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Art has to be, you know, trade itself, conform to the old strict guidelines set forth by how it was going to act in the future.

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Immortal Technique
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: March 31
Musician
Rapper
Singer
City of the Kings
Felipe Andres Coronel
Felipe Coronel
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Forth
Trade
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