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Talib Kweli

Get By

2002 · via Yasiin Bey

Talib Kweli’s 2002 recording of “Get By” is the earliest release on file. Talib Kweli shares the writing credit with Nina Simone and Ye. Also recorded by Jay‐Z (released 2003), Kanye West feat. Mos Def & Jay‐Z (released 2003) and Mos Def (released 2003), among 28 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Kweli had Get By on record first and Bey came in on the remix, but the name worth chasing is the third one on the credit sheet, right beside Kweli and Ye. Pull that thread and you walk straight out of the rap section and into Nina Simone.

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Credited writers: Nina Simone, Talib Kweli and Ye.

Earliest release on file: this one, 2002.

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28 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Yasiin Bey jumped on the remix of Talib Kweli's "Get By." Besides Kweli and Ye, which singer shares the writing credit on that song?Nina Simone
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