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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Roots
The Roots
Performer
Questlove
Questlove
Drums
Black Thought
Black Thought
Vocals
Dice Raw
Dice Raw
Vocals
Fatin Dantzler
Fatin Dantzler
Vocals
Jazzyfatnastees
Jazzyfatnastees
Vocals
Kamal Gray
Kamal Gray
Rhodes Piano
Malik B.
Malik B.
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ahmir Thompson
Ahmir Thompson
Songwriter
Tariq Trotter
Tariq Trotter
Songwriter
Smart Abdul-Basit
Smart Abdul-Basit
Songwriter
Karl B. Jenkins
Karl B. Jenkins
Songwriter
James Grey
James Grey
Songwriter
Marion Lewis
Marion Lewis
Songwriter
Tracey Moore
Tracey Moore
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Questlove
Questlove
Mixing Engineer
Bob Power
Bob Power
Mixing Engineer
Richard Nichols
Richard Nichols
Mixing Engineer
Black Thought
Black Thought
Mixing Engineer
Chaos
Chaos
Producer
David Ivory
David Ivory
Recording Engineer
Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Written by: Ahmir Thompson, Jimmy Grey, Karl B. Jenkins, Mel Lewis, Smart Abdul-Basit, Tariq Trotter, Tracy Moore

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