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ATTENTION ALOE BLACC: Elton John called -- he wants his song back (Original Post) rocktivity Jan 2014 OP
Aloe Blacc - The Man kleverne Jan 2014 #1
Thanks for the info, and welcome to DU! rocktivity Jan 2014 #2

kleverne

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1. Aloe Blacc - The Man
Sun Jan 12, 2014, 01:25 PM
Jan 2014

I thought the same thing! Some dude schooled me on youtube for sayin the same thing. Aloe/Beats gives EJ writer's cred in the additional info so I guess they has to pay EJ licensing for using the hook! All good in the hood!

rocktivity

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2. Thanks for the info, and welcome to DU!
Sun Jan 12, 2014, 01:35 PM
Jan 2014

Last edited Sun Nov 26, 2017, 02:53 PM - Edit history (16)

Hope you stick around, and that you'll post some of your fave cuts in this section when you need a break from the politicking!

I thought he stole it because the sample had nothing to do with either the song's hook or lyric -- you can't just drop something in like an Alka-Seltzer.

Here's how it's done right, Aloe:








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