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Their hit songs were all written by songwriter and producer Thom Bell and lead vocalist and founder William Hart.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir songs have been used extensively in film soundtracks, the most notable being Quentin Tarantino's 1997 movie Jackie Brown, in which \"La-La (Means I Love You)\" and \"Didn't I Blow Your Mind\" underscore the pivotal relationship between Pam Grier and Robert Forster. The film helped create a borderline cult following for the songs and this group.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir songs have been sampled extensively by various hip-hop and rap artists including: The Fugees (\"Ready or Not\"), The Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Boyz II Men, Missy Elliott and DJ Jazzy Jeff \u0026amp; the Fresh Prince.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, their songs have been covered by numerous other performers, including Aretha Franklin, The Jackson 5, Patti LaBelle, New Kids on the Block, Todd Rundgren, Prince, Swing Out Sister and The Manhattan Transfer.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/The+Delfonics","playStationPath":"/stations/113264036/play","stationId":113264036,"bioPath":"/music/The+Delfonics/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Joe+Tex","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/daa/daa1d8b7fe414b35a59be02456ed2a02_md.jpg","artistName":"Joe Tex","artistId":4828,"station_id":113475402},{"musicPath":"/music/Arthur+Conley","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3e8/3e86a61fff7dac6ffdbaaecd3457c517_md.jpg","artistName":"Arthur Conley","artistId":3797,"station_id":113346559},{"musicPath":"/music/Bill+Withers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/008/00808bd91cea66d7c33c605cef1dd74b_md.jpg","artistName":"Bill Withers","artistId":4960,"station_id":113303384},{"musicPath":"/music/Marvin+Gaye+Tammi+Terrell","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fa8/fa80947d78aa979a343bc86117538e7d_md.jpg","artistName":"Marvin Gaye \u0026 Tammi Terrell","artistId":2639,"station_id":113430601},{"musicPath":"/music/William+Bell","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2f1/2f10c21d7f4900a80d0d0679e0eed4ce_md.jpg","artistName":"William Bell","artistId":3450,"station_id":113290770},{"musicPath":"/music/Shuggie+Otis","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/12a/12aeb57df741ccfae8b7ed976c71275e_md.jpg","artistName":"Shuggie Otis","artistId":1920,"station_id":113515421},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Stylistics","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e47/e4723e7b327df9fed6834fbdcfc3b99f_md.jpg","artistName":"The Stylistics","artistId":2867,"station_id":113274516},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Blackbyrds","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/139/13932e1bdd37081fef6c2753801b0ddd_md.jpg","artistName":"The Blackbyrds","artistId":9158,"station_id":113545616},{"musicPath":"/music/DeBarge","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/408/4082d4520281bc5963b49ec268a276ae_md.jpg","artistName":"DeBarge","artistId":8861,"station_id":113291496},{"musicPath":"/music/Edwin+Starr","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a5f/a5f88562653d1a73ff68ecde55319a6b_md.jpg","artistName":"Edwin Starr","artistId":3669,"station_id":113527133},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Drifters","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c80/c8011f67897aa7feae6fa004383de822_md.jpg","artistName":"The Drifters","artistId":2884,"station_id":113262932},{"musicPath":"/music/Little+Anthony+The+Imperials","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/613/613feae4495583a32c5a37529229199b_md.jpg","artistName":"Little Anthony \u0026 The Imperials","artistId":8102,"station_id":113274721},{"musicPath":"/music/Carla+Thomas","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e71/e71916f0ed33b9d2ae6f020637276d5d_md.jpg","artistName":"Carla Thomas","artistId":3443,"station_id":113513944},{"musicPath":"/music/Luther+Vandross","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/49e/49e2edd20b983025246ec5e0bf0a47da_md.jpg","artistName":"Luther Vandross","artistId":514,"station_id":113261628},{"musicPath":"/music/Roy+Ayers+Ubiquity","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ca4/ca4ef797a36c3003600a55983999465c_md.jpg","artistName":"Roy Ayers Ubiquity","artistId":107091,"station_id":281862357},{"musicPath":"/music/Teena+Marie","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c8d/c8d76bd8ffaf104e23696d6498a9fb37_md.jpg","artistName":"Teena Marie","artistId":6641,"station_id":113295906},{"musicPath":"/music/War","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/367/367551dd6ae1a6bb3f5f36f81066feee_md.jpg","artistName":"War","artistId":3682,"station_id":113282958},{"musicPath":"/music/Eddie+Floyd","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5d0/5d06d732362f4dc871eba5053fa22e2d_md.jpg","artistName":"Eddie Floyd","artistId":3444,"station_id":113265503}]}