Name That Sample: Rihanna “Say It”
Rihanna has a song from “Good Girl Gone Bad” that is one of my favorite jams of the moment, called “Say It”, that samples a classic reggae joint. I’m sure a majority of her fans have no idea what song “Say It” samples, so I decided to test the lovely HM readers. So…folks, what song does she sample to create this hot track? Click on the youtube video below to listen to “Say It” , then click on “Continue Reading…” for the answer…
Drumroll…and the answer is…Mad Cobra “Flex”. “Flex” is definitely a classic, and I love how Rihanna flipped the track and updated it for 07-08. I also think it’s pretty cool how she took a very sexual song and made it into a much more subtle ”confess your crush” type track. Of course though, part of the appeal of “Say It” is the hotness that “Flex” was back in the day. So…for your viewing pleasure here is the video for “Flex. Enjoy!
Do you think Rihanna did the “Flex” sample any justice? Did you know what song she sampled before reading this post?
Posted by Reecie
Flex!!!!!!!!! I knew it from the first 5 seconds I love that song!
Yeah, I was jam to this last summer. It is definately Flex time have…
Dang! I was beat to the punch! LoL. I was going to say Flex too so I co-sign.
5 seconds… “flex, aww, time to eat chex” (well that was the version we had to sing at that age…)
Dag Reecie,
This is some wierd shit yo!
I was just going to tell you that Rihanna will be performing a song on the view in a minute and boom,here’s a post about her!
Anyways check it out on the view now,if you can.
Yes I love that song too.loving “push up on me” and “Rehab”,and ABSOLUTELY loving “Good Girl Gone Bad”, can’t get enough of that song!
Ps: I just love her whole album,on a whole. Hope you get to see her at the festival,because it looks like I won’t get the time off and I can’t find someone to work for me.Am so sad…………….
I like this song it’s kinda like a ode to the 90’s, still partial to the original but hot song.
Rihanna performed “take a bow” on the view,and stepped it up a bit.It actually sounded better than it does on cd.The beat seemed a little faster.Loving that song!
Ps: if u missed the performance,you might can catch it on u-tube.And catch her and Ne-yo on the B.E.T awards tonight!
I have to admit I couldnt guess and I know the song Flex. My sister and her friend remade this into a song appropriate for our Christian School. It became a song about breakfast.
This is a nice song, was it ever released as a single? Id take this over take a bow anyday
Classic song this Flex business… but Rihanna is my girl … she got the new age and Fire ready to burn up the competition.
http://www.muzikmovementnewz.com
Am Jamaican,and I forgot who sang that song.Why I thought it was Shabba,I don’t know.
I’m glad ya’ll are digging this song too! I think she should release this as a single…because it is a perfect summer jam.
OMG!
Ne-yo just leaked his own “A Milli” freestyle version of Weezy’s song on his blog site today.
Reecie and everybody out their,yall gotta check it out!
What do yall think.
http://www.yearofthegentleman.com
Name that sample sound like a hip hop game show. Maybe you can host it Reecie.
Am sorry Reecie,for putting so many comments on this one post but I just had to share this with the rest of you.
According to reports, Ne-yo and Chris Brown is beefing with each other,over comments that Chris supposedly said about him.Ne-yo followed by writing his own version of “A Milli”,as a diss song directed towards Chris.
Here is some verses of Ne-yo’s song:
“You may make a million,more than me.but you don’t have a million more than me…..
You’re girlfriend favorite song is mine…..My middle name is ‘more bread’ and my last name is ‘Than your bread’.
This shit is so Hilarious to me,and I hope its only a rumor,but it doesn’t look like it to me.
You can check this article out at
http://www.yoraps.com/news1.php
Ps:And Ne-yo singing his version of the song at http://www.yearofthegentleman.com
Pss:Congrats to Riri for having the no.2 song on 106 and park count down.
this rihanna song is bullshit. neyo’s jump on the a millie track was a joke. who does he think he is. it was laughable man pure wackery at its finest. my ears bled.
You ever thought,that maybe, Ne-yo didn’t intend on making a serious track! lol
Ps: he could be just blowing,Off some steam.But anyways,I still admire Shaffer a lot!
And Rihanna song/album was was Hot!
Shaffer thinks he’s a better artist than Chris,and I’d have to agree with Shaffer on this one,even though I think Chris is good to.But not better.
Its the BOOM BOOM Bye Riddim…1993
Buju Banton - Boom Bye Bye
Mad Cobra - Flex
Cutty Ranks - Get Sentence
…….more classic tunes!! 2Tru
Na man,its the “flex” riddim not Buju riddim.
Ps:anada fella jamaican pon de zcene,keep comin bac don!
I didnt say it was Buju Banton riddim….u want di catalogue….
1993 - Boom Boom Bye Riddim
Buju was first with it and Flex dem followed!! Mad Cobra was born in Texas too….yute, read up ya history…dupes! Tru
Ne-yo just leaked some of his new songs off his “year of the genleman” album coming out Aug 5th
Check it out at:
http://www.yearofthegentleman.com
Ps:they are hot!
I remember hearin this song growin up, Buju Banton’s Boom Bye Bye is more popular where im frm tho n i believe he used the beat first as well.