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I never really liked the idea of doing mixtapes but at the same time it was a big thing a lot of people were doing it and it almost got to the point where if you didn't touch the mixtape circuit it was like you didn't care.
Rakim
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Rakim
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: January 28
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