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- ↑ "Meet Speak, Who Co-Wrote Kreayshawn's "Gucci Gucci"". LA Weekly. 31 October 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ↑ "SPEAK! – Inside Out Boy (DOWNLOAD)". Odd Future Talk. Retrieved May 2, 2015.