▁the ▁Fur ious ▁Five . ▁ ▁Kurt is ▁B low ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁hip ▁hop ▁artist ▁to ▁use ▁a ▁digital ▁sam pler , ▁when ▁he ▁used ▁the ▁Fair light ▁C MI ▁for ▁their ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁album ▁" E go ▁T rip ", ▁spe cially ▁on ▁the ▁track ▁" A J ▁Sc r atch ". ▁The ▁E - mu ▁SP - 1 2 ▁came ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁capable ▁of ▁ 2 . 5 ▁seconds ▁of ▁recording ▁time . ▁The ▁E - mu ▁SP - 1 2 0 0 ▁prompt ly ▁followed ▁( 1 9 8 7 ) ▁with ▁an ▁expanded ▁recording ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁seconds , ▁divided ▁on ▁ 4 ▁banks . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁songs ▁to ▁contain ▁a ▁drum ▁loop ▁or ▁break ▁was ▁" R h ym in ▁and ▁Ste alin " ▁by ▁the ▁Be ast ie ▁Boys , ▁produced ▁by ▁Rick ▁Rub in . ▁Mar ley ▁Mar l ▁also ▁popular ized ▁a ▁style ▁of ▁rest ruct uring ▁drum ▁loops ▁by ▁sampling ▁individual ▁drums , ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁a ▁technique ▁which ▁was ▁popular ized ▁by ▁the ▁MC ▁Sh an ' s ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁single ▁" The ▁Bridge " ▁which ▁used ▁ch ops ▁of ▁" Im pe ach ▁the ▁President " ▁on ▁two ▁K org ▁Del ay / sam pling ▁triggered ▁by ▁a ▁Roland ▁TR - 8 0 8 . ▁The ▁A ka i ▁M PC 6 0 ▁came ▁out ▁in ▁ 1