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Example 8. OutKast, “The Rooster” (2003), 0:46–1:15 (Rapper: Big Boi)

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1. The word “candle” is edited out of the album version of this song, presumably to avoid copyright issues with the Elton John
song “Candle in the Wind.” Big Boi very clearly includes the word in his live performance of this song on Chappelle’s Show.