Skull Snaps was a funk group active between 1963 and 1973. Until 1970 they were known as The Diplomats, and released a number of singles with some success. Renamed Skull Snaps, they released an eponymous album on the small GSF label in 1973 before disappearing.
The Skull Snaps' album contains drum breaks that have been sampled numerous times on various hip hop records: the familiar opening drum pattern of "It's A New Day" can be heard in songs by well-known acts such as Ol' Dirty Bastard, Das EFX, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Eric B. & Rakim, Digable Planets, DJ Shadow, and others.
Ten12 Records re-united all the original members of the Skull Snaps (Erv Littleton Waters, Sam O. Culley, and George Bragg) in 2005 in tandem with the band's first official release, Snapped/I'm Your Pimp, since its 1975 single. Under the direction of Skull Snaps frontman Erv Waters, Ten12 Records planned to release the entire Skull Snaps catalog on CD and DVD, with recordings from the original album plus five bonus tracks: "Al's Razor Blade," "Ain't That Lovin' You," "On Top of It," "Soul Makossa," and "She's the One."
Skull Snaps meet the Audible Doctor Snapped (a-side), I'm Your Pimp (b-side) (2005 ten12 records-12-inch release)
- "Snapped" – 5:05
- "I'm Your Pimp (original take)" – 4:07
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