I was a freshman at the University when the Grammy Award winning
single "I'll Be Missing You" by Faith Evans was
released in 1997. It was one of the most popular songs on campus at
that time and many 'would – be" artists used it to
hone their skills at campus gigs.
The first time I heard the song, it felt very familiar and I
knew I had heard something similar before. Of course! It was a
sampling of The Police's 1983 song "Every Breath You
Take" which many people didn't know about. "I'll
Be Missing You" was so popular that it has become one of the
best – selling singles of all time.
The Nigerian Artist Flavour released "Nwa Baby (Ashawo
Remix)" in 2011 and it became an instant hit amongst Nigerians
both within Nigeria and in the diaspora. What many people might not
know is that Flavour's Nwa Baby had sampled another song
"Sawale" by Rex Lawson. Sawale was released in the
1960's.
