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Sampling is kind of prehistoric, given the technology and the textures you can create.

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Macklemore
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: June 19
Actor
Composer
Dancer
Rapper
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Seattle
Washington
Ben Haggerty
Sampling
Prehistoric
Texture
Technology
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Textures

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