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- ↑ "The Dire Plight Of The Chambered Nautilus And The Healthier Appreciation Of Bob James' "Nautilus"". Theawl.com. Retrieved 2016-03-13.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Master Sounds 98.3 (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas) by shadowboxing | Discogs Lists". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
- ↑ One Of The Most Sampled Songs In Hip-Hop Now Has A Sequel (Audio), Ambrosia for Heads, July 24, 2018
- ↑ "Nautilus by Bob James on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-05-28. Retrieved 2016-06-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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