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"Fake Smile"

The bluntly fed-up track features a sample from the 1964 single "After Laughter" by Tennessee soul singer Wendy Rene. The song actually has a long history in hip-hop and rap, most notably being featured in Wu-Tang Clan's "After the Laughter Comes Tears."

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