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10 Arabic Songs That Were Used In English Music
Have you ever found yourself bopping to some music that sounded creepily familiar? It’s probably because the song had been sampled from some familiar Arabic music that you grew up listening to. Don’t believe me? Here are 10 examples of huge Western songs that were originally sampled from Arabic songs.
1. Abdel Halim’s Khosara Khosara was used by JAY-Z for Big Pimpin’
The music is exactly the same, and anyone can tell how familiar JAY-Z’s tune is!
2. Cheb Khaled’s Aicha is sampled on Nas’s Dance
Nas’s track sounds exactly the same as the beginning of Aicha.
3. Fabolous’s Make Me Better ft. Ne-Yo sounds the same as Sherine’s Al Saaban 3lei
Make Me Better has the same background music as Sherine’s song.
4. Ya Bouy by Ragheb Alama is sampled on Foxy Brown’s Hood Scriptures
The beginning of the two songs are shockingly similar! You can’t even tell which one you’re listening to at first.
5. Aaliyah’s Don’t Know What to Tell Ya and Warda’s Batwanas Beek
Aaliyah’s track straight up has chopped up parts of Warda’s song edited into it.
6. A$AP Rocky’s 1 Train and Asala’s Msheet Sneen
1 Train is just laid over Asala’s Msheet Sneen with her vocals tuned down. Wow.
7. Madonna’s Erotica and Feyrouz’s Al Yawm 3olika 3ala Khashaba
Listen in at minute 3:49 on Madonna’s track with Feyrouz’s vocals dimmed and slowed down in the background of it. Can you believe it?!
8. OuterSpace’s Our Father and Amr Diab’s Khalik Maaya
Sampled very blatantly, Amr Diab’s song and Outerspace’s are identical.
9. Speaking of Amr Diab, check out Tamally Ma3ak and Callin U by Outlandish
The Outlandish track’s chorus sounds indistinguishable from Tamally Ma3ak.
10. Ziad Rahbani’s Final Theme and Snyp Life’s Raw Shit
Obviously similar, these two are so shocking!
1. Abdel Halim’s Khosara Khosara was used by JAY-Z for Big Pimpin’
The music is exactly the same, and anyone can tell how familiar JAY-Z’s tune is!
2. Cheb Khaled’s Aicha is sampled on Nas’s Dance
Nas’s track sounds exactly the same as the beginning of Aicha.
3. Fabolous’s Make Me Better ft. Ne-Yo sounds the same as Sherine’s Al Saaban 3lei
Make Me Better has the same background music as Sherine’s song.
4. Ya Bouy by Ragheb Alama is sampled on Foxy Brown’s Hood Scriptures
The beginning of the two songs are shockingly similar! You can’t even tell which one you’re listening to at first.
5. Aaliyah’s Don’t Know What to Tell Ya and Warda’s Batwanas Beek
Aaliyah’s track straight up has chopped up parts of Warda’s song edited into it.
6. A$AP Rocky’s 1 Train and Asala’s Msheet Sneen
1 Train is just laid over Asala’s Msheet Sneen with her vocals tuned down. Wow.
7. Madonna’s Erotica and Feyrouz’s Al Yawm 3olika 3ala Khashaba
Listen in at minute 3:49 on Madonna’s track with Feyrouz’s vocals dimmed and slowed down in the background of it. Can you believe it?!
8. OuterSpace’s Our Father and Amr Diab’s Khalik Maaya
Sampled very blatantly, Amr Diab’s song and Outerspace’s are identical.
9. Speaking of Amr Diab, check out Tamally Ma3ak and Callin U by Outlandish
The Outlandish track’s chorus sounds indistinguishable from Tamally Ma3ak.
10. Ziad Rahbani’s Final Theme and Snyp Life’s Raw Shit
Obviously similar, these two are so shocking!
