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- ↑ Ken Tucker (October 29, 2016). "Hip-Hop Meets Disco On The Electrifying Soundtrack To 'The Get Down'". NPR. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ↑ "The Get Down: Part II". Soundtrack.net. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Hear the Songs From The Get Down You Won't Find on the Soundtrack". Time . August 15, 2016. Archived from the original on January 14, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ↑ Moore, Kasey (August 10, 2016). "The Get Down Part 2 Soundtrack (Complete Song Listing)". Whats-on-netflix.com. Retrieved April 17, 2017.