Sizzla Kalonji's Solid As A Rock has been sampled for the third time by an American rapper. The song, released in 2002 on Sizzla's EP entitled Da Real Thing, was first sampled by Jah Rule on his 50 Cent diss song called The Crown. The song was sampled again in 2012, this time ironically by 50 Cent on his free mix tape called 5 (Murder By Numbers).

This time around, the self-proclaimed King of Rap music Jay-Z has sampled the song for his new album called Magna Carta Holy Grail.

In an effort called Crown, the song begins with Sizzla singing "They can't keep a good man down, always keep a smile when they want me to frown, keep the vibes and I stood my ground they will never ever take my crown - who Jah bless I say no man curse".

Solid As A Rock is over a decade old, however, its message apparently still resonates in the rap community.

In Jay-Z's version of the song, he constantly repeats 'Crown' as his main hook. However, Sizzla's voice can be heard in the background chanting "They keep fighting me without a cause trying to make my life hard, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords giveth I reward".

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The STAR made several unsuccessful attempts to get a comment from Sizzla about the latest sample. His publicist Terri Smalls confirmed that the reggae artiste was aware of it, but was not in a position to address matters concerning the song.

"Sizzla is not ready to talk about the sample as yet because there are certain things he wants to iron out," she said.

Jay-Z, on the other hand, seems to like Sizzla's music, since he decided to feature his work on his album. According to Jay-Z, in an interview with international radio station Power 105 The Breakfast Club, the music he chooses to listen to must be worthwhile to get his attention.

"I like music and when people make good music I find it. I don't listen to everything and I don't care to listen to everything and I actually don't want to listen to everything. So, if it makes it to me, that means you are doing something right," he said.

Magna Carta Holy Grail was certified platinum on the first day of its release courtesy of a lucrative deal Jay-Z inked with Samsung, who bought the first million copies.