A-side The Champ | Released 1968 Recorded 1968 | |
B-side Sound of the Witchdoctors |
The Champ is a song by The Mohawks, a group of session musicians assembled by Alan Hawkshaw. It made #58 on the UK Singles Chart in 1987 after being sampled many times.
Sampled
The song is perhaps better known for its usage as a sample in over 570 songs; it has been widely sampled and emulated in hip hop music including:
References
The Champ (The Mohawks song) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA