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Cameo

Single Life

1985 · via Snoop Dogg

Cameo’s 1985 recording of “Single Life” is the earliest release on file. Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins are credited as its writers. Snoop Dogg’s “Wrong Idea” (2000) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins have their names on a Snoop track because Cameo cut "Single Life" back in 1985 and it's still holding up the floor of "Wrong Idea." Play the source first, then listen to how much of the room it builds.

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Credited writers: Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1985.

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Snoop Dogg’s “Wrong Idea” (2000) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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