What does Super Freaky Girl sample?

Rick James's Super Freak, again. Hammer did it in 1990, Nicki in 2022.

Super Freaky Girl · Nicki Minaj, 2022

Where it came from

Samples Super Freak (Rick James, 1981). The Super Freak riff, and Rick James's a cappella at the top. Source: Wikipedia: Super Freak, The Fader

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