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Stakes Is High1996English

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About the song

Album: Stakes Is High
Released: July 2, 1996
Language: English
Duration: 4:06
Recorded at: World Recording Facility (New York)

Credits

Written by: Charlie “Rock” Jimenez
J.B. Moore
Kurtis Blow
Larry Mack
Larry Smith
Maseo
Posdnuos
Reggie Hobdy
Robert Ford Jr.
Russell Simmons
Schoolly D
Slick Rick
Trugoy the Dove
Charlie “Rock” Jimenez, J.B. Moore, Kurtis Blow, Larry Mack, Larry Smith, Maseo, Posdnuos, Reggie Hobdy, Robert Ford Jr., Russell Simmons, Schoolly D, Slick Rick, Trugoy the Dove
Produced by: De La Soul
De La Soul
Mixed by: Tim Latham
Tim Latham
Mastered by: Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Label: Tommy Boy Records
Tommy Boy Records

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Samples, covers and versions

Samples

It’s Your Rock
Fantasy Three
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Funky President (People It’s Bad)
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Children’s Story
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Interpolates

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