Who sampled · 2000s · beginner crate
Aaliyah’s “More Than A Woman” (2001) is built on Mayada El-Hennawy’s “Alouli Ansa” (1993) — a sample that travelled 8 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
Mayada El-Hennawy · 1993
The hit that sampled it
Aaliyah · 2001
Cue up “Alouli Ansa” and listen at 00:00–00:17 — that’s the passage Aaliyah lifted.
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