What does Don't Stop the Music sample?

Rihanna sampled Michael Jackson, who'd borrowed from Manu Dibango. Dibango sued them both.

Don't Stop the Music · Rihanna, 2007

Where it came from

Samples Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Michael Jackson, 1983). Rihanna sampled the chant, and Michael Jackson got a writing credit. Source: Wikipedia: Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song)

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