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Jul 2023
1h 24m

The Geechi Gotti Episode

The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts
About this episode

We sit down with the undisputed HeavyWeight  Champion of battle rap, Compton, California's Geechi Gotti. We talk about the dues he paid to get to the top before we dip into Steele clearing up some things about last week's episode.We then discuss the economics of battle rap and some of Geechi's most memorable battles.

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