Next show: New York City, Sun 11 Oct
A nostalgic, underground hip hop artist.
BREAKBEAT” LOU BIO Once upon a time, before there was Serato, before Fruity Loops and digital samples, there lived a DJ, producer, beat maker, and crate digger named Lou. Bronx native Louis “BreakBeat” Lou Flores has long been recognized as “your favorite DJs favorite DJ.” A record collector, music lover and historian, “BreakBeat” Lou growth of Hip Hop throughout the 1980s and 1990s , known as Ultimate Breaks and Beats, (commonly abbreviated as UBB). Street Beat Records, created by Lou and the late Leonard “BreakBeat” Lenny Roberts, released the 25 compilation albums from 1986 to 1991. The UBB series and its iconic Octopus logo have always been synonymous with the sound of hip hop, preceding all of today's digital "short cuts" and has become the blueprint used by legendary producers and crate diggers interested in finding "the source."
BreakBeat Lou plays classic hip-hop, funk-infused boom bap, and vintage breaks rooted in the Ultimate Breaks and Beats tradition.
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BreakBeat Lou is from the Bronx in New York City.
Ultimate Breaks and Beats is an influential compilation series co-created by BreakBeat Lou that provided essential sample material for hip-hop producers.