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- ↑ "DEATH CERTIFICATE'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY". IceCube.com. October 27, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Ice Cube's Insight Weak". Sun-Sentinel. February 28, 1993. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ↑ Robert Blair (October 29, 2019). "How Ice Cube's "No Vaseline" Sets The Standard For Diss Tracks". HotNewHipHop.com . Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing January 27, 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Ice Cube Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Ice Cube Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
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