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Right now it feels like we're playing a role, like me and a couple of my friends, in where popular culture is going. That's a very rare thing in a person's life to be able to be a part of that. It's a responsibility I take seriously.

A-Trak

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A-Trak
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: March 30
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