On December 18, 2011, unfortunately we learned about the death of Ralph MacDonald. His 1976 track Jam on the Groove, from his album Sound of a Drum, was sampled by Jungle Brothers, Run-DMC, King Sun, Nikki D, Deee-Lite, Leaders of the New School, Del The Funky Homosapien, Chi-Ali, DJ Spinna, The Roots and Joell Ortiz. Le 18 décembre 2011, malheureusement nous apprenions le décès de Ralph MacDonald. Sa pièce Jam on the Groove de 1976, provenant de son album Sound of a Drum, a été échantillonné par Jungle Brothers, Run-DMC, King Sun, Nikki D, Deee-Lite, Leaders of the New School, Del The Funky Homosapien, Chi-Ali, DJ Spinna, The Roots et Joell Ortiz.