Funky Worm
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Funky Worm is a funk song by Ohio Players that topped the R&B charts in 1973.
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Influence
The song's synthesizer solos have become a staple part in hip hop sampling history, being sampled in songs like Above The Law's "Black Superman", N.W.A's songs "Gangsta Gangsta and Dopeman", DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince's "Boom! Shake the Room",PMD With "I Saw It Coming","Once Upon A Time" by Sicx, and countless other rap/hip hop artists.
The song is heard on the radio station Bounce FM, in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
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