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Push Up Ya Lighter
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Roots
The Roots
Performer
Bahamadia
Bahamadia
Vocals
Black Thought
Black Thought
Vocals
Kamal Gray
Kamal Gray
Rhodes Piano
Malik B.
Malik B.
Vocals
Questlove
Questlove
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Smart Abdul-Basit
Smart Abdul-Basit
Songwriter
Tarik Trotter
Tarik Trotter
Songwriter
Ahmir Thompson
Ahmir Thompson
Songwriter
Antonia Reed
Antonia Reed
Songwriter
James Grey
James Grey
Songwriter
Kenyatta Williams
Kenyatta Williams
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Grand Negaz
The Grand Negaz
Producer
Kelo
Kelo
Mixing Engineer
Bob Power
Bob Power
Mixing Engineer
David Ivory
David Ivory
Recording Engineer
Questlove
Questlove
Mixing Engineer
Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

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Writer(s): Malik Smart, Ahmir K. Thompson, Tarik L. Collins, Jimmy Gray, Antonia Reed, Kenyatta Saunders Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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