Swizz Beatz Used His Saudi Ties To Fix Clipse’s Sample Crisis
Swizz Beatz pulled last-minute strings together with his contacts in Saudi Arabia to personally clear the Clipse “So Be It” pattern.
Swizz Beatz flew into motion on the day of Clipse’s album launch to personally safe a delayed pattern clearance for his or her monitor “So Be It,” utilizing his deep-rooted connections in Saudi Arabia to get it achieved face-to-face.
The monitor, which samples celebrated Saudi singer Talal Madah’s “Maza Akoulou,” had been held up by authorized purple tape, forcing Clipse to drop solely the music video whereas the official model sat in limbo.
The delay meant the unique music was lacking from streaming platforms at launch, changed by a backup model titled “So Be It Pt. II.”
According to Clipse’s supervisor Steven Victor, the pattern clearance was caught till Swizz stepped in—actually on his option to Saudi Arabia.
“Swizz asked, ‘Why didn’t you call me about [“So Be It”]?’” Victor stated throughout a dialog with Audiomack co-founder Brian Zisook. “I told him, ‘I did—I sent it to you.’ He said, ‘I didn’t realize it was that record. Let me handle it.’”
Victor added, “He said, ‘I’ll connect with the right people in person and get it resolved.’ And that’s exactly what he did.”
Swizz’s timing couldn’t have been higher. Already scheduled to journey to Saudi Arabia that day, he used the journey to satisfy with the required events and push the clearance by.
His ties within the area run deep—he owns a camel racing staff referred to as Saudi Bronx and runs a inventive company, Good Intentions, primarily based in Riyadh.
The pattern was cleared shortly after the album’s midnight drop, that means the primary vinyl urgent didn’t embrace the unique model.
But as soon as the inexperienced gentle got here by, the monitor was swapped in on streaming platforms, changing the alternate model.
Clipse Recall First Hearing “So Be It” Sample
The entire scenario began when Pharrell Williams, govt producer of Clipse’s Let God Sort Em Out, heard Madah’s music on Swizz’s Instagram.
“Pharrell heard it and he just called me, like, ‘What the hell is that?’” Pusha T stated throughout a latest interview with Ari Melber.
The unique model of “So Be It” samples “Maza Akoulou” by Saudi legend Talal Madah.
Pharrell first heard the music on Swizz Beatz’s Instagram, in accordance with Pusha T in an interview with MSNBC’s @AriMelber. pic.twitter.com/Gt4ewlxIh8
— Z (@BrianZisook) July 22, 2025
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