▁titled ▁" Color ▁Him ▁Father ", ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁sell ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁( RI AA ▁cert ified ▁gold ) ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁for ▁Best ▁R & B ▁Song . ▁The ▁B - Side ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 " ▁vin yl ▁single ▁was ▁an ▁up - tem po ▁instrument al ▁rend ition ▁of ▁an ▁older ▁g ospel ▁music ▁classic ▁titled ▁" A men ▁Bro ther ". ▁This ▁song ▁included ▁a ▁ 4 ▁bar ▁drum ▁solo ▁played ▁by ▁W inst ons ▁drum mer ▁G . C . ▁Cole man , ▁which ▁years ▁later ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁famous ▁" A men ▁Break ". ▁It ▁has ▁now ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁most ▁sample d ▁be ats ▁of ▁all ▁time ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁by ▁many ▁artists ▁including ▁ 2 ▁Live ▁C rew , ▁N . W . A , ▁He avy ▁D , ▁Salt - N - P ep a , ▁Sc ar face , ▁School ly ▁D , ▁N ine ▁In ch ▁N ails , ▁O asis ▁and ▁Pro dig y ▁and ▁has ▁spawn ed ▁entire ▁musical ▁gen res ▁such ▁as ▁Jung le ▁and ▁Ac id . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁recognition ▁▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁was ▁a ▁special ▁year ▁for ▁Rod ney , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Georgia ▁Music ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁The ▁annual ▁black ▁tie ▁event ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Georgia ▁World ▁Congress ▁Center ▁hon ors ▁Georg ians ▁in ▁the ▁music