Ex-Factor
Lauryn Hill recorded “Ex-Factor” in 1998. Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Ghostface Killah, GZA/Genius, Marvin Hamlisch, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Raekwon, RZA and U‐God wrote it. This is the first recording of the song. Also recorded by Monster (1999), JUJU (2009) and Eef Barzelay (2013), among 31 recordings on file. Drake’s “Nice for What” in 2018 is built on it: this song’s writers are on that record’s credit. It is on the album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998).
Follow that Drake hit back to its source and you land on Lauryn Hill's original. Check the credits on it while you listen: Marvin Hamlisch and the Bergmans share the line with RZA and Method Man.
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▶Lauryn Hill Performs “EX-FACTOR” Live at Diaspora Calling! FestivalWritten by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Ghostface Killah, GZA/Genius, Marvin Hamlisch, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Raekwon, RZA and U‐God.
First recorded by Lauryn Hill in 1998: this is the first recording.
On the album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998).
Drake’s “Nice for What” (2018) carries this song’s writers on its credit, the mark of a cleared sample or an interpolation.
- Monster1999
- JUJU2009
- Eef Barzelay2013
- JP Cooper2018
- Dan Mangan2019
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