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Roy Budd

The Thief

1999 · via Wu-Tang Clan

Roy Budd wrote “The Thief” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1999. Wu-Tang Clan’s “Let My Niggas Live” (2000) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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Roy Budd had "The Thief" on record before RZA built a Wu track on top of it, so here is the source, straight. Spin it, then go back to the Wu cut with Nas on the credits and listen for what survived the trip.

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Credited writer: Roy Budd.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1999.

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Wu-Tang Clan’s “Let My Niggas Live” (2000) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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Wu-Tang Clan's "Let My Niggas Live" samples a track called "The Thief." Who had "The Thief" on record before the Clan got to it?Roy Budd
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