Acen Close Your Eyes Production House 1991		LL Cool J Mama Said Knock You Out Mama Said Knock You Out Def Jam 1990
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Producers: Syed Ahsen Razvi, Floyd Dyce Tags: [Add] Main genre: Electronic / Dance More information on Wikipedia		Producers: Marley Marl, LL Cool J, Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin Tags: Title Song, Sampled in More Than 20 Songs, Grammy Award Winner, US Rap #1 Hit [Add] Main genre: Hip-Hop / R&B More information on Wikipedia Lyrics and meaning at Songfacts
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Other songs sampled in Acen's Close Your Eyes:

		Once You Understand by Think (1971)
		A Little Game by The Doors (1987)
		All We Wanna Do Is Dance by The House Crew feat. MC Juice (1989)

Sample chain found! songs sampled in LL Cool J's Mama Said Knock You Out:

		Trip to Your Heart by Sly & the Family Stone (1967)
		Sing a Simple Song by Sly & the Family Stone (1968)
		Hook and Sling - Part I by Eddie Bo (1969)
		Funky Drummer by James Brown (1970)
		Gangster Boogie by Chicago Gangsters (1975)
		Spoonin' Rap by Spoonie Gee (1979)
		Do or Die Bed Sty by Divine Sounds (1984)
		Rock the Bells by LL Cool J (1985)
		Raw by Big Daddy Kane (1987)

45 other songs sampled LL Cool J's Mama Said Knock You Out, including:

		Manifestation by D-Magnify (1990)
		Still Kickin' by Asher D feat. Joseph Cotton (1991)
		Criminals by Dominant Force (1991)
		20,000 Hardcore Members by Messiah (1991)
		Deep in Your Eyes (Manix Remix) by Open Skies (1992)
		Hard Like a Criminal by Das EFX (1992)
		That's How My Trigga Went by X-Raided feat. Brotha Lynch Hung and Sicx (1992)
		Field of Dreams by The Brothers Grimm (1992)
		Time 4 Sum Aksion by Redman (1992)
		Don't Call It a Comeback by Sundance (1992)
		Smoketown U.S.A. by Dice (Rapper) (1992)
		Maniac Psycho by Chi-Ali (1992)
		The Humpty Dance Awards by Digital Underground (1993)
		Boom! Shake the Room (Street Remix) by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince (1993)
		Shame on a Nigga by Wu-Tang Clan (1993)
		100% Crisis by Brothers in Crime (1994)
		We Come Phat by The Treacherous Three (1994)
		Reel Skillz by Three Times Dope (1994)
		Hardcore Rap Act by Das EFX (1995)
		Destruction Terror by Three 6 Mafia (1996)

Sample chain found! songs that sampled Acen's Close Your Eyes:

		100% Crisis by Brothers in Crime (1994)

Cover versions of LL Cool J's Mama Said Knock You Out:

		Mama Said Knock You Out by Scatterbrain (1992)
		Gowron Said Knock You Out by The Great Luke Ski (1996)
		Mama Said Knock You Out by Hoods (2001)
		Mama Said Knock You Out by The B.A. Baracus Band (2006)
		Mama Said Knock You Out by Subnoize Souljaz feat. Judge D (2009)
		Mama Said Knock You Out by Street Sweeper Social Club (2010)

Remixes of Acen's Close Your Eyes:

		Close Your Eyes ('XXX' Mix) (1991)
		Close Your Eyes (1992 Version) (1992)

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