Ashley's Roachclip
| "Ashley's Roachclip" | |
|---|---|
| Instrumental by the Soul Searchers | |
| from the album Salt of the Earth | |
| Released | 1974 |
| Genre | Funk[1][2] |
| Length | 5:36 |
| Label | Sussex |
| Composer | Lloyd Pinchback |
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"Ashley's Roachclip" is an instrumental by funk group the Soul Searchers from the 1974 album Salt of the Earth on Sussex Records.[3] Saxophonist Lloyd Pinchback is credited for composition. A portion of the track from 3:30 to 3:50 contains a widely recognized drum break performed by Kenneth Scoggins, that has been sampled countless times in songs across several genres.[4]
Among the most popular songs that have sampled the drum break are "Paid in Full" by Eric B. & Rakim, "Hey Young World" by Slick Rick, "Run's House" by Run-DMC,[5] "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" by P.M. Dawn,[6] "Girl You Know It's True" by Milli Vanilli[7] and "Unbelievable" by EMF.[6]
References
- ^ Molanphy, Chris (May 20, 2021). "Blame It on the Feign Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (December 27, 2021). "The Number Ones: P.M. Dawn's "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss". Stereogum. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
..."Ashley's Roachclip," the same once-obscure 1974 funk instrumental that had already emerged from the rap world...
- ^ Thompson, Dave (2001). "Part Four: The New School". Funk: Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion (1st ed.). San Francisco: BackBeat Books. pp. 297–299. ISBN 0-87930-629-7 – via Google Books.
- ^ Taylor, Jeffrey Michael (2008). The Beat of a Subculture: A Study of the History and Impact of Non-Pitched Percussion in Early Hip-Hop (PhD thesis). Las Vegas, Nevada: University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
'Ashley's Roachclip'...features a legendary eight-bar drum figure by [Kenneth] Scoggins that has been sampled countless times as a hip-hop beat template.
- ^ "BBC - Craig Charles' 5 Genius Hip Hop Samples". BBC.
- ^ a b "The Number Ones: P.M. Dawn's "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss"". December 27, 2021.
- ^ "The Number Ones: Milli Vanilli's "Baby Don't Forget My Number"". July 26, 2021.