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Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70
I No Get Eye for Back
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Kendrick shares the credit on "Mortal Man" with Sounwave, Thundercat, and Fela Kuti, and that last name traces back to a 1974 record with Africa 70. Drop the needle on this one and you'll hear what Kendrick reached back for.
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Written by Fela Kuti.
First recorded by Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70 in 1974.
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Kendrick Lamar's "Mortal Man" samples an earlier record, "I No Get Eye for Back." Who first recorded that song?Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70
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