Eminem’s “My Name Is” Brought 70s Funk Pioneer Labi Siffre Back to the Mainstream, But the Sample Almost Didn’t Happen … from the American Songwriter Lauren Boisvert

EminemEminem released “My Name Is” in 1999, using a sample from a song by Labi Siffre that he almost didn’t get permission for.

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