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James Brown
Get Up Offa That Thing
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Play "South Bronx" back to back with this 1976 James Brown side and you can hear what BDP lifted off the shelf. The songwriting credit on his record goes to Deanna, Deidre and Yamma Brown, so read the label before you read the legend.
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Liner notes
Written by Deanna Brown, Deidre Brown, Yamma Brown.
Recorded earlier by James Brown in 1976.
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Boogie Down Productions' "South Bronx" samples "Get Up Offa That Thing." Which artist had that record out years before KRS-One and Scott La Rock flipped it?James Brown
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