4 Your Eyez Only (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "4 Your Eyez Only" in English language version.

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australian-charts.com

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billboard.com

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bpi.co.uk

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capitalxtra.com

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charts.nz

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complex.com

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consequenceofsound.net

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dailydot.com

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dailyemerald.com

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danishcharts.dk

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dropbox.com

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dutchcharts.nl

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ew.com

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exclaim.ca

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forbes.com

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ifpi.fi

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rollingstone.com

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slantmagazine.com

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swisscharts.com

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theadvocate.com

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thehoya.com

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Dreamville (December 5, 2016). "Eyez". YouTube. Archived from the original on May 16, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
Dreamville (May 1, 2017). "J. Cole: 4 Your Eyez Only - a Dreamville film". YouTube. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
JColeVEVO (May 1, 2017). "J. Cole - Neighbors". YouTube. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
Pro Era (July 12, 2012). "Joey Bada$$ - Waves (Official Video)". YouTube. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
Music videos
- "J. Cole - For Whom The Bell Tolls (Official Video)". YouTube. April 19, 2017. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- Power 106 Los Angeles (December 2, 2016). "Lil Yachty Responds to J. Cole's Diss on 'Everybody Dies'". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- "Exchange by (Bryson Tiller) The beat was stolen from producer G Money in 2013". YouTube. June 12, 2016. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- Genius (July 18, 2017). "J. Cole's "Neighbors" Beat Is "Forbidden Fruit" Reversed". YouTube. Retrieved July 18, 2017.