Drum and bass (also written as Drum&Bass or drum'n'bass
and commonly abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 165-185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-bass lines, samples, and synthesizers. The genre grew out of the UK's jungle scene in the early 1990s. A very obvious and strong influence on jungle and drum and bass, thanks to the British African-Caribbean sound system scene, is the original Jamaican dub and reggae sound, with pioneers like King Tubby, Peter Tosh, Sly & Robbie, Bill Laswell, Lee Perry, Mad Professor, Roots Radics, Bob Marley and Buju Banton heavily influencing the music. This influence has lessened with time, but is still evident, with many tracks containing ragga vocals. Clearly, drum and bass has been influenced by other music genres, though influences from sources external to the electronic dance music scene perhaps lessened following the shifts from jungle to drum and bass, and through to so-called "intelligent drum and bass" and techstep. It still remains a fusion music style.ARTICLES FOR YOUR READING LEISURE :)
Jungle Fever - BBC 2 Documentary 1994 - Jungle Drum & Bass Documentary
That UK Sound - Pirates, Mcs' and D'n'B
RED BULL - HISTORY OF DRUM & BASS
A History of Drum and Bass in 10 Essential Tracks
Beatport’s Definitive History of Drum & Bass