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My grandmother was an English teacher for a while. And she stressed to me the importance of reading, being able to articulate well.

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Kevin Gates
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: February 5
Rapper
Singer
New Orleans
Louisiana
Kevin Jerome Gilyard
Grandmother
English
Importance
Teacher
Reading
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Wells
Articulate
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