At one point Brown sings:
I wanna give the drummer some of this funky soul we got here
You don’t have to do no soloing, brother
Just keep what you got
Don’t turn it loose, ’cause it’s a mother
Brown’s prescience regarding the drum break has since been proven – even though the song was only a minr hit following its release in March 1970. It has become one the most (if not the most) frequently used sample of all time. Not only has it appeared on songs by hip-hop artists such as the Beastie Boys, De la Soul, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Ice T, LL Cool J, NWA, Run DMC, Public Enemy and Salt’n’Pepa, but it has also been used by Depeche Mode, Enigma, Fine Young Cannibals, New Order, Prince, and Sinead O’Connor.