"Mistadobalina" is a song by American hip hop musician

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. It was released as the second single from his 1991 debut album, ''

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''. The single peaked at number 6 on the ''

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chart, as well as number 55 on the

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chart. In 2011, Willy Staley of ''

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'' placed it at number 19 on the "50 Greatest Bay Area Rap Songs" list.

Production

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, which began by repeating the name "Mr. Bob Dobalina." In a 2012 ''

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'' article, Del said, "I just kind of conceptualized who Mr. Dobalina would be."

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

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