Funky Worm
"Funky Worm" is a song by American funk group the Ohio Players, from their album "Pleasure". It peaked at number one on the U.S. "Billboard" R&B chart in 1973 and also peaked at number fifteen on the "Billboard" Hot 100. "Billboard" ranked it as the No. 84 song for 1973. Influence. The song's ARP synthesizer solos, played by Junie Morrison, have become a staple part in hip hop sampling history, being sampled by artists such as MC Breed, Too $hort, Dr. Dre, Xzibit, and Game. The high-pitched whine of the synthesizer on the song was  often emulated by producers from the West Coast and became a staple in G-funk music. N.W.A notably sampled "Funky Worm" on their songs "Gangsta Gangsta" and "Dopeman". Ice Cube sampled "Funky Worm" for his songs "Wicked" and "'Ghetto Bird", duo Kris Kross' 1992 single "Jump", Lil' ½ Dead's 1994 song "East Side, West Side", Tim Dog's single "Skip to My Loot" (featuring Smooth B), DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince's 1993 hit "Boom! Shake the Room", and Ruff Ryders 1999 song "Bugout" also samples the song. It was also sampled in De La Soul's  Me, Myself, & I, off their 1989 album "3 Feet High and Rising". It was also sampled for the ring entrance for L.A.X. In popular culture. The song can be heard on the fictional radio station , in the video game "". The Google Doodle celebrating the 44th anniversary of Hip Hop (August 11, 2017) featured the song on a virtual record that allows users to "scratch."