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Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70

I No Get Eye for Back

1974 · via Kendrick Lamar

Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70’s 1974 recording of “I No Get Eye for Back” is the earliest release on file. Fela Kuti is credited as its writer. Kendrick Lamar’s “Mortal Man” (2015) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70 – I No Get Eye for Back
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Kendrick shares the credit on "Mortal Man" with Sounwave, Thundercat, and Fela Kuti, and that last name traces back to a 1974 record with Africa 70. Drop the needle on this one and you'll hear what Kendrick reached back for.

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Credited writer: Fela Kuti.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1974.

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Kendrick Lamar’s “Mortal Man” (2015) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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Kendrick Lamar's "Mortal Man" samples an earlier record, "I No Get Eye for Back." Who first recorded that song?Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70
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