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- ↑ "Maxwell Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Maxwell Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2021.