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De La Soul

De La Soul
The Magic Number

3 Feet High and Rising
Tommy Boy 1989
Double Dee & Steinski

Double Dee & Steinski
Lesson 3 (History of Hip Hop Mix)

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Mastermixes 1985
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Producers: Prince Paul, De La Soul
Tags: Alternative Hip-Hop, Single [Add]
Main genre: Hip-Hop / R&B
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Jam on the Groove Jam on the Groove by Ralph MacDonald (1976)
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Other songs that sampled Double Dee & Steinski's Lesson 3 (History of Hip Hop Mix):
Get Bizzy Get Bizzy by Greyson & Jasun (1991)
World War 3 World War 3 by Gunshot (1993)
Make It Critical Make It Critical by DJ Shadow (2008)

Sample chain found! songs that sampled De La Soul's The Magic Number:
Bishbosh Bishbosh by Yolk (1992)
Intro (Optional) Intro (Optional) by Unkle (1998)
Pyramid Pyramid by Neil Voss (1999)
Get 'Em High Get 'Em High by Prefuse 73 (2009)

Remixes of De La Soul's The Magic Number:
The Magic Number (Chad Jackson Remix) The Magic Number (Chad Jackson Remix) (1989)
The Magic Number (Too Mad Mix) The Magic Number (Too Mad Mix) (1989)

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