What is the source of the term eightbar?

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I'm trying to understand the meaning of the term eightbar as an alternative to garage rap or grime. Is it simply because in most cases a song's key loop phrase appears to be eight beats long? (My only real evidence is the Dizzee record). They certainly aren't eight bars long, unless tempo is defined at hyperspeed.

― southern lights (southern lights), Wednesday, 27 August 2003 13:39 (twenty-two years ago)

maybe it's some code. like hidden Beatles messages.

― gage o (gage o), Wednesday, 27 August 2003 13:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Boy in da Corner is not an album of eightbars. Eightbars are minimal instrumentals used as backing tracks for live rapping on pirate radio. Most of them have one loop for eight bars, then another loop for eight bars, then repeat. The only eightbars by Dizzee that I know of are 'Hoe' and 'Go'. The one that started it all was Musical Mob's 'Pulse X'.

― Keith McD (Keith McD), Wednesday, 27 August 2003 14:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Aha, that helps. Thanks for the answer. I just keep hearding the term 'eightbar' used in the same breath as the Dizzee disc. I'll seek out some real eightbar and educate myself.

― southern lights (southern lights), Wednesday, 27 August 2003 14:45 (twenty-two years ago)

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