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Hip-hop has been the guiding light of my life as a musician and a music fan. It's the one common thread through all of it from the time I bought my first record probably. It's always been there.

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James Vincent McMorrow
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: January 14
Singer-Songwriter
Dublin city
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