"Afro Puffs" is the first single released by the Lady of Rage in 1994 from the

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labeled ''Above the Rim: The Soundtrack''. The extended, video, and instrumental version on the single samples "Superman Lover" (Intro) by

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. The original song samples "Love That Will Not Die", also by Johnny "Guitar" Watson. The term that the title refers to is a hairstyle in which the hair is tied into ball-shaped masses at the top or sides of the head. The song is featured in the 2013 video game ''

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''s 2014 "enhanced edition" re-release. The song was performed live at the 1995 Source Awards, as well as at the 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards.

Track listing

* Radio version * Extended version (featuring

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) * G-Funk mix * LP version * Instrumental

Charts

Popular culture

*In popular media, comedian Tiffany Haddish performed the song during ''

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'' on '' The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon''.

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{{authority control 1994 singles 1994 songs G-funk songs Snoop Dogg songs Song recordings produced by Dr. Dre Songs written by Daz Dillinger