Who sampled · 1990s · intermediate crate
GZA’s “Liquid Swords” (1995) is built on Willie Mitchell’s “Groovin'” (1967) — a sample that travelled 28 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
Willie Mitchell · 1967
The hit that sampled it
GZA · 1995
Cue up “Groovin'” and listen at 00:05–00:12 — that’s the passage GZA lifted. Old-school source, 1990s flip.
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