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References
- ↑ "American album certifications – Do or Die – Picture This". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Twista – Adrenaline Rush". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ↑ "American single certifications – Twista – Wetter". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ↑ "We Are The Future" by The Legendary Traxster and America SCORES Chicago students, December 28, 2010, retrieved 2024-02-23
- ↑ "American single certifications – Ludacris – My Chick Bad". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
