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Tyler, the Creator, Missy Elliott, The Weeknd, Rihanna, Nas & More R&B and Rap Artists Who’ve Sampled & Interpolated Old African Songs
Billboard rounded up 15 songs by R&B and rap artists that sample old African songs.
“I THINK,” from his Grammy-winning 2019 album IGOR samples Nigerian disco artist Bibi Mascel’s “Special Lady” as well as Cameroonian funk multi-instrumentalist Nkono Teles’ “Get Down.” He had previously reached a financial settlement with the King of Pop, but Dibango demanded €500,000 in damages and for Sony BMG, EMI and Warner Music to be barred from making money off those songs until the matter was resolved. “I THINK” loops the four-on-the-floor drum beat from “Get Down,” while Tyler and guest vocalist Solange lift Mascel’s heartfelt chorus — “I think I’ve fallen in love/ This time I think it’s for real” — and fuzzy synth chord progression.
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