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354:"I'll Stay" and "Mommy, What's a Funkadelic?" by
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552:"De La Soul's Albums Ranked from Worst to Best"
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360:"Givin' It Up Is Givin' Up" by
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111:Producer(s)
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873:Breakadawn
639:De La Soul
452:References
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387:Bob Marley
356:Funkadelic
246:Atmosphere
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908:4 More
665:Trugoy
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