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- 1 2 3 M'Baye, Babacar (29 July 2013). Crossing Traditions: American Popular Music in Local and Global Contexts. Scarecrow Press. pp. 161–162, 170. ISBN 978-0810888289.
- ↑ Baddhan, Raj (13 May 2005). "It Is Ladies First for Ms Scandalous". Birmingham Evening Mail. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ↑ Busby, John (25 April 2005). "Ms Scandalous Meets UKMusic.com". UK Music.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010.
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