Khosara Khosara
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"Khosara Khosara" is a classic Egyptian song composed by Baligh Hamdi and famously performed by Abdel Halim Hafez, later known internationally for being sampled in Jay-Z's track "Big Pimpin'."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian song
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song ⓘ |
| alternateTransliteration |
Khosara Khosara
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Khosara, Khosara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist |
Abdel Halim Hafez
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Baligh Hamdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Baligh Hamdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Egyptian popular culture ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century Arabic music ⓘ |
| genre |
Arabic music
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classical Arabic song ⓘ |
| hasCopyright | yes ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | contemporary hip hop sampling practices ⓘ |
| hasMelodicExcerptSampledIn | Big Pimpin' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMelodicMotif | orchestral Arabic intro used in Big Pimpin' ⓘ |
| hasRecording | Khosara Khosara (Abdel Halim Hafez recording) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleInArabicScript | خسارة خسارة NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Big Pimpin' sampling controversy ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| lyricist | Morsi Gamil Aziz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a classic of Egyptian popular music
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being sampled in Jay-Z's Big Pimpin' ⓘ |
| notablePerformer | Abdel Halim Hafez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | phonograph record ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoireOf | Abdel Halim Hafez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | Abdel Halim Hafez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedInRegion |
Middle East
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North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedWithInstrumentation |
Arabic ensemble
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orchestra ⓘ |
| rightsHolder | Baligh Hamdi estate ⓘ |
| sampledBy | Big Pimpin' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sampledByArtist |
Jay-Z
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UGK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | copyright lawsuit against Jay-Z and Timbaland ⓘ |
| usedWithoutInitialLicenseIn | Big Pimpin' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalType | male vocal ⓘ |
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