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If The Papes Come

A Tribe Called Quest

The Anthology1990English

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About the song

Album: The Anthology
Released: October 29, 1990
Language: English
Duration: 4:14
Recorded at: Calliope Studios (Brooklyn, NY)

Credits

Written by: Q-Tip
Afrika Baby Bam
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Q-Tip, Afrika Baby Bam, Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Produced by: Hoods
Hoods

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Samples, covers and versions

Samples

Pot Belly
Lou Donaldson
1970
Children’s Story
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Interpolates

Spoonin Rap (A Drive Down The Street I Was Spanking And Freaking)
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1979

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Remixes

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1990