Digging For That Clip

What do LL Cool J, Eric B and Rakim, Geto Boys, and Milli Vanilli have in common?  Answer: Chuck Brown!  The Legendary Chuck Brown (RIP), the Go-Go pioneer and DC icon had a group called the Soul Searchers who dropped this jewel in 1974 (do you know how long ago that was??).  This song could come out TODAY and still be a hit.  I wanna know, who is Ashley, and what made them want to make a song about her roachclip???