Beatdown is a downtempo style of Electronic dance music which fuses the Soul of house music with the hard edge of Detroit techno and urban grit of hip-hop. It has prominent electronic drums beats, may feature a prominent synthesizer, bassline, electronic effects, disco and/or funk edit loops, and hip-hop samples, and reverb- or delay- enhanced vocals. It ranges from approximately 110 to 120 bpm. Beatdown's most recognizable artists are Theo Parrish, Moodymann, Omar S, Norm Tally of Detroit and Mattski, Scottlin Rucker, of California.
The 2002 cd Detroit Beatdown on Third Ear Recordings was the first to feature and define the sound.
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