: a steady pronounced rhythm stressing the second and fourth beats of a four-beat measure
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Their descriptions and accounts have been the backbeat as the franchise moved from Candlestick Park to the shores of McCovey Cove in 2000.
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Jayson Stark, New York Times, 19 June 2025
An undercurrent of violence Even as Mr. Combs rose, violence, or threats of it, were always part of the backbeat.
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Just like the drum machine is a tool for musicians to enhance the backbeat of a song, Provenonce enhances, not replaces, the job of an individual or corporate marketing team.
—Larry Dvoskin, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
For more than 15 years, Adrian Younge has provided the backbeat for a large swath of Black entertainment — literally.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
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Jayson Stark, New York Times, 19 June 2025
An undercurrent of violence Even as Mr. Combs rose, violence, or threats of it, were always part of the backbeat.
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Just like the drum machine is a tool for musicians to enhance the backbeat of a song, Provenonce enhances, not replaces, the job of an individual or corporate marketing team.
—Larry Dvoskin, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
For more than 15 years, Adrian Younge has provided the backbeat for a large swath of Black entertainment — literally.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Backbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backbeat. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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backbeat
noun
back·beat
-ˌbēt 
: a steady pronounced rhythm stressing the second and fourth beats of a four-beat measure
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