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James Brown

Get Up Offa That Thing

1976 · via Boogie Down Productions

James Brown’s 1976 recording of “Get Up Offa That Thing” is the earliest release on file. Deanna Brown, Deidre Brown and Yamma Brown are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Whoopi and The Sisters (released 1993) and WBBL (released 2021), among 125 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz. Boogie Down Productions’ “South Bronx” (1987) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

James Brown – Get Up Offa That Thing
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Play "South Bronx" back to back with this 1976 James Brown side and you can hear what BDP lifted off the shelf. The songwriting credit on his record goes to Deanna, Deidre and Yamma Brown, so read the label before you read the legend.

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Credited writers: Deanna Brown, Deidre Brown and Yamma Brown.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1976.

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Boogie Down Productions’ “South Bronx” (1987) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

Other recordings on file · first release year

125 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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