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	<title>BallerStatus.com &#187; Ja Rule</title>
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		<title>Ja Rule: Real Life Fantasy (Music Video)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ja Rule is returning in the music scene with the anticipated follow-up album Pain is Love 2, set to drop later this month. Despite his current incarceration, he continues the push for the project. In support of the upcoming LP, Ja unleashes a music video for his new single, "Real Life Fantasy." In the Hype [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule Finishes GED From Behind Bars</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Ja Rule sits behind bars, serving a two-year prison sentence on weapons and tax evasion charges, he's making the best of his time. According to the New York Daily News, the 36-year-old rapper was inspired by fellow inmate Dennis Kozlowski, a former Tyco CEO who is serving up to 25 years for embezzlement, to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule Explains Why His Gun Charge Led To A Steeper Sentence Than Lil Wayne&#039;s</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2012/01/17/ja-rule-explains-why-his-gun-charge-led-to-a-steeper-sentence-than-lil-waynes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ja Rule is currently behind bars, serving two years on a 2007 gun charge; and recently called into VladTV where he discussed his sentence in comparison to Lil Wayne's who was busted in NYC the same night as Ja Rule. In the interview, Ja discussed his charges, which led to a two-year prison term. Weezy, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule: Never Had Time (Music Video)</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/12/27/ja-rule-never-had-time-music-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ja Rule is currently behind bars, serving time for a past gun charge. But, before he began serving his sentence the rapper put in a lot of work to make sure material would be released in his absence. His latest work comes in the form of a brand new music video for a single called [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule Details First Days Of Incarceration, Breaking The Cycle In New Journal Entry</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/12/06/ja-rule-details-first-days-of-incarceration-breaking-the-cycle-in-new-journal-entry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ja Rule has been behind bars since early June, when he began serving a two-year prison term for a previous weapons charge. Since then, he's been keeping his name out there, via new music and most recently, his newly introduced prison journal entries. In the first, released before Thanksgiving, Ja talked about a suicide attempt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule Releases Journal Entries From Prison, Talks Suicide Attempt From Cellmate In First Entry</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/11/23/ja-rule-releases-journal-entries-from-prison-talks-suicide-attempt-from-cellmate-in-first-entry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's been five months since Ja Rule turned himself into authorities to begin serving a two-year prison term, for a 2007 gun charge, but he remains busy from behind bars. The rapper is apparently keep a journal, and plans to share entries on a monthly basis, according to his camp; and this is the first. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule: Spun A Web (Music Video)</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/10/11/ja-rule-spun-a-web-music-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ja Rule may back serving time behind bars, but he left behind music and other works to keep fans held over until his return. The latest is a music video for his new track, "Spun A Web."  The BLKDMNDS-directed clip begins with the rapper riding into the desert in a  drop-top Rolls-Royce, as he reflects on the ups and downs of success. While he remains a prisoner to it, Ja peaked a long time ago. He's no longer greeted by bright lights and crowds of fans. But, despite that, he feels he's in a better place than ever before. On the track/video, Ja Rule gets it all off his chest...]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule&#039;s Album, &#039;Pain Is Love 2,&#039; To Drop In October</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/04/ja-rules-album-pain-is-love-2-to-drop-in-october/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 07:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite being incarcerated, Ja Rule's music career continues without him, thanks to the hard work he put in before he began serving his sentence. His next project set to drop is <i>Pain is Love 2</i>, the sequel to his 2001 album of the same title, which eventually went six times platinum and boasted numerous hit singles. The forthcoming album, now due out in October, was originally intended for release on June 7th, the day before he began serving a two-year bid for weapons possession. But, in the weeks leading up to the album's release...]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule Sentenced To Two Years For Failing To Pay Taxes</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/07/18/ja-rule-sentenced-to-two-years-for-failing-to-pay-taxes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Incarcerated rapper Ja Rule was in court on Monday (July 18) for sentencing in a tax evasion case. According to the <i>Associated Press</i>, the rapper (real name: Jeffrey Atkins) received to more than two years in federal prison for failing to file income tax returns. He blamed a combination of youthful inexperience, bad advice, and an inability to manage fame and fortune for his financial troubles. "I, in no way, attempted to deceive the government or do anything illegal," Ja Rule said minutes before being sentenced in New Jersey federal court..]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule Turns Himself In To Begin Serving Two-Year Prison Term</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/06/08/ja-rule-turns-himself-in-to-begin-serving-two-year-prison-term/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's official, rapper Ja Rule is behind bars. The rapper (real name: Jeffrey Atkins) turned himself into authorities at a New York courthouse on Wednesday (June 8) to begin serving a two-year prison term. Longtime producer, Seven, told TMZ that Ja spent his last moments of freedom with some private time with his wife, close friends, and family members, right before he was taken behind closed doors. The last thing he said to everyone was...]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule Planning World Tour Immediately Following Prison Release</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/05/19/ja-rule-planning-world-tour-immediately-following-prison-release/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 19:47:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although Ja Rule is yet to begin serving his two-year prison term, which is expected in June, he's already planning his course of action following his release. Before he goes in, the rapper will be dropping a brand new album, recently announced as <i>P.ain I.s L.ove 2</i>, a sequel to 2001's triple platinum <i>Pain Is Love</i>, followed by <i>The Renaissance Project</i>, which has yet to receive a release date. Ja revealed to Rap-Up.com this week that...]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule Responds To Prodigy&#039;s Claims He &amp; Irv Gotti Were Robbed</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/05/02/ja-rule-responds-to-prodigys-claims-he-irv-gotti-were-robbed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 08:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since Mobb Deep's Prodigy was released from prison, and dropped his new autobiographical book, <i>My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy</i>, there's been some things that's caused a little controversy. First, there was an issue with N.O.R.E. over a past situation where P says his crew jumped the rapper. Now, if you haven't read the book yet, a recent excerpt reveals that Prodigy claims that Ja Rule and Irv Gotti got robbed...]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule Pleads Guilty Of $3 Million Tax Evasion</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/03/22/ja-rule-pleads-guilty-of-3-million-tax-evasion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ja Rule has been long-removed from the spotlight he enjoyed in the early 2000s as one of the top-selling rap acts, but in recent months, he's been making headlines ... for his legal problems, rather than his music. After dealing with his 2007 gun charge, in which he received a two-year prison term he's yet to begin serving, the rapper is now facing more time for tax evasion charges that were recently revealed...]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule To Drop New Album A Day Before Going To Prison</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/03/14/ja-rule-to-drop-new-album-a-day-before-going-to-prison/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So... Ja Rule's sentencing in his gun chase is delayed until June, and that's when he plans to drop his next album, <i>The Renaissance Project</i>. The rapper made the announcement with a Twitter update (@RuleYork) over the weekend, simply writing: "Breaking news.........<i>RENAISSANCE PROJECT</i> JUNE 7th!!! ..." The album will be Ja's seventh, and will be released through his own label, Mpire Music...]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule&#039;s Prison Sentence Delayed Until June</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/03/09/ja-rules-prison-sentenced-delayed-until-june/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After being handed down a two-year prison sentence in December 2010, things in Ja Rule's gun case have been delayed ... and now it looks like the rapper will only have a few more months of freedom, with June being the end of the countdown. A judge has marked June 8th as the first day of his two-year jail term, according to reports, so the rapper could settle a federal tax issue. Ja Rule (real name: Jeffrey Atkins) will also use the time to finish...]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule&#039;s Gun Case Sentencing Delayed Until March</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/02/10/ja-rules-gun-case-sentencing-delayed-until-march/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ja Rule was handed down a two-year prison term in December 2010, stemming from a July 2007 gun bust, as part of a plea bargain lessening his sentence. He was scheduled to be sentenced this week, but things were delay, said reports. According to the <i>Associated Press</i>, prosecutors said Wednesday (February 9) that changes were needed in a pre-sentencing report the rapper (real name: Jeffrey Atkins), and they couldn't be completed in time...]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule Speaks On His Movie Career, Mpire Label &amp; New Album</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/01/06/ja-rule-speaks-on-his-movie-career-mpire-label-new-album/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 06:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a clip from Mikey T The Movie Star, off his upcoming "Movie Star Status" series of DVDs, Ja Rule checks in from Murder Inc. Studios to discuss several things going on in his career. This was before his recent court hearing, where he was sentenced to two years in prison. Filmed in late 2010, Rule talks about his artists on Mpire, as well as his future in film, detailing a few new films he coming down the pipe...]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule Says New Album Will Drop Before Beginning Prison Term</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/01/04/ja-rule-says-new-album-will-drop-before-beginning-prison-term/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 06:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ja Rule may be going away somtime following a February hearing, after being sentenced to two years in prison for a 2007 gun charge, but he's making sure he gets some music out before then. The rapper revealed in a Twitter update that he'll be dropping his first new album, since 2009's <i>The Mirror</i>, which he leaked for free, before he is incarcerated. "Damn some of u act like 18 months is forever... It ain't Hard to tell who the snitches are!!!" Ja Rule wrote...]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule Sentenced To Two Years For 2007 Gun Bust, 50 Cent Pokes Fun At Rapper</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/12/13/ja-rule-sentenced-to-two-years-for-2007-gun-bust-50-cent-pokes-fun-at-rapper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ja Rule is set to serve two years in prison for a July 2007 gun bust, when both he and Lil Wayne were arrested in separate incidents in New York on the same night. The 34-year-old rapper (real name: Jeffrey Atkins) appeared in Manhattan Supreme Court on Monday morning (December 13), where he pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon, a class D felony in the second degree. It was part of a plea deal...]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule Talks About Fans&#039; Change Of Heart, Still Making Music &amp; Possible Jail Time</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/08/17/ja-rule-talks-about-fans-change-of-heart-still-making-music-possible-jail-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/08/17/ja-rule-talks-about-fans-change-of-heart-still-making-music-possible-jail-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's been nearly six years since Ja Rule has seen any type of success in the music biz, following his highly publicized beef with 50 Cent. Many have contributed the beef to his fall from grace, and it seems plausible, but was it really? Rule doesn't exactly think so. The rapper recently caught up with Vibe.com to reflect on his rise and fall, and rebirth in the music biz...]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule Trial Date Set For Gun Charge From 2007</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/06/10/ja-rule-trial-date-set-for-gun-charge-from-2007/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/06/10/ja-rule-trial-date-set-for-gun-charge-from-2007/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rapper Ja Rule is set to head to court this summer to finally face a gun charge dating back to 2007, the same night Lil Wayne caught his gun charge that he's currently serving a one year sentence for. According to the <i>Associated Press</i>, the rapper (real name: Jeffrey Atkins) is scheduled to go to trial on August 19 for criminal possession of a weapon from three years ago...]]></description>
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		<title>Gun, Weed To Remain As Evidence In Ja Rule&#039;s New York Gun Case</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/01/20/gun-weed-to-remain-as-evidence-in-ja-rules-new-york-gun-case/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/01/20/gun-weed-to-remain-as-evidence-in-ja-rules-new-york-gun-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ja Rule lost a bid to keep a loaded gun found in his vehicle from being used as evidence in his New York gun case this week. A Manhattan judge said "no" to his legal team's argument that the gun was found during an unjustified police stop...]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule Says 50 Cent Is &#039;Doing His Best Ja Rule Impression&#039; -- Reveals Venni Vetti Vecci 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/09/22/ja-rule-says-50-cent-is-doing-his-best-ja-rule-impression-reveals-venni-vetti-vecci-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/09/22/ja-rule-says-50-cent-is-doing-his-best-ja-rule-impression-reveals-venni-vetti-vecci-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Years after his very public beef with 50, Ja is still making music. However, while reflecting on the feud, he can't help but notice how similar the rapper's music has become to his musical peak. According to Ja, 50 Cent is "doing his best Ja Rule impression."]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule Scares Australian Motorists By Driving On Wrong Side Of The Road</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/08/28/ja-rule-scares-australian-motorists-by-driving-on-wrong-side-of-the-road/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/08/28/ja-rule-scares-australian-motorists-by-driving-on-wrong-side-of-the-road/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ja Rule scared the shhh... outta motorists in Sydney, Australia on Thursday (August 27), when he drove through the city on the wrong side of the road.]]></description>
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		<title>Ja Rule: Life After Beef</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2007/12/05/ja-rule-life-after-beef/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2007/12/05/ja-rule-life-after-beef/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last time Ja Rule was buzzworthy was during the times of the infamous G-Unit-Murder Inc. beef. But the Rule is back, and in fact, says that he has always been here, but just patiently waiting for the right time to re-emerge in the world of hip-hop. Although many speculated that since the annihilation of [...]]]></description>
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