6 Minutes of Funk
30s preview
- BPM
- 96
- Double-time
- 192
- Open Key
- 11d
- Energy
- 65/100
- Pop
- 4/100
- Length
- 6:01
- Released
- 1997
- Album
- Sampleslaya: Enter The Meatmarket
- Genre
- Hip Hop
- Loudness
- -8.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBAMY9700253
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 96 BPM in B♭ major (6B), 6 Minutes of Funk is a slow-groove tempo hip hop production. The feel is bright and euphoric. The groove is strong and floor-ready. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 1997 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 98% of Armand Van Helden's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Energy:
- calmer than 79% of Armand Van Helden's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 79% of Armand Van Helden's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is 6 Minutes of Funk in?
6 Minutes of Funk by Armand Van Helden is in B♭ major, or 6B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is 6 Minutes of Funk?
6 Minutes of Funk runs at 96 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with 6 Minutes of Funk?
From 6B it blends harmonically with 7B, 6A, 5B. Moving to 7B lifts the energy a step.
Is 6 Minutes of Funk good for peak time?
With energy 65 out of 100 at 96 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
6B → 5B · 7B · 6AFrom 6B, 7B (F major) lifts the energy a step; 6A (G minor) settles into the relative minor; 5B (E♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6B at 96 BPM: 7B (F major) — move to 7B to push the floor harder; 6A (G minor) — switch to 6A for a mood change without losing the groove; 5B (E♭ major) — drop to 5B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 90-102 BPM — anything in that window beatmatches without sounding stretched.
Key on the fader: without key lock (Master Tempo on CDJs), above roughly +5% it plays a semitone higher, so treat it as 1B rather than 6B; below -5% it reads as 11B. With key lock on, it stays 6B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 96 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 96 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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