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Average White Band

A Star in the Ghetto (12" edit)

1977 · via N.W.A

Average White Band’s 1977 recording of “A Star in the Ghetto (12" edit)” 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.

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Average White Band put out this Phillip Mitchell song in 1977, and Dr. Dre and MC Ren built "If It Ain’t Ruff" on top of it. Spin the band's record first, then the N.W.A track, and you can hear the floor they laid down.

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Liner notes

Credited writer: Phillip Mitchell.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1977.

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N.W.A’s “If It Ain’t Ruff” (1988) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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N.W.A's "If It Ain’t Ruff" samples "A Star in the Ghetto," a song written by Phillip Mitchell. Which band had that song on record before N.W.A got to it?Average White Band
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