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Aug 2023
39m 51s

Our Favorite Non Rap Music Right Now

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About this episode

In today’s episode we’re speaking about some of our favorite and most played albums and songs from various genres, excluding hip hop. We brought in albums like Fred Again’s Actual Life 3, Michael Jackson’s Off The Wall and more.



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List of Songs & Albums Discussed


•Wasted Love Freestyle by Jhene Aiko

•Right Here, For Now by Bakar

•Actual Life 3 by Fred Again..

•Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

•& More

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