Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
Eric B. & Rakim — “Paid in Full”
1987 · Multiple Elements
Widely documented use of the Ashley’s Roachclip break.
Open source trail ↗WhoSampled Go-Go℠ • source record
ASHLEY’S ROACHCLIP
REUSE TRAIL.
A selected public view into one of the deepest source-record trails in the continuing census.
Selected public recordsCensus continues
Public-record rule: This page shows selected documented records from the working census. It is not the final total for the source song or band. The census continues to grow and individual classifications can be refined as direct pair pages, audio and legal documentation are checked.
Source recording
The Soul Searchers — “Ashley’s Roachclip”
1974 • source-record research anchor
Selected documented records
Visible evidence trail for Version 1.
Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
Slick Rick — “Hey Young World”
1988 · Multiple Elements
Cataloged on the Ashley’s Roachclip sample trail.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
Run-DMC — “Run’s House”
1988 · Drums
Documented among prominent uses of the break.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
P.M. Dawn — “Set Adrift on Memory Bliss”
1991 · Drums
Documented as using the Ashley’s Roachclip break.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
Milli Vanilli — “Girl You Know It’s True”
1988 · Drums
Documented among prominent uses of the break.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
EMF — “Unbelievable”
1990 · Drums
Documented among prominent uses of the break.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
Masters at Work — “Justa ‘Lil’ Dope”
1991 · Hook / Riff
Direct sample entry in the working catalog.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
Run the Jewels — “Lie, Cheat, Steal”
2014 · Multiple Elements
Direct sample entry in the working catalog.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
Burial — “Dreamfear”
2024 · Drums
Direct sample entry in the working catalog.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
Skinny Boys — “Stylin’”
1988 · Drums
Track connection lists Ashley’s Roachclip.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
Get the Fist Movement — “Get the Fist”
1992 · Hook / Riff
Direct sample entry in the working catalog.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / catalogedHigh evidence
Kym Sims — “Shoulda Known Better”
1992 · Drums
Track connection lists Ashley’s Roachclip.
Open source trail ↗Confirmed / cataloged
Connection is documented in the working census; classification can still be refined.
Court-documented
Legal record identifies the use and can provide unusually strong detail.
Needs verification
Lead preserved separately until evidence supports promotion.