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I go to Queens for queens to get the crew from Brooklyn, Make money in Manhattan and never been tooken. Go Uptown and the Bronx to boogie down, Get strong on the Island, recoup, and lay around.
Rakim
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Rakim
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: January 28
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William Michael Griffin
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