"D. Original" is a song co-written and performed by American hip hop musician

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, issued as the second

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from his debut studio album '' The Sun Rises in the East''. In 1994, the song peaked at #22 on the ''

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'' rap chart but it fared better on the

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chart, where it peaked at #6. "D. Original" contains

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s of "Give It to You" by

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; "We Write the Songs" by Marley Marl, Heavy D and Biz Markie; and "I'm the Man" by Gang Starr. Since the song's release, it has been sampled in "Expanding Man" by Dilated Peoples; "Nasty As I Wanna Be" by Dirt Nasty; "B-Boys Revenge 96 Porkopolis Turntable Jazz" by

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; and "Streetwise" by Termanology.

Music video

The official music video for "D. Original" was directed by

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Chart positions

References

External links

* * 1993 songs 1994 singles Jeru the Damaja songs FFRR Records singles Music videos directed by Lionel C. Martin Song recordings produced by DJ Premier Songs written by Jeru the Damaja Songs written by DJ Premier {{1990s-hiphop-song-stub