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Public Enemy

Public Enemy
Miuzi Weighs a Ton

Yo! Bum Rush the Show
Def Jam 1987
Syl Johnson

Syl Johnson
Different Strokes

Sorry Bout Dat / Different Strokes
Twilight 1967
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Producers: Bill Stephney, Hank Shocklee, Chuck D
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Main genre: Hip-Hop / R&B
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Main genre: Soul / Funk / Disco
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Inner City Mamma Inner City Mamma by Neneh Cherry (1989)
Rough Material Rough Material by Lyrics in Effect (1989)
Mystro on the Flex Mystro on the Flex by Kaos & Mystro (1989)
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Cover versions of Syl Johnson's Different Strokes:
Soul Strokes Soul Strokes by Sidney Pinchback & Schiller Street Gang (1969)

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