Who sampled · 2000s · intermediate crate
Lil Wayne’s “DontGetIt” (2008) is built on Nina Simone’s “Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood” (1964) — a sample that travelled 44 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 intermediate crate, worth 2 points in party mode.
The original record
Nina Simone · 1964
The hit that sampled it
Lil Wayne · 2008
Cue up “Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood” and listen at 00:00–00:25 — that’s the passage Lil Wayne lifted. Old-school source, 2000s flip.
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