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- 1 2 DJ Quik, Snoop and Teddy Riley Form Production Unit | AllHipHop.com Archived March 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 Snoop Dogg | Billboard
- ↑ Error - The Hot Hits Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Snoop Dogg switches gears for gentler Seduction | Reuters
