Who sampled Khosara Khosara?

Abdel Halim Hafez sang it in 1957. Timbaland was listening.

Khosara Khosara · Abdel Halim Hafez, composed by Baligh Hamdi, 1957

What it became

Sampled by Big Pimpin' (Jay-Z feat. UGK). Timbaland built the hook on Khosara Khosara. The composer's nephew sued for years, and the courts sided with Jay-Z in 2018. Source: Wikipedia: Big Pimpin', OkayAfrica

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