A Star in the Ghetto
Average White Band’s 1977 recording of “A Star in the Ghetto” is the earliest release on file. Phillip Mitchell is credited as its writer. N.W.A’s “If It Ain’t Ruff” (1988) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
Average White Band cut Phillip Mitchell's "A Star in the Ghetto" back in 1977, and a decade later Dr. Dre and MC Ren built "If It Ain't Ruff" on top of it. Put the two side by side and you can hear exactly what they lifted.
Credited writer: Phillip Mitchell.
Earliest release on file: this one, 1977.
N.W.A’s “If It Ain’t Ruff” (1988) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
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