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I did the original version, didn't get credit for it. They came to my house, heard the beat going on the drum machine, it's the same story. You come downstairs at my crib, you hear music. He heard that shit and the next thing you know it comes out. They had me do a remix, but I tell people, and I will fight it to the end, that I did the original version of that. I'm not mad at anybody, I just want the correct credit. A4: Contains sample from " Walk On By" by Isaac Hayes, written by Burt Bacharach/Hal David, published by Windswept/Casa David. Courtesy of Stax/Fantasy Records.

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