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About Def
Poet/Rememberer/Word worker born, watered & raised in South Central LA โข ๐๐๐ธ๐๐๐ถ๐๐พ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐พ๐๐ + ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ธ๐. ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฟ
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