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I'm from the South, and there's a different understanding of how to chop. There's a syllable play. It's a delicate art. Your accent has a lot to do with it. If you're from a certain area, words don't roll of your tongue as slick.

Yelawolf

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Yelawolf
Age: 44
Born: 1979
Born: December 30
Rapper
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Gadsden
Alabama
Michael Wayne Atha
YelaWolf
Michael Atha
South
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Delicate
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