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appears in the video itself and is heard in the extended mix, the mix in the video eliminates his entire verse.
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878:The Best of De La Soul
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178:Producer(s)
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710:August 15,
682:August 15,
656:References
543:Monie Love
531:Phife Dawg
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461:Phife Dawg
457:Monie Love
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317:Monie Love
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1036:All Good?
945:Say No Go
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158:Tommy Boy
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1022:4 More
779:Trugoy
571:Charts
422:sample
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401:Buddy
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