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The Whatnauts
Why Can't People Be Colors Too?
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Illmatic gets handled like scripture around here, and this is one of the records sitting underneath it. Put on The Whatnauts' 1972 side first, then go back to Nas and listen for where it went.
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▶Why Can't People Be Colors Too?Liner notes
Recorded earlier by The Whatnauts in 1972.
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Nas's "It Ain’t Hard to Tell" from Illmatic samples a record called "Why Can't People Be Colors Too?" Which group had that song on record first?The Whatnauts
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