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Little Ghetto Boy

John Legend, The Roots, Black Thought

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  1. Released on Columbia, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People)

  2. Part of Wake Up!, also Humanity (Love the Way It Should Be), Shine and Hang On In There

  3. Written by Earl DeRouen, also Right On (Marvin Gaye), Little Ghetto Boys (Wu‐Tang Clan) and Breakin’ Old Habits (The Notorious B.I.G.)

  4. Released on G.O.O.D. Music, also Day ’n’ Nite (Nightmare) (Kid Cudi), Used to Love U and Ordinary People

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

  • Eddy Howard first appears on fono in 1957, 53 years before this song

  • Earl DeRouen first appears on fono in 1984, 26 years before this song

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Written by
Earl DeRouen and Eddy Howard
Part of
Wake Up!
Released on
Columbia and G.O.O.D. Music

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Little Ghetto Boy was written by Earl DeRouen

    Little Ghetto Boy was written by Earl DeRouen

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  2. 2MusicBrainz Little Ghetto Boy was written by Eddy Howard

    Little Ghetto Boy was written by Eddy Howard

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Little Ghetto Boy is part of the release Wake Up!

    Little Ghetto Boy is part of the release Wake Up!

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Columbia is the label of the song Little Ghetto Boy

    Columbia is the label of the song Little Ghetto Boy

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz G.O.O.D. Music is the label of the song Little Ghetto Boy

    G.O.O.D. Music is the label of the song Little Ghetto Boy

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Little Ghetto Boy was released on 2010-09-17

    Little Ghetto Boy was released on 2010-09-17

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026