This song primarily features a sample from Mountain’s “Long Red,” one of the most sampled drum beats in history. However, unlike most other tracks that simply keep the beginning drum beat, J. Dilla retains the live context of the song, making it more about the live reception of the beat than the beat itself. Like many tracks on Donuts, including “The New,” “Thunder,” “Welcome to the Show,” and “Last Donut of the Night,” “Stepson of the Clapper” is about an introduction rather than the performance itself, and it foregrounds the listener and audience rather than the performer.