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Metal Fingers

Metal Fingers
Camphor

Special Herbs 7,8
Shaman Work 2004
Gil Scott-Heron

Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson
We Almost Lost Detroit

Bridges
Arista 1977
Sample appears at: 0:01 (and throughout) Sample appears at: 0:14
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Producer: MF Doom
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Main genre: Hip-Hop / R&B
Producers: Brian Jackson, Gil Scott-Heron, Larry Fallon
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Main genre: Soul / Funk / Disco
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Contributed By cbelden10
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kam93 said on Friday, 30 December 2011:
definitely one of his best beats in my opinion, however the sample can be found from 0:37 to 0:39, this is where Doom took the main loop from.

The Big Dub said on Monday, 30 May 2011:
wow this is alot more melodic than most of DOOMs stuff i like it