| "Principal's Office" | ||||
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| Single by Young MC | ||||
| from the album Stone Cold Rhymin' | ||||
| Released | November 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:15 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Young MC, Matt Dike, Michael Ross | |||
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"Principal's Office" is a 1989 single by Young M.C. It is the follow-up single to his international hit, Bust a Move . The music video for the song was nominated for Best Rap Video at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards.
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