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Who sampled · 1990s · expert crate

Tonite samples Tonight

DJ Quik’s “Tonite” (1991) is built on Kleeer’s “Tonight” (1984) — a sample that travelled 7 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 expert crate, worth 3 points in party mode.

The original record

Tonight

Kleeer · 1984

plays 00:28–00:42 · open on YouTube

The hit that sampled it

Tonite

DJ Quik · 1991

plays 00:10–00:45 · open on YouTube

Where to hear it

Cue up “Tonight” and listen at 00:28–00:42 — that’s the passage DJ Quik lifted. Old-school source, 1990s flip.

Liner notes

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