Ashley's Roachclip

"Ashley's Roachclip" is an instrumental song by funk group The Soul Searchers from their 1974 album Salt of the Earth on Sussex Records.^[1] A portion of the song from 3:30 to 3:50 contains a widely recognized drum break that has been sampled countless times in songs across several genres.^[2]

Songs that sample "Ashley's Roachclip"

• 2 Live Crew - "Ghetto Bass II"
• 2Pac - "Definition of a Thug Nigga"
• 2Pac - "Strugglin'"
• 3rd Bass - "Oval Office"
• 5th Ward Boyz - "Blood, Sweat & Glory"
• Ab-Soul - "Tree of Life"
• Above the Law - "Never Missin' a Beat"
• Acoustic Alchemy - "Shoot the Loop"
• Ambassadors of Funk - "Super Mario USA"
• Antoinette - "Unfinished Business"
• Antoinette - "Watch the Gangstress Boogie"
• Arthur Baker and the Backbeat Disciples - "The Message Is Love"
• Aura Dione - "Friends"
• Azari & III - "Reckless (With Your Love) (Tensnake Remix)"
• Bassomatic - "Fascinating Rhythm"
• Berlin - "Take My Breath Away (Remix)"
• Big Daddy Kane - "Nuff Respect"
• Big Mello - "Gank Move"
• Black, Rock and Ron - "Out of My Head"
• Bomb the Bass - "Hey You!"
• Brian Eno - "Ali Click"
• Burial - "Rival Dealer"
• C-Block - "So Strung Out"
• Caron Wheeler - "Livin' in the Light (The Larger Than Light Mix)"
• Caron Wheeler - "Never Lonely"
• Caron Wheeler - "UK Blak"
• Chapterhouse - "Falling Down"
• Chrisette Michele - "Let Me Win"
• Color Me Badd - "Choose"
• Compton's Most Wanted - "Growin' Up in the Hood (Big O.G. Hood Funky Beat Remix)"
• The Conscious Daughters - "Princess of Poetry"
• Criminal Nation - "Release the Pressure"
• Cutty Ranks - "The Stopper (Main Attraction Remix)"
• Dannii Minogue - "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain (12" Version)"
• Davy DMX - "One for the Treble (Fresh)"
• Deep Forest - "Sweet Lullaby (Nature's Dancing 7" Mix)"
• Des'ree - "You Gotta Be (Love Will Save The Day Mix)"
• Detroit's Most Wanted - "Just Made the M.F. Up Last Night"
• DJ Quik - "Real Doe"
• DJ Shadow - "Track the Groove"
• DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist - "Product Placement (Side 1)"
• DMX - "I Got Your Back"
• DNA featuring Suzanne Vega - "Tom's Diner"
• Duran Duran - "Come Undone"
• E.S.G. - "My Real Niggaz"
• Eazy-E - "Gimme That Nutt"
• Electra - "Autumn Love"
• Electronic - "Get the Message (DNA 12" Groove Mix)"
• EMF - "Unbelievable"
• Era - "Enae Volare Mezzo"
• Eric B. and Rakim - "I Know You Got Soul"
• Eric B. and Rakim - "Paid in Full"
• Frost - "La Familia"
• Gabriel o Pensador - "Dança Do Desempregado"
• Gabriel o Pensador - "Retrato De Um Playboy (Juventude Perdida)"
• Gerardo - "Love"
• Get the Fist Movement - "Get the Fist"
• Geto Boys - "Scarface"
• The Go! Team - "Ladyflash" (samples flute solo, not drum break)
• Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five - "Step Off"
• Gregorian - "Moment of Peace"
• Ice Cube - "Jackin' for Beats"
• Ice Cube - "True to the Game"
• Ice MC - "Easy"
• Insane Poetry - "Angel of Death"
• Invisibl Skratch Piklz - "Ah One, Two, Three, Cut"
• Iyaz - "Goodbye"
• J Dilla - "Bass & Key Duet"
• J. J. Fad - "We Want It All"
• Jam & Spoon - "Kaleidoscope Skies"
• King Tee - "Can This Be Real (Remix)"
• LL Cool J - "Jack the Ripper"
• Lloyd feat. Lil Wayne - "Girls Around the World"
• Lo-Key? - "Milkshake"
• Mantronix - "Take Your Time (Beat Me Down Mix)"
• Marley Marl - "Another Hooker"
• Marta Sánchez - "Dime La Verdad"
• Marta Sánchez - "Enamorada Sin Querer"
• Master P - "Hot Boys and Girls"
• Masters at Work - "Jus' a Lil' Dope"
• MC Shan - "Kill That Noise"
• Mekon - "Phatty's Lunchbox"
• Mellow Man Ace - "Brother With Two Tongues"
• Michie Mee and L.A. Luv - "Run for Cover"
• Milli Vanilli - "All or Nothing"
• Milli Vanilli - "Baby Don't Forget My Number"
• Milli Vanilli - "Girl You Know It's True"
• Moby - "First Cool Hive"
• Nice & Smooth - "Down the Line"
• O.F.T.B. - "Not for the Pop Charts"
• Ofra Haza - "Galbi (Played Out Mix)"
• Overlord X - "Powerhouse"
• P.M. Dawn - "Paper Doll"
• P.M. Dawn - "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss"
• Panda Bear - "Crosswords"
• Peter Murphy - "Roll Call"
• Pizzicato Five - "Temptation Talk (Soft Landing on the Moon Version)"
• Poor Righteous Teachers - "Methods of Droppin' Mental"
• Prayers - "Alleluia"
• Public Enemy - "What What"
• Raw Fusion - "Hang Time"
• Roxette - "The Look (Head-Drum-Mix)"
• Rozalla - "The Storybook Of Love"
• Run–D.M.C. - "Run's House"
• Ruthless Rap Assassins - "Why Me?"
• Scarface - "Mr. Scarface, Part III: The Final Chapter"
• Slick Rick - "Hey Young World"
• Snap! - "Colour of Love (Smoove Version)"
• Snap! - "Ooops Up"
• Socket - G²
• Style - "Just a Little Something"
• Sweet T - "I Got the Feelin'"
• Sydney Youngblood - "Congratulations"
• T La Rock - "Breakdown"
• Tae Beast - "The Love Blue"
• Tha Dogg Pound - "Gotta Let You Know"
• The Avalanches - "Rolling High"
• The Conscious Daughters - "Princess of Poetry"
• The Dining Rooms - "Cosi Ti Amo"
• The Goats - "Aaah D Yaaa"
• The Good Girls - "It Must Be Love"
• The Grouch - "Too Much On It"
• The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. - "It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day"
• The Skinny Boys - "Stylin'"
• The X-Ecutioners - "X-ecutioners Scratch"
• Tone Def - "I'm Just a Human"
• Top Quality - "Magnum Opus"
• Twin Hype - "Nothin' Could Save Ya"
• Unrest - "Isabel"
• Vanilla Ice - "Road to My Riches (Live)"
• Whigfield - "Last Christmas"
• Brothers Like Outlaw - "Hidden Jewels of Rap"
• Young Zee - "Milk (People Call Me)"
• Z-Ro - "Continue 2 Roll"

Personnel

• Bass - John Euwell
• Congas, 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

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