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- ↑ Gebreyesus, Ruth (July 26, 2017). "Doing Numbers: Behind the Scenes with SOB x RBE, the Bay Area's Ascendant – and Very Young – Rap Phenoms". East Bay Express . Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ↑ "Anti - Single by SOB X RBE". iTunes . 24 July 2017. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ↑ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ↑ Groux, Christopher (August 15, 2018). "'NBA 2K19' SOUNDTRACK RELEASED ON SPOTIFY WITH TRACKLIST MIXED BY TRAVIS SCOTT". Newsweek . Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ↑ "American single certifications – SOB X RBE – Anti". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 11, 2019.