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I'm one dude and when I make my bed I lay in it but don't stereotype me. Never sold a crumb to this day and I don't do nothing on the side.

Rakim

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Rakim
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: January 28
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New York City
New York
William Michael Griffin
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It's been a long time...I shouldn't have left you Without a strong rhyme to step to.
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Timeless, so age don't count in the booth When your flow stay submerged in the fountain of youth
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Do what you do don't let the label tell you to do something else.
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