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When you've been raised in care, rap music isn't just about guns and sexism. They're talking about real things you can hang on to, problems of identity that you have sympathy with. It's not just about the music, with rap: when I was in care, it meant a whole lot more than that.

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Samantha Morton
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: May 13
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Samantha Jane Morton
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