Ashley's Roachclip

"Ashley's Roachclip"
Funk Instrumental by The Soul Searchers from the album Salt of the Earth
Released	1974
Genre	Funk
Length	5:36
Label	Sussex Records
Writer	Lloyd Pinchback
Producer	Carroll Hynson, Joe Tate
Salt of the Earth track listing
"I Rolled It You Hold It" "Blow Your Whistle" "Close To You" "Funk To The Folks" "Ain't It Heavy" "Windsong" "Ashley's Roachclip" "We Share" "If It Ain't Funky"

"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"
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

References

↑ Salt of the Earth on Discogs.com
↑ "Ashley's Roachclip". WhoSampled. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

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