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As 2009 begins, many are re-capping the notable events of ‘08, but no one does it better than the man who has made it a tradition since 2002 – that’s right, the one and only Skillz is back to give his Rap Up ‘08; covering everything that happened from the Giants’ Upset of the Century in Super Bowl XLII to this past December when lame duck President Bush went to Iraq and almost got “a-shoe-sinated.” However, the biggest event of the year according to Skillz (and so many others) was by far Barack Obama’s election as our new President, and the VA MC goes on to give his opinion how his people can change their lives for the better (after all, nobody can change everything all by himself). Still, the message remains the same; here’s to the memories 2008 brought, and let’s make 2009 another year to remember!
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on January 12, 2009
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 608 |
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 the 08 rap- up is short, everytime i click on it, it ends at the marion jones line
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| Posted on Jan 02, 2009 |
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i heard the full song and it's tight, i love when he does this every year what's so great is he gets sweeter each year he needs to put out an album once he reach 2016, that's if he still rappin' by then
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| Posted on Jan 02, 2009 |
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Beautiful
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| Posted on Jan 02, 2009 |
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Skillz definitely delivered with this one.....VA STAND UP
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| Posted on Jan 02, 2009 |
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This is tight! I like the message of the song, and Skillz is fire! This is 4.5 out of 5. Can't wait to hear next year's.
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| Posted on Jan 02, 2009 |
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HE KILLED IT
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| Posted on Jan 02, 2009 |
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Dope; 100% Real
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| Posted on Jan 02, 2009 |
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He sums up 2008 perfectly. Great lyrics and great message! I love this song!!
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| Posted on Jan 02, 2009 |
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alright they fixed it the whole song is playing now. he did great on this. had me laughin. great song. 4.5 stars.
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| Posted on Jan 02, 2009 |
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skillz did it on this one
he got it he told alot in this song yep this does have a good message |
| Posted on Jan 02, 2009 |
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Hahahaha 50!!....Anyway, the only thing I didn't like about this song is the beat....but, I did like the rapping/lyrics. It's a 3.
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| Posted on Jan 02, 2009 |
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Its Here !!! I was just listening to the whole series (02 -07 so far) & each & every one of em is str8 dope 0 Real i.e CLASSIC .....
Beat on this one is not as good as it should have been considering the hype & status this Year-End Wrap Ups have reached but still a CLASSIC.....ohhh weeee... Oh in btw HAPPY NEW YEAR to all the members of djbooth.net who im sure are keep on helping me to learn the A & Z's of Hip-Hop ..... |
| Posted on Jan 02, 2009 |
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Count on Skillz to deliver! Fave lines were the pop champagne one, shoe-sanated and McCain trying to put his hands up. Lmao.
MY OPINION ON 08!! It's gonna be kinda long, haha. :::Best of '08 - Releases (Mixtapes & Albums)::: 01. Untitled (Nas) 02. 808's & Heartbreak (Kanye West) 03. Freedom (Akon) 04. Not 4 Sale (Kardinal Offishall) 05. The Renaissance (Q-Tip) 06. The Mixtape About Nothing (Wale) 07. Emetrius (Scarface) 08. Paper Trail (T.I.) 09. Theater of the Mind (Ludacris) 10. L.A.X. (The Game) Honorable mentions; II Trill (Bun B), Year of the Gentlemen (Ne-Yo), Raw Footage (Ice Cube). :::Best of '08 - Tracks::: 01. Y'all My N*ggas (Nas) 02. Inhale (Common) 03. The Crazy (Wale) 04. Slideshow (T.I. feat. John Legend) 05. Hero (Nas feat. Keri Hilson) 06. Welcome To Heartbreak (Kanye West feat. KiD CuDi) *06. The Slave & The Master (Nas) **06. The Artistic Integrity (Wale) 07. My Life (The Game feat. Lil Wayne) 08. The Show (The Roots feat. Dice Raw & Common) 09. Number One (Tide Is High) (Kardinal Offishall feat. Rihanna) 10. Magic Hour (AZ feat. CL Smooth) :::Best of '08 - Production::: 01. Inhale (The Neptunes) 02. Magic Hour (Tone Mason) 03. Welcome To Heartbreak (Kanye West) 04. My Life (Cool & Dre) 05. Cool, Relax (Jay Electronic? Or Benzi?) 06. Clap Again (Akon) 07. The Crazy (Best Kept Secret) 08. Over The Edge (Akon) 09. The Slave & The Master (DJ Toomp) 10. Slideshow (Blac Elvis) :::Best of '08 - Collaborations::: 01. Cool, Relax (Kidz In The Hall feat. Jay Electronic) 02. The Show (The Roots feat. Dice Raw & Common) 03. Magic Hour (AZ feat. CL Smooth) 04. Fried Chicken (Nas feat. Busta Rhymes) 05. Black President (Remix Pt. 2) (Green Lantern feat. Wale, Rhymefest, Christina K. & Royce da 5'9") 06. Slaughterhouse (Joe Budden feat. Joell Ortiz, Nino Bliss, Crooked I & Royce da 5'9") 07. Freeze (T-Pain feat. Chris Brown) 08. Announcement (Common feat. Pharrell) 09. Make The World Go 'Round (Nas feat. Chris Brown & The Game) 10. Change (T-Pain feat. Akon & Mary J. Blige) Don't forget to vote everyone! |
| Posted on Jan 02, 2009 |
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Nice :) No we reminess XD
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| Posted on Jan 02, 2009 |
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hot
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| Posted on Jan 02, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 261 |
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I love skillz rap ups. Ive been listening to em since 2003...
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| Posted on Jan 02, 2009 |
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dis song iz jokes, no lie!
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| Posted on Jan 02, 2009 |
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I was waiting for this!
Hahaha....Dre's headphones. Hahaha....he had Hotstylez messed up. "No second single looking boys" OH, WHY DID HE USE THE C.O LINE! That's mine! Dang...I guess I'll still use it on the ALREADY RECORDED TRACK! THE R.KELLY LINE IS A TRUTH! Props to T.Pain! I AGREE! Skillz always comes off! No doubt! Classic! |
| Posted on Jan 02, 2009 |
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BTW, here is my picks for 08:
First of all, to peep my video blog about my top 8 albums, you can check it out here: http://vimeo.com/2685943 Here's my lists: Top 8 Albums of 2008 1. T.I’s “Paper Trail 2. Kanye West’s 808s & Heartbreak 3. Common’s Universal Mind Control 4. Nas’ “Untitled” 5. Gnarls Barkley “The Odd Couple” 6. Ludacris “Theater of the Mind” 7. Lil Mama’s “VYP: Voice of the Young People 8. Cherish’s “The Truth Top 8 Mixtapes/EPs Of 2008 1. Quest’s “Where’s My Rhymebook 2. Rhymefest and Mark Ronson’s “Man of the Mirror” 3. Wale’s “The Mixtape About Nothing” 4. Big Sean’s “Finally Famous” 5. Slink Proper’s “Free Slink Proper” 6. Mally The 612’s “The Moment” 7. Big Quarter’s “Fall in Love” EP 8. Infamouz’s The Halloween Makes Me Happy Mixtape Top 8 Album Singles of the Year Paris Tokyo Live Your Life Love Lockdown No Matter What Heartless Universal Mind Control Jordin Sparks’ One Step At A Time The Roots’s “Rising Up” Honorable Mentions for the Top 8 Album Singles of the Year Lil Mama’s What It Is The Foreign Exchange’s Day Keeper Common’s Universal Mind Control Ferras’ Hollywood’s Not America Wale’s Nike Boots Rihanna’s Disturbia Busta Rhymes & Linkin Parks “We Made It” Yael Naim’s “New Soul” Top 8 Mixtape/Unreleased Singles 1. Drake’s “Say What’s Real” 2. Charles Hamilton’s “Brooklyn Girls” 3. Drake’s Sooner Than Later 4. Drake’s Ransom (feat. Lil Wayne) 5. Auburn’s “She’s Happy” 6. Big Quarters “Ladies Know” 7. Gemstones “Skeletons (featuring Sarah Green) 8. Kid Cudi’s “Day & Night” |
| Posted on Jan 02, 2009 |
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Skillz is the man
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| Posted on Jan 02, 2009 |
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skillz always brings it this year is no exception
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| Posted on Jan 02, 2009 |
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love the song.
But how do ya'll leave the album that sold the most records outta ya'lls list????? That makes NO sense at all to be quite honest. I'm pretty confused wit that |
| Posted on Jan 03, 2009 |
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lmao brilliant.
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2009 |
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HAHAHAHA THIS IS THE TRUTH
WHO EVA GAVE THIS LESS THAN A 5 IS OUTTA THEIR MIND YA DIG!! |
| Posted on Jan 03, 2009 |
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Beat kills...
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2009 |
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this is sick. five stars
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 237 |
You forgot a few collabs Muzzie,
1. On top of the world - T.I ft. B.o.B & Ludacris 2. I Do it for hip-hop - Ludacris ft. Nas & Jay Z 3. Just like me - Jamie Foxx ft. T.I |
| Posted on Jan 03, 2009 |
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^All great collaborations and should've been mentioned, just don't know where to fit those three in, haha.
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2009 |
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In my opinion,
Albums: 1) Ludacris - Theater of the Mind 2) Nas - Untitled 3) T.I. - Paper Trail 4) Tech N9ne - Killer (CHECK THIS OUT) 5) Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter III 6) Ne-Yo - Year of the Gentlemen 7) Bun B - II Trill 8) Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak Songs: 1) Last of a Dying Breed - Ludacris & Lil' Wayne 2) Slideshow - T.I. & John Legend 3) Everyone Nose (Remix) - N.E.R.D., Kanye, Lupe & Pusha 4) A Milli - Lil' Wayne 5) Heartless - Kanye West 6) Hero - Nas & Keri Hilson 7) My Life - The Game & Lil' Wayne 8) If I Die II Night - Bun B & Lyfe Jennings Mixtapes: 1) Mixtape Messiah 4 - Chamillionaire 2) The Preview - Ludacris 3) The Mixtape About Nothing - Wale 4) Where's My Rhymebook? - Quest 5) Man of the Mirror - Rhymefest Newcomer: Wale Honorable Mention Albums: Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple Evolver - John Legend The Game - L.A.X. Young Jeezy - The Recession The Roots - Rising Down Common - Universal Mind Control |
| Posted on Jan 03, 2009 |
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BayouSwag45, it makes PERFECT sense. Hip hop is not about sales! Period. I dug the Lil Wayne album, but he didn't make my list over the ones I named. It's that simple.
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2009 |
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MuzzieBoi, that distorted Lupe cover is fly!
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2009 |
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TRACK IS DOPE,MUZZIE BOY I LIKE UR LIST,LAX ALBUM OF THE YEAR!!!G UNOT
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2009 |
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Ain't it? And he's right, Bayou, on every point. It was a decent release, just to me not as strong as some of the ones I mentioned.
Some other things to add.. I've decided to put Letter to the King (totally forgot about it) at #6 in my list, so everything else gets pushed down, and Magic Hour taken out. Then Green Light over Slaughterhouse and nothing moved down or up. Comeback of '08: Q-TIP Videos of '08: Paris, Tokyo, Why Me? & Karaoke (lmao) Remixes of '08: The Music Industry, Don't Touch Me (Throw Da Water On 'Em)& Game's Pain Emcee of '08: Nas Rookie of '08: Wale Takeover '09: Konvict! Eminem and Dre if they get their stuff released. Needs to die in '09: Autotune songs not from the usual. Give T-Pain his props, like this song says. Looking Forward To: The Believer! The Kanye album if it comes, Blueprint 3, Venom and 50's (just to see what he delivers this time). I was looking forward to B.O.M.B., but not as much as before. I'm not looking forward to LupEND, because I don't think Hip Hop is ready to say peace to Lupe... :::Verses of '08::: 01. America (Third Verse, Nas) 02. The Crazy (Second Verse, Wale) 03. Letter to the King (Third Verse, The Game) 04. Royal Flush (Third Verse, Andre 3000) 05. Letter to the King (Second Verse, Nas) 06. Inhale (First Verse, Common) 07. Last of a Dying Breed (Third Verse, Ludacris) 08. The Show (Third Verse, Black Thought) 09. The Show (Second Verse, Common) 10. Slaughterhouse (Third Verse, Crooked I) :::Best SINGLES of '08::: 01. Hero (Untitled) 02. My Life (L.A.X.) 03. Homecoming (Graduation) (Released in '08) 04. Rising Up (Rising Down) 05. Green Light (Evolver) 06. Paris, Tokyo (The Cool) (Released in '08) 07. Why Me? (Raw Footage) 08. I'm So Paid (Freedom) 09. Heartless (808's & Heartbreak) 10. Universal Mind Control (Universal Mind Control) Other things that didn't make my lists, but worth mentioning; Da Cameo King & If Heaven Was A Mile Away from Termanology, Mixtape Messiah 4 & 5 from Cham of course, Bar Exam 2 from Royce, The New Deal from 10Deep & Benzi and I'll just say so much more. I'm on a roll here, damn. But I'll finish it with the bars of '08... Lace the Macy's, don't have it / A hatred addict / I need faces mad with frowns, when I'm around, or I wasted fabric |
| Posted on Jan 03, 2009 |
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Honestly 3.3
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2009 |
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THESE ARE ALWAYS CLASSICS and THIS ONE IS NO DIFFERENT! Too bad Skillz other songs are WAAAAAAY too wack to carry a meaningful album. He has found his Niche and he should keep it there! Excellent work as usual!
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2009 |
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Michael Hannah - I am definitely with you for T.I. Being the BEST ALBUM of '08. It was a close finish between Luda, TI, Lil Wayne, and Nas...I really wanted to give it to Nas for his album but there is still just too many songs that I skip to say its the best all together. TI's album can be played through from start to finish, along with Ludacris' album. T.I. takes it and Lil Wayne comes in a close second to me because the impact of the album is just CRAZY and it was just a great album from a GREAT MC. Nas comes in 3rd because he actually had an EXCELLENT Message for the American People. Song of the year has to be Lollipop because it broke barriers and is like the poster-child song for the new Hip-Rock type style that is starting to emerge...
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 142 |
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so nice.....
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| Posted on Jan 04, 2009 |
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He speaks THE TRUTH... i would give it a 5 just 4 the lyrics
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| Posted on Jan 04, 2009 |
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Man I from east San Jose, CA. and that was that didnt have to be hifey cause that was tha shi....!
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| Posted on Jan 04, 2009 |
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loll bush went to iraq and almost got a-shoe-sinated
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| Posted on Jan 05, 2009 |
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The beat on this one tops 07. Skillz comes correct as usual.
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| Posted on Jan 05, 2009 |
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LUVIN DIS ONE!
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| Posted on Jan 05, 2009 |
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AHAHA! MAD LOVE, HOT!
ITS A CLASSIC |
| Posted on Jan 06, 2009 |
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Just @*#$! hot, period.
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| Posted on Jan 06, 2009 |
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dis track wuz alright
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2009 |
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went hard on this one
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| Posted on Jan 14, 2009 |
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This song is great,,,it should be #1 for sure,,,you know, I personally think NOT ALL, but MOST of the #1's that come out every week SUCK!!! I highly never listen to the #1's unless I know the artist,,,chuncky09585,,,what do u mean this is alright,,,this song is the bomb,,,it is NOW my fav. song,,,
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| Posted on Jan 15, 2009 |
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Whoever gives this song a bad rating(1-3) is gay
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| Posted on Jan 15, 2009 |
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haha amazing cant wait till the next one already
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| Posted on Jan 18, 2009 |
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damn he went real hard on this one id like to hear more shit like this stright hood realtalk
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| Posted on Jan 20, 2009 |
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