Who sampled · 1990s · intermediate crate
JAŸ-Z’s “Imaginary Players” (1997) is built on Rene & Angela’s “Imaginary Playmates” (1981) — a sample that travelled 16 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
Rene & Angela · 1981
The hit that sampled it
JAŸ-Z · 1997
Cue up “Imaginary Playmates” and listen at 00:00–00:20 — that’s the passage JAŸ-Z lifted. Old-school source, 1990s flip.
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