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- ↑ "The Urban Chart Top 100 - Urban Top 100". urbantop100.nl. Archived from the original on June 22, 2005. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ↑ "Lyfe Jennings Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Lyfe Jennings Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Lyfe Jennings Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Titles – 2006". Billboard.biz. 2006. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
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