What does Mundian To Bach Ke sample?

The first bhangra song in the UK top 10, riding a Knight Rider bass line it got from Busta Rhymes.

Mundian To Bach Ke · Panjabi MC, 1998

Where it came from

Interpolates Fire It Up (Busta Rhymes, 1997). It borrows the bass line and part of the beat from "Fire It Up". Source: Wikipedia: Mundian To Bach Ke

What it became

Remixed as Beware of the Boys (Panjabi MC feat. Jay-Z, 2003). The 2003 remix with Jay-Z charted across North America and Australia. Source: Wikipedia: Mundian To Bach Ke

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