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I think rap was a better move for me but football's been my love since I learned how to walk. I was gonna be a running back or quarterback. That was my life. That was it but things happen for a reason. I wouldn't trade this in for nothing.
Rakim
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Rakim
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: January 28
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