"Ashley's Roachclip" is an instrumental by funk group the Soul Searchers from the 1974 album ''

Salt of the Earth Salt of the earth may refer to: Literature * A metaphor that occurs in the Sermon on the Mount, part of a discourse on salt and light * ''Salt of the Earth'', a book by Pope Benedict XVI Film * ''Salt of the Earth'' (1954 film), an American dr ...

'' on Sussex Records. A portion of the track from 3:30 to 3:50 contains a widely recognized drum break that has been sampled countless times in songs across several genres. Among the most popular songs that have sampled the break are " Paid in Full" by Eric B. & Rakim, "

Hey Young World "Hey Young World" is the third single released from Slick Rick's debut album, ''The Great Adventures of Slick Rick''. It was released in 1989 as the follow-up to Slick Rick's popular "Children's Story" and was both written and produced by Slick R ...

" by Slick Rick, " Run's House" by

Run-DMC Run-DMC (also spelled Run-D.M.C.) was an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York City, founded in 1983 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell. Run-DMC is regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history of ...

, " Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" by

P.M. Dawn P.M. Dawn was an American hip hop and R&B act that formed in 1988 by the brothers Attrell Cordes (known by his stage name Prince Be, sometimes credited as Prince Be the Nocturnal) and Jarrett Cordes (known as DJ Minutemix) in Jersey City, New J ...

, "

Girl You Know It's True ''Girl You Know It's True'' is a 1989 album that served as the North American debut of German contemporary R&B duo Milli Vanilli. It is a version of Milli Vanilli's Europe-only release '' All or Nothing'' reconfigured and repackaged for the US ...

" by Milli Vanilli and " Unbelievable" by EMF.

Personnel

* Bass guitar - John Euwell *

Conga The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest). ...

s, bongos - Lino Druitt * Drums - Kenneth Scoggins * Flute, saxophone - Lloyd Pinchback * Guitar - Chuck Brown * Organ - Bennie Braxton * Percussion - Donald Tillery, John Buchanan, Kenneth Scoggins, Lino Druitt, Lloyd Pinchback * Trombone, piano, synthesizer - John Buchanan * Trumpet - Donald Tillery

References

{{authority control 1974 songs Funk songs Go-go songs 1970s instrumentals Sampled drum breaks