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Don Robertson
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Nas and DJ Premier share the credit on "Nas Is Like," but underneath it sits Don Robertson's "Why?" from 1969. Play his record first, then go back to Nas and listen for what Premier lifted out of it.
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Recorded earlier by Don Robertson in 1969.
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Nas's "Nas Is Like" samples an earlier record called "Why?" Who had "Why?" on record before Nas ever touched it?Don Robertson
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