Khosara Khosara

E557184

"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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Khosara Khosara canonical 2
Khosara, Khosara 1

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

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Big Pimpin' sampling Khosara Khosara
Khosara Khosara alternateTransliteration Khosara, Khosara
linked to: Khosara Khosara
Khosara Khosara alternateTransliteration Khosara Khosara