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-[[The Honey Drippers]]' "[[Impeach the President]][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9GRVTpQJzw]".+"[[Impeach the President]][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9GRVTpQJzw]".
 +'''The Honey Drippers''', (not to be confused with the 1980s [[rock music|rock]] band [[the Honeydrippers]], which featured [[Jimmy Page]] and [[Robert Plant]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[Soul music|soul]]/[[funk]] band from the 1970s, best known for its song "[[Impeach the President]]" (1973).
 + 
 +==Songs==
 +The song’s drum break is one of the most widely [[Sampling (music)|sampled]] songs, used in the following:
 + 
 +*"[[Jump (Kris Kross song)|Jump]]" by [[Kris Kross]]
 +*"[[That's the Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson song)|That's the Way Love Goes]]" by [[Janet Jackson]]
 +*"Unbelievable" by [[The Notorious B.I.G.]]
 +*"[[Luv Me, Luv Me]]" by [[Shaggy]] and Janet Jackson
 +*"[[I Can (Nas song)|I Can]]" by [[Nas]]
 +*"Move the Crowd (Democratic 3 Beatmix)" by [[Eric B. & Rakim]]
 +*"I Got an Attitude" by [[Antoinette (rapper)|Antoinette]]
 +*"[[Top Billin']]" by [[Audio Two]]
 +*"Be Yourself" by [[Whodini]] and [[Millie Jackson]]
 +*"The Bridge" by [[MC Shan]]
 +*"Tuff Is in the House" by [[Tuff Crew]]
 +*"Dana Dane with Fame" by [[Dana Dane]]
 +*"(You Ain't Just a Fool) You's an Old Fool" by [[Spoonie Gee]]
 +*"[[Gangsta Gangsta (N.W.A song)|Gangsta Gangsta]] by [[N.W.A]]
 +*"Braggin' & Boastin'" by [[Jungle Brothers]]
 +*"10% Dis" by [[MC Lyte]] and [[Audio Two]]
 +*"Do The James..." by Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud
 +*"My Buddy" by [[DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince]]
 +*"[[Eazy-Duz-It (song)|Eazy-Duz-It]] by [[Eazy-E]]
 +*"D.J. Fresh Debut Mega Mix" by DJ Fresh
 +*"Let's Sance" by [[King Tee]]
 +*"Words of a Freestyle" by [[MC Shan]]
 +*"Wienie Whistlers" by Bobby Jimmy and the Critters
 +*"Def Jeff" by [[The Almighty RSO]]
 +*"[[Smooth Operator (Big Daddy Kane song)|Smooth Operator]] by [[Big Daddy Kane]]
 +*"Double Huey Skit" by [[De La Soul]]
 +*"As We Go" by [[DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince]]
 +*"Jazzie's Groove" by [[Soul II Soul]]
 +*"We Rock the Mic Right" by [[Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I.]]
 +*"Total Kaos" by [[EPMD]]
 +*"Funky for You" by [[Nice & Smooth]]
 +*"[[Spread My Wings]] (Clark Kent Remix)" by [[Troop (band)|Troop]] & [[Fearless Four]]
 +*"Lights Out, Party's Over" by [[Antoinette (rapper)|Antoinette]]
 +*"Feelin' Kinda Horny" by [[Roxanne Shanté]]
 +*"Mind Blowin'" by [[The D.O.C.]]
 +*"How Ya Livin'" by [[Low Profile]]
 +*"Kamurshol" by [[N.W.A]]
 +*"What's the Word" by [[Chubb Rock]]
 +*"I Know You Don't Love Me" by [[Tony Yayo]] featuring [[G-Unit]]
 +*
 + 
 +The "Impeach the President" sample is also mentioned in [[GZA]]'s verse on "As High As Wu-Tang Get" by [[Wu-Tang Clan]] on the album [[Wu-Tang Forever]], with the suggestion that the snare drum in the sample is easy to rap over. ("You can't flow, must be the speech impediment / You got lost off the snare off Impeach the President.")
 + 
 +The snare, kick, and hi-hat of the drum break have gone on to become staples of popular music.
 + 
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"Impeach the President[1]". The Honey Drippers, (not to be confused with the 1980s rock band the Honeydrippers, which featured Jimmy Page and Robert Plant) was an American soul/funk band from the 1970s, best known for its song "Impeach the President" (1973).

Songs

The song’s drum break is one of the most widely sampled songs, used in the following:

The "Impeach the President" sample is also mentioned in GZA's verse on "As High As Wu-Tang Get" by Wu-Tang Clan on the album Wu-Tang Forever, with the suggestion that the snare drum in the sample is easy to rap over. ("You can't flow, must be the speech impediment / You got lost off the snare off Impeach the President.")

The snare, kick, and hi-hat of the drum break have gone on to become staples of popular music.



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