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Busta’s Lament

A Tribe Called Quest

The Love Movement1998English

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About the song

Album: The Love Movement
Released: September 29, 1998
Language: English
Duration: 2:39
Recorded at: The Hit Factory (New York City)

Credits

Written by: Q-Tip
Phife Dawg
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
J Dilla
Alan Copeland
Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, J Dilla, Alan Copeland
Produced by: Bay-Lloyd
J Dilla
The Ummah
Bay-Lloyd, J Dilla, The Ummah
Mixed by: David Kennedy
The Ummah
David Kennedy, The Ummah
Mastered by: Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Label: Jive Records
RCA Records
Jive Records, RCA Records

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Samples, covers and versions

Samples

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