Rap-Up.com || Wale Samples Rihanna’s Goods

Rihanna is quickly becoming hip-hop’s most in-demand feature. After her recent appearances on Jay-Z’s “Run This Town” and in Kanye West’s video for “Paranoid,” the singer is now getting her first rap sample.

Wale samples Rihanna’s “Question Existing” on “Contemplate,” one of the tracks off his debut album Attention: Deficit. The song was produced by Syience, the man behind Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s “Hollywood” and John Legend’s “Take Me Away.”

The deep and dark record finds the D.C. native contemplating his place in hip-hop. He asks himself, “Am I doing this for them or me?” while name-checking everyone from Courtney Love to River Phoenix.

“Who am I living for?/ Is this my limit?/ Can I endure some more?” Rihanna sings on the hook, which originally appeared on her 2007 album Good Girl Gone Bad. She may re-record her vocals before Wale’s album drops this fall.

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16 Comments

Joey
August 7th, 2009 at 4:45 am
I Love Question Existing, so this track will end up pretty good.

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i love ciara
August 7th, 2009 at 6:33 am
i have her first 2 albums and don’t recall this song

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i love ciara
August 7th, 2009 at 6:38 am
**listens** maybe i just always skipped the song

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eddie
August 7th, 2009 at 6:41 am
cuz this song is from good girl gone bad.
so u cant find it.

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DJ Triumph
August 7th, 2009 at 8:24 am
sound like a good track.

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i love ciara
August 7th, 2009 at 8:42 am
oh okay. i haven’t picked up that one

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Kyle
August 7th, 2009 at 8:52 am
wow, good for her. I always really enjoyed this song. A lot of people said this was one of the disposable tracks off GGGB, but this was one of my favorite songs.

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hellyehss
August 7th, 2009 at 9:22 am
i agree with Kyle – this song was really good. i think it was absolutely essential in rounding out gggb otherwise it might not have had the light and dark, and an album needs that to be a full experience. Look at Doll Domination – not enough deeper stuff, coulda used some Question Existing.

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bass_man
August 7th, 2009 at 9:25 am
hey, that’s pretty cool

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AntBoogie
August 7th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Wale has been my favortie rapper for a little over a year and then he’s gonna sample the only song I liked on “Good Girl Gone Bad.” That’s what’s up. Can’t wait for A.D.

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joey
August 7th, 2009 at 10:54 am
i think this will be hot. i think good girl gone bad and a girl like me were great albums

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tj
August 7th, 2009 at 11:16 am
question existing is a deep, relaxing song. one of my favorites from gggb. im not sure what wale can bring to it; but we’ll see.

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Bekksie
August 8th, 2009 at 4:12 am
I agree with Kyle and hellyehss. Question Existing is one of the best and deepest trax on GGGB, so this will be a HOT remix!

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