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1394:14. Paradise
1384:Incomparable
1290:04. Touch Me
1215:Back to Love
1204:bonus track)
1171:Pieces of Me
1090:Donell Jones
1046:Urban Mystic
986:Keith Murray
939:Street Music
912:Donell Jones
882:Urban Mystic
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193:synthesizers
115:Pennsylvania
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1684:November 9,
1658:November 9,
1652:"Mike City"
1636:November 9,
1578:January 19,
1553:November 9,
1497:November 9,
1461:October 23,
1380:Faith Evans
1374:03. Give It
1367:Leela James
1334:Angie Stone
1296:Faith Evans
1228:Carl Thomas
1178:07. Shut Up
1136:Faith Evans
1107:Faith Evans
980:Carl Thomas
932:Chris Brown
692:After Hours
671:Carl Thomas
651:Nappy Roots
625:Bittersweet
584:Kelly Price
562:Nappy Roots
522:Ruff Ryders
451:Face 2 Face
401:Carl Thomas
372:City Limits
361:Discography
271:Carl Thomas
184:Instruments
164:Occupations
1749:Categories
1706:August 22,
1632:. AllMusic
1441:References
1321:Two Eleven
1298:featuring
1154:The Letter
1123:El DeBarge
1063:Soft White
845:Jamie Foxx
815:Day by Day
778:Afrodisiac
556:Incredible
536:Your Woman
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101:1970-12-02
76:Birth name
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1328:15. Music
937:Defari –
588:Priceless
552:Mary Mary
546:Full Moon
500:Nate Dogg
349:producer
333:Full Moon
283:Full Moon
263:Mike City
202:wurlitzer
190:Keyboards
69:Mike City
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1260:Warren G
1013:Heavy D.
572:Ras Kass
510:Ras Kass
447:Babyface
310:Ten City
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1400:Ameriie
1059:Mack 10
895:Rihanna
865:Shanice
798:Soulife
441:Believe
241:Soulife
234:Ichiban
155:hip hop
150:R&B
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1317:Brandy
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1202:iTunes
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1167:Ledisi
1156:(2010)
1129:(2010)
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1096:(2010)
1094:Lyrics
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347:garage
297:Career
287:Brandy
285:" for
277:" for
269:" for
267:I Wish
227:Labels
170:Singer
133:Genres
128:, U.S.
122:Origin
117:, U.S.
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1354:Maysa
1267:Dwele
1150:Avant
1080:Dwele
1017:Vibes
1007:Human
828:Dwele
427:Usher
206:drums
140:House
1708:2012
1686:2014
1660:2014
1638:2014
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1580:2016
1555:2014
1525:2023
1499:2014
1463:2012
708:JoJo
704:JoJo
665:Star
608:LSG2
516:Rell
431:8701
336:and
209:bass
95:Born
945:3LW
661:702
604:LSG
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