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- ↑ "NEW MUSIC: FABOLOUS – 'TAKE IT EASY (FREESTYLE)'". Rap-up.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ↑ "The Notorious B.I.G. Unbelievable (on Mad Lion's Take It Easy beat) **Lyrics**" . Retrieved 3 January 2022– via YouTube.
- ↑ "Lyrics: Take It Easy by Mad Lion". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-18.