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- ↑ "Down With Bassi – S2P08 – La Crème". YouTube. May 18, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ↑ "2the beat – Kiave vs Jack The Smoker". YouTube. May 29, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ↑ "Jack The Smoker | Phenomenon". phenomenon.it. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ↑ "Jack The Smoker – Smokin' Room Vol.1 | Mixtape". Hano Mnemonic (in Italian). May 28, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ↑ "Jack The Smoker: Meglio tardi che mai". Boh Magazine (in Italian). July 9, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
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