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Jan 2021
1h 11m

EP 90: Westside w/TQ

The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts
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We tap in w/ the homie, entertainer/actor TQ. We discuss his time with Cash Money records and how the labels C.E.O, Bryan "Birdman" Williams reputation of cheating the artist on the label was real. He also talks about R&B singer R-Kelly's strange ways and much more.

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