Who sampled · 2000s · beginner crate
Rihanna’s “Don't Stop The Music” (2007) is built on Michael Jackson’s “Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'” (1982) — a sample that travelled 25 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
Michael Jackson · 1982
The hit that sampled it
Rihanna · 2007
Cue up “Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'” and listen at 05:09–05:20 — that’s the passage Rihanna lifted. Old-school source, 2000s flip.
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