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- ↑ "Grammy Award Winning Producer / Songwriter, Antonio Dixon - Pensado's Place #407". YouTube . Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- ↑ "61st Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. December 6, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2020.