Ashley's Roachclip

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"Ashley's Roachclip"
Instrumental by the Soul Searchers
from the album Salt of the Earth
Released1974
Genre Funk [1] [2]
Length5:36
Label Sussex
Composer Lloyd Pinchback
Producers Carroll Hynson, Joe Tate

"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.[ citation needed ]

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, [4] "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" by P.M. Dawn, [5] "Girl You Know It's True" by Milli Vanilli [6] and "Unbelievable" by EMF. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Molanphy, Chris (May 20, 2021). "Blame It on the Feign Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate . Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ 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...
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "BBC - Craig Charles' 5 Genius Hip Hop Samples". BBC.
  5. 1 2 "The Number Ones: P.M. Dawn's "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss"". December 27, 2021.
  6. ↑ "The Number Ones: Milli Vanilli's "Baby Don't Forget My Number"". July 26, 2021.


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