What does the term "808 beat" mean?

[DesignAlpha]

If you like hip-hop and pop music, you've undoubtedly heard "808 Beat" before. That's a nod to Ikutaro Kakehashi's legendary Roland TR-808 drum machine, which was released in 1980. It was one of the industry's first programmable drum machines, and it forever changed the sound of popular music.

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[A Former User]

GREETINGS FELLOW HUMANS I TOO ENJOY 808 BEAT