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That strong mother doesn't tell her cub, Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, Toughen up, this is reality we are living in.

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Lauryn Hill
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: May 26
Actor
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Lauryn Noelle Hill
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