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I'm always the less is more guy when it comes to a scene. So I'ma be the one who will keep it grounded. Even if I let it go off and go crazy, I'm still the voice of keeping things grounded in reality.

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Ice Cube
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: June 15
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