Data updated on 2025-06-13 08:31:17 UTC
Bearing an identifiably deep baritone voice, Chali 2na (born Charles Stewart, Jr.) became the unofficial point man for West Coast underground favorite Jurassic 5. Originally from southside Chicago, Stewart first gained an interest in graffiti writing before getting into music. Both activities were his way of steering clear of drugs and gang life, and also influenced his decision to move to Los Angeles with his grandmother in his mid-teens. The developing MC quickly associated himself with rap collective the Unity Committee, which also included turntablist the Cut Chemist and rhyme sayer Marc 7even. The group used to frequent the open mike sessions at the famed Good Life Café venue. There the three met Akil, Zaakir, and DJ Nu-Mark of an opposing crew, and later all six formed Jurassic 5 in 1993. Before Jurassic 5 fully took off, Chali 2na and Cut Chemist also helped found the band Ozomatli, whose music was a fusion of worldbeat, rock, hip-hop, and Latin dance/funk. As part of two critically acclaimed ensembles, Chali 2na sent waves in the music world with each of their debuts; Jurassic 5's major-label debut, Quality Control (2000), has been deemed a benchmark for alternative West Coast hip-hop. Chali emerged as J5's most popular member and was frequently tapped for guest appearances on many other artists' material over the years, like that of Swollen Members, Linkin Park, Blackalicious, Kardinal Offishal, and Roots Manuva. His solo foray began in 2004 with his Fish Market mixtapes. The first mixtape, however, was initially supposed to precede his Interscope solo debut, but continuous delays, plus the dissolution of J5 in 2007, left his project up in the air. Fish Outta Water, his first official solo album, was finally issued two years later on the Defcon label. Around that time, he made appearances on tracks by J-Live, K'NAAN, and NASA. ~ Cyril Cordor, Rovi
Total plays
152.4 million
Updated on 2025-06-13
Total plays for Chali 2na
The total plays count is calculated based on all the tracks listed in the "Most popular tracks" section. Spotify does not provide this data, and it is quite tricky to compute in some cases. You should consider this as an estimation, more than an exact value. The data is not real time, but we try to update it as often as possible.
| Date | Total plays |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-13 | 152,387,087 |
| 2025-06-05 | 151,871,039 |
| 2025-05-27 | 151,311,660 |
| 2025-05-19 | 150,851,103 |
| 2025-05-04 | 150,000,869 |
| 2025-04-24 | 149,427,340 |
| 2025-04-15 | 148,977,735 |
| 2025-04-07 | 148,474,343 |
| 2025-03-30 | 148,023,516 |
| 2025-03-21 | 147,505,598 |
| 2025-03-12 | 147,026,968 |
| 2025-03-04 | 146,608,918 |
| 2025-02-23 | 146,154,662 |
| 2025-02-14 | 145,690,545 |
| 2025-02-05 | 145,228,341 |
| 2025-01-26 | 144,737,959 |
| 2025-01-17 | 144,282,945 |
| 2025-01-08 | 143,836,579 |
| 2024-12-31 | 143,485,281 |
| 2024-12-22 | 143,103,518 |
| 2024-12-14 | 142,691,221 |
| 2024-11-25 | 141,750,783 |
| 2024-06-11 | 132,953,827 |
| 2024-05-31 | 132,077,399 |
| 2024-05-16 | 131,268,063 |
| 2024-04-29 | 130,353,195 |
| 2024-04-14 | 129,549,823 |
| 2024-03-30 | 121,073,894 |
| 2024-03-15 | 120,330,731 |
| 2024-02-29 | 119,631,054 |
| 2024-02-15 | 118,987,295 |
| 2023-11-29 | 115,663,103 |
| 2023-10-19 | 113,845,679 |
| 2023-10-03 | 113,106,310 |
| 2023-09-18 | 112,402,176 |
| 2023-08-29 | 111,240,276 |
| 2023-08-25 | 110,947,043 |
| 2023-08-21 | 106,425,377 |
Monthly listeners
436,965
Followers
85,565
Most popular tracks
| Track | Plays | Duration | Release date | |
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21,575,070 | 3:30 | 2009-06-23 | |
![Frgt/10 (Alchemist Reanimation) [feat. Chali 2na]](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273f1a378f8bcaa4be358f02ca2)
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20,114,143 | 3:32 | 2002-01-01 | |
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8,322,311 | 4:22 | 2005-01-01 | |
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8,266,061 | 4:03 | 2012-03-09 | |
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5,876,972 | 3:28 | 2012-08-14 | |
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5,780,850 | 3:32 | 2009-06-23 | |
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5,562,533 | 4:25 | 2019-06-07 | |
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5,117,423 | 3:11 | 2009-06-23 | |
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3,829,740 | 3:30 | 2016-07-18 | |
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3,571,481 | 3:59 | 2001-08-01 | |
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3,092,310 | 4:04 | 2016-02-19 | |
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2,893,517 | 4:46 | 2009-01-01 | |
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2,889,255 | 2:45 | 2017-11-10 | |
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2,775,432 | 3:53 | 2016-09-16 | |
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2,046,245 | 3:10 | 2019-03-16 | |
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2,017,565 | 3:14 | 2018-06-01 | |
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2,016,220 | 4:14 | 2009-02-11 | |
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1,732,777 | 3:10 | 2017-03-03 | |
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1,683,117 | 1:52 | 2009-06-23 | |
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1,405,228 | 3:49 | 2015-11-16 | |
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1,357,674 | 4:35 | 2002-04-30 | |
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1,334,296 | 3:18 | 2022-06-10 | |
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1,277,346 | 3:34 | 2018-04-21 | |
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1,270,090 | 3:39 | 2017-10-06 | |
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1,260,137 | 4:54 | 2021-04-23 | |
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1,258,369 | 3:47 | 2016-10-14 | |
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1,237,024 | 2:53 | 2019-07-12 | |
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1,220,637 | 3:42 | 2009-06-23 | |
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1,200,563 | 4:30 | 2014-03-03 | |
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1,023,788 | 5:10 | 2006-01-01 | |
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1,018,564 | 4:16 | 2013-03-12 | |
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885,450 | 4:22 | 2015-08-07 | |
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819,995 | 3:08 | 2019-08-09 | |
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817,680 | 4:08 | 2012-01-30 | |
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661,842 | 2:53 | 2000-09-26 | |
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638,643 | 1:51 | 2019-08-09 | |
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637,291 | 3:30 | 2009-06-23 | |
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626,875 | 4:09 | 2014-04-14 | |
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602,763 | 3:30 | 2021-04-08 | |
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592,657 | 2:56 | 2019-08-09 | |
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574,123 | 3:50 | 2017-06-23 | |
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563,605 | 5:39 | 2012-01-01 | |
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556,360 | 3:35 | 2005-04-11 | |
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554,019 | 3:60 | 2009-06-23 | |
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543,136 | 3:54 | 2009-06-23 | |
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542,979 | 1:43 | 2014-03-03 | |
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512,364 | 3:49 | 2017-03-31 | |
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460,963 | 4:53 | 2009-06-23 | |
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449,612 | 3:39 | 2014-03-03 | |
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436,890 | 3:11 | 2019-06-28 | |
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422,203 | 3:02 | 2023-11-10 | |
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391,481 | 4:52 | 2009-06-23 | |
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389,060 | 4:02 | 2017-05-12 | |
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381,796 | 3:49 | 2009-06-23 | |
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374,519 | 3:12 | 2015-04-13 | |
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374,519 | 3:12 | 2014-09-22 | |
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372,464 | 3:18 | 2016-10-14 | |
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364,599 | 3:01 | 2009-06-23 | |
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360,296 | 3:32 | 2019-09-13 | |
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342,071 | 4:10 | 2001-11-13 | |
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341,949 | 3:10 | 2018-06-22 | |
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338,156 | 3:34 | 2016-10-14 | |
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325,405 | 3:08 | 2018-09-21 | |
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302,600 | 4:55 | 2014-09-22 | |
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302,600 | 4:55 | 2015-01-12 | |
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299,096 | 2:54 | 2021-09-24 | |
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297,008 | 4:03 | 2009-06-23 | |
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295,093 | 2:53 | 2019-08-09 | |
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292,000 | 3:16 | 2019-08-09 | |
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286,965 | 2:46 | 2020-11-20 | |
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280,008 | 2:09 | 2009-06-23 | |
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279,633 | 4:48 | 2018-01-01 | |
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261,159 | 3:41 | 2013-03-12 | |
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256,953 | 1:40 | 2019-08-09 | |
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250,677 | 3:48 | 2009-06-23 | |
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246,544 | 3:23 | 2014-03-03 | |
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242,976 | 2:59 | 2019-08-09 | |
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242,450 | 2:51 | 2019-08-09 | |
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222,547 | 4:07 | 2009-06-23 | |
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217,910 | 4:12 | 2014-03-03 | |
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217,421 | 4:15 | 2014-03-03 | |
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215,364 | 2:26 | 2019-08-09 | |
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197,965 | 4:07 | 2009-02-11 | |
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186,474 | 3:15 | 2021-09-24 | |
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182,818 | 3:08 | 2019-08-30 | |
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177,985 | 3:15 | 2007-07-31 | |
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177,324 | 3:17 | 2019-08-09 | |
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174,524 | 3:05 | 2019-04-19 | |
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173,361 | 4:18 | 2017-06-23 | |
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170,510 | 3:43 | 2017-06-23 | |
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156,423 | 3:20 | 2017-05-05 | |
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155,877 | 3:59 | 2011-10-25 | |
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154,151 | 3:12 | 2019-01-25 | |
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152,561 | 2:29 | 2019-06-28 | |
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145,674 | 2:58 | 2018-11-16 | |
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144,050 | 0:30 | 2019-08-09 | |
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143,452 | 4:50 | 2018-03-09 | |
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139,216 | 4:05 | 2018-10-19 | |
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135,707 | 2:45 | 2020-12-18 | |
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131,307 | 4:21 | 2006-05-22 | |
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122,829 | 3:56 | 2015-06-17 | |
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121,538 | 7:08 | 2010-07-28 | |
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118,815 | 3:39 | 2020-10-30 | |
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118,629 | 3:58 | 2014-03-03 | |
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112,795 | 5:16 | 2017-05-12 | |
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112,132 | 5:04 | 2014-03-03 | |
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108,840 | 3:14 | 2004-01-01 | |
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105,092 | 4:30 | 2016-03-11 | |
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104,852 | 4:12 | 2017-01-19 | |
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101,015 | 2:08 | 1997-01-01 | |
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100,751 | 4:10 | 2009-11-24 | |
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100,498 | 4:09 | 2015-06-17 | |
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89,163 | 3:53 | 2021-10-01 | |
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89,138 | 5:34 | 2017-05-12 | |
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84,781 | 5:04 | 2021-01-15 | |
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82,119 | 3:35 | 2018-05-25 | |
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79,988 | 3:34 | 2017-12-01 | |
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78,299 | 7:40 | 2018-02-09 | |
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75,497 | 4:03 | 2003-09-09 | |
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68,491 | 4:01 | 2015-06-17 | |
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59,577 | 3:49 | 2015-06-17 | |
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59,027 | 4:09 | 2010-07-20 | |
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56,509 | 4:09 | 2015-06-17 | |
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56,276 | 7:29 | 2020-12-11 | |
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53,695 | 3:53 | 2020-04-24 | |
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52,517 | 3:57 | 2023-07-28 | |
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51,724 | 1:28 | 2015-06-17 | |
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49,369 | 4:45 | 2018-08-18 | |
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48,662 | 4:59 | 2013-03-12 | |
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48,350 | 2:57 | 2018-11-16 | |
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47,710 | 4:04 | 2021-04-08 | |
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46,531 | 3:40 | 2011-01-01 | |
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46,041 | 6:54 | 2006-04-11 | |
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44,212 | 3:49 | 2022-04-29 | |
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43,734 | 3:34 | 2017-10-06 | |
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41,174 | 3:26 | 2012-09-04 | |
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39,204 | 4:32 | 2019-04-19 | |
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38,777 | 3:36 | 2017-06-16 | |
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38,758 | 3:26 | 2023-03-03 | |
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38,362 | 3:52 | 2013-03-12 | |
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37,477 | 4:36 | 2017-06-09 | |
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36,065 | 4:04 | 2010-12-22 | |
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35,622 | 3:25 | 2017-06-16 | |
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35,405 | 2:50 | 2013-01-29 | |
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34,400 | 3:31 | 2008-01-29 | |
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33,936 | 3:56 | 2017-05-12 | |
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33,611 | 4:02 | 2013-03-12 | |
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32,787 | 3:08 | 2011-01-01 | |
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32,476 | 3:02 | 2006-06-01 | |
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32,468 | 3:49 | 2018-11-16 | |
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31,769 | 4:59 | 2017-03-31 | |
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31,232 | 3:34 | 2017-06-06 | |
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30,910 | 4:45 | 2021-12-31 | |
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29,270 | 4:38 | 2022-08-26 | |
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28,741 | 2:53 | 2007-10-02 | |
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27,878 | 3:10 | 2019-03-16 | |
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27,874 | 4:33 | 2007-01-30 | |
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26,449 | 3:52 | 2016-03-11 | |
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24,440 | 3:17 | 2018-11-16 | |
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24,341 | 3:51 | 2007-09-18 | |
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23,852 | 3:14 | 2017-06-09 | |
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23,273 | 3:37 | 2019-04-19 | |
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23,092 | 4:38 | 2010-07-23 | |
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22,845 | 3:45 | 2011-07-14 | |
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21,196 | 5:07 | 2017-03-31 | |
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18,512 | 3:24 | 2021-04-08 | |
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18,362 | 3:39 | 2017-10-06 | |
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18,129 | 4:24 | 2017-05-12 | |
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18,092 | 2:50 | 2019-04-19 | |
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17,161 | 3:28 | 2007-08-03 | |
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17,136 | 5:12 | 2017-03-31 | |
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17,097 | 2:60 | 2019-04-19 | |
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16,861 | 4:02 | 2008-05-27 | |
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16,804 | 3:01 | 2022-08-02 | |
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16,220 | 3:09 | 2018-11-16 | |
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14,365 | 4:05 | 2011-10-04 | |
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14,365 | 4:05 | 2006-01-01 | |
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14,194 | 4:13 | 2016-03-11 | |
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13,681 | 5:15 | 2012-04-20 | |
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13,640 | 4:23 | 2018-10-09 | |
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13,614 | 2:44 | 2023-08-25 | |
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13,218 | 4:01 | 2016-07-08 | |
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12,754 | 3:26 | 2017-05-12 | |
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12,587 | 2:40 | 2021-04-08 | |
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12,504 | 2:21 | 2016-03-11 | |
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12,420 | 0:50 | 2018-11-16 | |
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12,001 | 4:14 | 2016-03-11 | |
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11,851 | 3:53 | 2007-08-03 | |
![Balance Both (feat. Chali 2na) [Imperial Remix]](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273ec7c6377381d6ea192b34e0e)
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9,876 | 3:36 | 2017-09-01 | |
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9,791 | 0:35 | 2018-11-16 | |
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9,757 | 5:59 | 2017-11-03 | |
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9,585 | 2:08 | 2023-02-24 | |
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9,575 | 0:55 | 2018-11-16 | |
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9,398 | 3:08 | 2020-06-19 | |
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8,278 | 3:45 | 2015-09-18 | |
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7,706 | 1:58 | 2007-08-17 | |
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7,671 | 3:51 | 2007-01-01 | |
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6,920 | 5:04 | 2017-03-31 | |
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6,648 | 3:58 | 2007-01-01 | |
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6,234 | 4:01 | 2012-01-01 | |
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5,560 | 4:28 | 2010-06-29 | |
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5,142 | 2:04 | 2020-11-27 | |
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5,081 | 2:28 | 2021-09-24 | |
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4,603 | 4:57 | 2010-09-06 | |
![Balance Both [Remix]](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273da204c70ab6b2c7282e49507)
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4,599 | 4:33 | 2016-11-11 | |
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4,488 | 3:42 | 2010-08-03 | |
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3,914 | 3:45 | 2008-11-25 | |
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3,858 | 2:07 | 2019-03-01 | |
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3,494 | 4:00 | 2012-07-10 | |
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2,929 | 3:48 | 2019-07-10 | |
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2,808 | 3:38 | 2017-06-30 | |
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2,774 | 3:06 | 2014-04-08 | |
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2,686 | 3:34 | 2008-05-14 | |
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2,685 | 3:27 | 2010-02-19 | |
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2,660 | 4:36 | 2015-01-01 | |
![[We Are] Lounge Syndicate](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2733df773fc4daa8cb94f8334d4)
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2,248 | 3:47 | 2018-08-06 | |
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2,096 | 8:22 | 2011-04-26 | |
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2,086 | 2:47 | 2011-01-01 | |
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2,067 | 3:55 | 2018-11-23 | |
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1,615 | 3:37 | 2022-11-01 | |
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1,341 | 3:31 | 2019-01-29 | |
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1,318 | 3:13 | 2023-09-19 | |
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1,180 | 3:23 | 2016-11-11 | |
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1,082 | 3:03 | 2016-09-09 | |
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< 1000 | 3:06 | 2014-04-08 | |
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< 1000 | 5:34 | 2014-01-01 | |
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< 1000 | 4:02 | 2008-05-27 | |
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< 1000 | 3:40 | 2017-07-14 | |
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< 1000 | 3:21 | 2022-11-01 | |
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< 1000 | 1:40 | 2022-11-01 | |
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< 1000 | 3:29 | 2024-07-08 |
