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D’Angelo

Break You Off

2008 · via The Roots

D’Angelo’s earliest release of “Break You Off” on file came out in 2008. Black Thought, Dice Raw, Kamal Gray, Hub, Kyle Jones, Ben Kenney, Musiq Soulchild and ?uestlove are credited as its writers. The earliest release on file is The Roots’, from 2002. Also recorded by Black Thought & J.PERIOD feat. D‐Angelo (released 2015), among 19 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Musiq Soulchild didn't just sing on it; his name sits in a long writing credit with ?uestlove, Black Thought and the rest of the crew. Once you know the original, hear what D’Angelo did with it later.

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Credited writers: Black Thought, Dice Raw, Kamal Gray, Hub, Kyle Jones, Ben Kenney, Musiq Soulchild and ?uestlove.

Earliest release on file: The Roots, 2002.

Other recordings on file · first release year

19 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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The Roots recorded "Break You Off" with a guest singer who also shares the song's writing credit alongside ?uestlove and Black Thought. Who is he?Musiq Soulchild
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