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- ↑ Arnold, Paul W (January 31, 2010). "Tha Chill Of Compton". HipHopDX . Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ↑ Kuperstein, Slava; Cooper, Roman (October 8, 2012). "Hoopla Worldwide Severs Relationship With Tha Chill Of Compton's Most Wanted". HipHopDX . Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ↑ Burgess, Omar (April 22, 2011). "Kurupt, Sir Jinx, King Tee, Jayo Felony, Gangsta, MC Eiht And Tha Chill Form "1st Generation"". HipHopDX . Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- 1 2 Eustice, Kyle (November 9, 2018). "#DXCLUSIVE: Compton's Most Wanted's Tha Chill Returns With "Automatic" Video". HipHopDX . Retrieved December 5, 2018.
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- ↑ Chillafornia by Tha Chill, May 22, 2012
