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Oct 2023
1h 8m

Gangster Rap Made Me Do It

The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts
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As we get closer to our top 50 Gangster rap albums of all time with journalist Soren Baker MC Eiht breaks down why Rap music isn't selling and why artist have went to using publicity stunts to sell records. We also talk briefly on the Birdman vs Gillie situation.

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