remember getting so hyped by it that you can't stand still,
There's nothing quite like it,
And I know it's still a thrill,
not just a yeah, but a HELL YEAH!!!! Mantronix brought his own unique style to hip hop, when everybody else was sampling the same beats over and over again. he done it his way LEGEND...
oh man back in the day when mike pickering or graham park spun this intro in the Hacienda - put your drink down, stop what you're doing and get on the DF :)