Nas feat. Lauryn Hill If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) It Was Written Columbia 1996		Whodini Friends Escape Jive 1984
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Producer: Poke and Tone Tags: Single, Grammy Award Nominee [Add] Main genre: Hip-Hop / R&B More information on Wikipedia Lyrics and meaning at Songfacts		Producer: Larry Smith Tags: Drum Break, Sampled in More Than 30 Songs [Add] Main genre: Hip-Hop / R&B More information on Wikipedia
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Other songs sampled in Nas feat. Lauryn Hill's If I Ruled the World (Imagine That):

		Walk Right Up to the Sun by The Delfonics (1972)
		If I Ruled the World by Kurtis Blow (1985)

59 other songs sampled Whodini's Friends, including:

		Rappers of Delite by FM Radio (1985)
		Sophisticated Bitch by Public Enemy feat. Vernon Reid (1987)
		Get Back by Left & Right Shoe MC's feat. DJ Rated X (1987)
		Cali Cuts by DJ Maestro (1988)
		Snitches & Bitches by 415 (1988)
		Run-D by Mo' City Posse (1988)
		Hitten Harder Than King Kong by Doc D and Cut Wiz (1989)
		Takin-Charge by Black Pearl Productions (1990)
		New Jacks by 3 Grand (1991)
		Saxophone by Master P feat. Sonya C and Big O (1991)
		A Nigga Witta Gun by Dr. Dre (1992)
		Hip-Hop vs. Rap by KRS-One (1993)
		Passin' Me by (Video Remix) by The Pharcyde (1993)
		Ratha B a Hustla by New Breed of Hustlas (1993)
		10 CHicken Wands and a Bottle of Dom by 69 Boyz (1994)
		Crack'em by O.F.T.B. (1994)
		Dia a Dia Da Periferia by GOG (1994)
		Fire It Up by Black Dynasty feat. Da Chronicle (1995)
		Can't Be Stopped by The Delinquents feat. The Whoridas (1995)
		Mind of a Sick Nigga by Spice 1 (1995)

Sample chain found! songs that sampled Nas feat. Lauryn Hill's If I Ruled the World (Imagine That):

		Le Choix Des Armes by Fabe and Koma (1996)
		La Quête by La Constellation (1998)
		Album Intro (I Am...) by Nas (1999)
		Sincerity by Mary J. Blige feat. DMX and Nas (2000)
		Eye of the Storm by Brother Ali (2000)
		Life Is Over by Impulse Factory and The Reactor & Raoul (2000)
		If I Ruled the World by MF Doom (2003)
		Black Diamonds and Pearls by Blackalicious (2005)
		Get High Rule the World by Lil Wayne (2007)
		Nas Timeline by Nas and DJ Green Lantern (2008)
		Homage to Premier by Focus... feat. Royce Da 5'9'', Phonte and Stat Quo (2010)
		If I Ruled the World by Bassi Maestro (2010)
		Piso 13 by Frainstrumentos feat. Matiah and Pancho Pros (2011)
		Life by Rasheed Chappell (2011)
		Disposable Heroes by DC the MIDI Alien feat. Nabo Rawk and Apeshit (2011)
		If I Rule the World by Mato (2012)

Cover versions of Whodini's Friends:

		How Many of Us Have Them (Friends) by Alana Davis (2001)

Cover versions of Nas feat. Lauryn Hill's If I Ruled the World (Imagine That):

		If I Ruled the World by Unwrapped (2010)

Remixes of Friends:

		Friends (Mastermix) remix by Simon Harris (1987)

Remixes of Nas feat. Lauryn Hill's If I Ruled the World (Imagine That):

		If I Ruled the World '09 (Smirnoff Signature Mix) remix by Son's of Light (2009)

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