Impeach the President

Recorded in 1973 by the Honey Drippers, a group assembled and led by Roy C. Hammond, the track featured drummer Roy Charles Brooks, whose opening break became one of the most famous in recorded music. The session was produced during the final phase of the Nixon presidency and released on Hammond's Alaga label. The record was a direct musical response to the Watergate era and President Richard Nixon's political troubles. Although only a modest regional hit at release, its hard funk groove and memorable drum break distinguished it from contemporary protest records. Its opening drum break became one of the most sampled passages in hip-hop history, forming the rhythmic foundation of countless rap, R&B and dance recordings. The track is widely regarded as one of the most influential breakbeat records ever released.