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Talib Kweli

Get By

2002 · via Yasiin Bey

Talib Kweli recorded “Get By” in 2002. Talib Kweli wrote it with Nina Simone and Ye. This is the first recording of the song. Also recorded by Jay‐Z (2003), Talib Kweli, JAY‐Z & Busta Rhymes (2003) and Talib Kweli feat. Jay‐Z (2003), among 28 recordings on file.

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Kweli had Get By on record first and Bey came in on the remix, but the name worth chasing is the third one on the credit sheet, right beside Kweli and Ye. Pull that thread and you walk straight out of the rap section and into Nina Simone.

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Written by Nina Simone, Talib Kweli and Ye.

First recorded by Talib Kweli in 2002: this is the first recording.

Other recordings on file

28 recordings of “Get By” on MusicBrainz in all.

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Yasiin Bey jumped on the remix of Talib Kweli's "Get By." Besides Kweli and Ye, which singer shares the writing credit on that song?Nina Simone
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