Okay, so the other day I was listening to Beyonc’s new album, right? And this track “AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM” comes on, and I’m like, “Wait a minute, I know this beat from somewhere.” I couldn’t place it, but it was driving me crazy! So I grabbed my phone and started digging.
First, I just Googled the song title, “AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM Beyonc”, to see what would pop up. A bunch of articles came up about the album, but nothing specific about any samples. Then I remembered a website, something like WhoSampled, that’s supposed to be a database of samples. I tried searching for the song on there, but no luck. I guess it was too new or something.
Then I had a bit of a facepalm moment, I’m not sure what I did, but I found it! Turns out, the song samples “Cocaine” by Kilo Ali. Yeah, that old-school track! No wonder it sounded so familiar. Turns out the original song is called “America Has a Problem (Cocaine).”
I did a little more digging into Kilo Ali and found out the “Cocaine” song was written by Tina Santron Macintosh and Andrell D. Rogers. It all started to make sense now.
- First, I searched for the song on Google.
- Then, I tried using a sample database website.
- Finally, I somehow found the original track and the sample source.
It’s pretty cool how Beyonc took that classic beat and made it her own. I love how artists do that, you know, take something old and give it a whole new life. Anyways, mystery solved! It was bugging me, but now I can enjoy the song even more knowing where it came from.
I just wanted to share my little detective work. It’s always fun to trace back the origins of music, and sometimes it’s a real trip down memory lane. You never know what you’ll find when you start digging into these things!
Takeaway
Beyonc’s “AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM” samples Kilo Ali’s “Cocaine” (also known as “America Has a Problem (Cocaine)”). The original song was written by Tina Santron Macintosh and Andrell D. Rogers. It’s a great example of how artists can breathe new life into classic tracks.
