Who sampled · 1990s · beginner crate
Shaggy’s “Boombastic” (1995) is built on King Floyd’s “Baby Let Me Kiss You” (1971) — a sample that travelled 24 years to get there. In SAMPLE SAMPLE SAMPLE we spin the original and ask you to name the hit that flipped it. This one lives in the beginner crate, worth 1 point in party mode.
The original record
King Floyd · 1971
The hit that sampled it
Shaggy · 1995
Cue up “Baby Let Me Kiss You” and listen at 00:00–00:10 — that’s the passage Shaggy lifted. Old-school source, 1990s flip.
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