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I'm Going Down by Rose Royce and Oh Boy by Cam'ron ft. Juelz Santana: how alike are they?

Sonalize compared the two recordings: 93%, near-identical or shared recording.

93%Near-identical or shared recording
Harmony36%
Melody20%
Sound17%
Rhythm30%

Consistent with the same recording being reused (a sample) or a faithful cover or re-recording.

I'm Going DownOh Boy
ArtistRose RoyceCam'ron ft. Juelz Santana
KeyG MajorB Major
Tempo185 BPM83 BPM
Most alike passage1:13–1:232:38–2:48

Track B moved down 4 semitones (B Major to G Major)

Shared recording: the audio of I'm Going Down at 0:00–0:03 appears in Oh Boy at 0:00–0:03.

On Sonalize’s other-version check (a cover-song model), this pair is no closer than chance (distance 2.71; other versions of a song in these comparisons have a median of 0.31, different songs that sound alike 1.27, random pairs 2.95).

Why this pair

This is a recording that samples the other. Public background: vocal / instrumental loop; Norman Whitfield credited. Sonalize's scores are measurements, not a view on any dispute.

How this was measured

Compared from the full recordings; Sonalize's fingerprint lookup confirmed both songs. The same engine runs in the Sonalize app on your own device. A score measures how alike two recordings are; it isn't a finding about copying, legal advice, or a rights clearance.

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