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* Also in his "Top 10 Worst Lyrics I've Ever Heard...This Year (2017)", his takedown of Logic song "Ink Blots" feat Juicy J, where Juicy J finishes the outro of the song by telling people who show off on Instagram to [[DudeNotFunny kill themselves]] as an insult... on the same album that features one of 2017's most prominent anti-suicide songs (namely the song "1-800-273-8255") as one of its main draws. After proving Juicy J to be a {{Hypocrite}} on this point ([[ShownTheirWork using video from Juicy J's own Instagram, no less]]) and demonstrating that Juicy J was ''not'' speaking from the perspective of those Instagram users [[FanDumb as some fans have tried to claim]], he proceeds to spell it all out for Logic and Juicy J.

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* Also in his "Top 10 Worst Lyrics I've Ever Heard...This Year (2017)", his takedown of Logic song "Ink Blots" feat Juicy J, where Juicy J finishes the outro of the song by telling people who show off on Instagram to [[DudeNotFunny kill themselves]] as an insult... on the same album that features one of 2017's most prominent anti-suicide songs (namely the song "1-800-273-8255") as one of its main draws. After proving Juicy J to be a {{Hypocrite}} on this point ([[ShownTheirWork using video from Juicy J's own Instagram, no less]]) and demonstrating that Juicy J was ''not'' speaking from the perspective of those Instagram users [[FanDumb [[AlternateAesopInterpretation as some fans have tried to claim]], he proceeds to spell it all out for Logic and Juicy J.



* In his "Worst Lyrics of 2018" video, he calls out Tom [=MacDonald=] for his song "White Boy" which is filled to the brim with UnfortunateImplications. He also calls out the mainstream for ganging up on Music/{{Macklemore}} and driving him from the public sphere as punishment for his well-meaning attempts at social commentary while allowing [=MacDonald=] to spew his bile with no controversy.

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* In his "Worst Lyrics of 2018" video, he calls out Tom [=MacDonald=] for his song "White Boy" which is filled to the brim with UnfortunateImplications.Boy". He also calls out the mainstream for ganging up on Music/{{Macklemore}} and driving him from the public sphere as punishment for his well-meaning attempts at social commentary while allowing [=MacDonald=] to spew his bile with no controversy.
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* His ripping apart of B.o.B's anti-science and InsaneTrollLogic song "Flatline" in his "Worst Lyrics of 2016" video, as well as pointing out how even though people seem to generally know he's a crackpot, UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories like his can be actively ''harmful'' regardless of that fact.

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* His ripping apart of B.o.B's anti-science and InsaneTrollLogic song "Flatline" in his "Worst Lyrics of 2016" video, as well as pointing out how even though people seem to generally know he's a crackpot, UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories conspiracy theories like his can be actively ''harmful'' regardless of that fact.
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* In his "Worst Lyrics of 2019", he takes [[Music/KanyeWest Kanye West]] to task for his lackluster Christian Rap album, with his song "Closed On Sunday" (that prominently features references to Chick-Fil-A, including the title itself) being #2 on that list. However, his primary issue isn't so much with the song itself, but with Kanye West being seemingly ignorant of the fact that Chick-Fil-A has donated millions of dollars to [[HeteronormativeCrusader anti-gay rights groups]] and then [[WhatAnIdiot being confused]] when pro-LGBT organizations took issue with said song that was essentially free ad space for that company. RC even drops an uncensored PrecisionFStrike while raking Kanye over the coals for this.

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* In his "Worst Lyrics of 2019", he takes [[Music/KanyeWest Kanye West]] to task for his lackluster Christian Rap album, with his song "Closed On Sunday" (that prominently features references to Chick-Fil-A, including the title itself) being #2 on that list. However, his primary issue isn't so much with the song itself, but with Kanye West being seemingly ignorant of the fact that Chick-Fil-A has donated millions of dollars to [[HeteronormativeCrusader anti-gay rights groups]] and then [[WhatAnIdiot being confused]] confused when pro-LGBT organizations took issue with said song that was essentially free ad space for that company. RC even drops an uncensored PrecisionFStrike while raking Kanye over the coals for this.
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-->'''Rap Critic:''' But when you become a Christian rapper, and then make a song that associates you with an openly Christian company that directly poured millions of dollars into anti-gay political organizations, you figured gay people ''weren't'' going to feel some type of way about it? Did you ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] think'', man?

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-->'''Rap Critic:''' But when you become a Christian rapper, and then make a song that associates you with an openly Christian company that directly poured millions of dollars into anti-gay political organizations, you figured gay people ''weren't'' going to feel some type of way about it? Did you ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] think'', man?man?
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqhAQ9I3kSU&lc=UgxnyGBwOuw2YeWbnw54AaABAg This comment]] on the "Call Me By Your Name" review.
-->[[Music/LilNasX Lil Nas X]]: this is the best thing i’ve seen this week
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* In his "Worst Lyrics of 2019", he takes [[Music/KanyeWest Kanye West]] to task for his lackluster Christian Rap album, with his song "Chik-Fil-A" being #2 on that list. However, his primary issue isn't so much with the song itself, but with Kanye West being seemingly ignorant of the fact that Chik-Fil-A has donated millions of dollars to [[HeteronormativeCrusader anti-gay rights groups]] and then [[WhatAnIdiot being confused]] when pro-LGBT organizations took issue with said song that was essentially free ad space for that company. RC even drops an uncensored PrecisionFStrike while raking Kanye over the coals for this.

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* In his "Worst Lyrics of 2019", he takes [[Music/KanyeWest Kanye West]] to task for his lackluster Christian Rap album, with his song "Chik-Fil-A" "Closed On Sunday" (that prominently features references to Chick-Fil-A, including the title itself) being #2 on that list. However, his primary issue isn't so much with the song itself, but with Kanye West being seemingly ignorant of the fact that Chik-Fil-A Chick-Fil-A has donated millions of dollars to [[HeteronormativeCrusader anti-gay rights groups]] and then [[WhatAnIdiot being confused]] when pro-LGBT organizations took issue with said song that was essentially free ad space for that company. RC even drops an uncensored PrecisionFStrike while raking Kanye over the coals for this.
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'''Rap Critic:''' Wow, y'know, it's the fundamental misunderstanding of the situation followed by the smug self-righteousness that ''really'' drives it over the edge for me. (...) You know, I think this song does raise the problem with current conversations about race. White guys like this are so worried about being called a racist by angry minority voices, they never stop to think about why those minority voices are angry in the first place. Those statements like this end up basically saying, "[[SkewedPriorities Yeah, I know discrimination affects your lives in a myriad of ways that don't allow you to live your life to your full potential as a human being, but I think it's equally important that we should remind me that I'm a good person for not being racist!]]" Look, here's the reality of the situation: babies are being split from their parents. People are being killed by authority figures. These are things that are affecting minorities right now, and if you really cared about those people, [[ItsAllAboutMe you wouldn't be trying to make it about you in the first place]]. (...) Now, I don't know or care if this dude is racist himself, but I do know that guys like this usually end up being useful idiots who clog up the conversation [[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency just to beg you to confirm that they are, indeed, not bad people]].

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'''Rap Critic:''' Wow, y'know, it's the fundamental misunderstanding of the situation followed by the smug self-righteousness that ''really'' drives it over the edge for me. (...) You know, I think this song does raise the problem with current conversations about race. White guys like this are so worried about being called a racist by angry minority voices, they never stop to think about why those minority voices are angry in the first place. Those statements like this end up basically saying, "[[SkewedPriorities Yeah, I know discrimination affects your lives in a myriad of ways that don't allow you to live your life to your full potential as a human being, but I think it's equally important that we should remind me that I'm a good person for not being racist!]]" Look, here's the reality of the situation: babies are being split from their parents. People are being killed by authority figures. These are things that are affecting minorities right now, and if you really cared about those people, [[ItsAllAboutMe you wouldn't be trying to make it about you in the first place]]. (...) Now, I don't know or care if this dude is racist himself, but I do know that guys like this usually end up being useful idiots who clog up the conversation [[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency just to beg you to confirm that they are, indeed, not bad people]].people]].
* In his "Worst Lyrics of 2019", he takes [[Music/KanyeWest Kanye West]] to task for his lackluster Christian Rap album, with his song "Chik-Fil-A" being #2 on that list. However, his primary issue isn't so much with the song itself, but with Kanye West being seemingly ignorant of the fact that Chik-Fil-A has donated millions of dollars to [[HeteronormativeCrusader anti-gay rights groups]] and then [[WhatAnIdiot being confused]] when pro-LGBT organizations took issue with said song that was essentially free ad space for that company. RC even drops an uncensored PrecisionFStrike while raking Kanye over the coals for this.
-->'''Rap Critic:''' But when you become a Christian rapper, and then make a song that associates you with an openly Christian company that directly poured millions of dollars into anti-gay political organizations, you figured gay people ''weren't'' going to feel some type of way about it? Did you ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] think'', man?

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** On a similar note, he also explains why he doubts the relationship between Kanye West and Kim Kardashian is genuine (in spite of a moment of factual incorrection regarding the sport Kris Humphries (Kim's ex-husband) plays), and calls out a lyric in an Ace Hood song which declares that [[InsaneTrollLogic talking with a woman after sex implies homosexuality]].

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** On a similar note, he also explains why he doubts the relationship between Kanye West and Kim Kardashian is genuine (in spite of a moment of factual incorrection error regarding the sport Kris Humphries (Kim's ex-husband) plays), and plays.)
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calls out a lyric in an Ace Hood song which declares that [[InsaneTrollLogic talking with a woman after sex implies homosexuality]].



-->'''Rap Critic:''' Gotta ask you a question, America: Are you happy you scared off Macklemore? Are you happy that your radio stations are no longer being bothered by well-meaning white guy who actively wanted his white fans to be more aware of the racial and homophobic discrimination still rampant in this country? Because, I mean, if you didn't want ''that'', America has an abundant supply of angry white guys who ''have no idea'' what's going on in the political world, but would ''really'' like to give you their opinion on it.\\

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-->'''Rap Critic:''' Gotta ask you a question, America: Are you happy you scared off Macklemore? Are you happy that your radio stations are no longer being bothered by this well-meaning white guy who actively wanted his white fans to be more aware of the racial and homophobic discrimination still rampant in this country? Because, I mean, if you didn't want ''that'', America has an abundant supply of angry white guys who ''have no idea'' what's going on in the political world, but would ''really'' like to give you their opinion on it.\\

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** On a similar note, he also explains why he doubts the relationship between Kanye West and Kim Kardashian is genuine (in spite of a moment of factual incorrection regarding the sport Kris Humphries (Kim's ex-husband) plays), and calls out a lyric in a song which declares that [[InsaneTrollLogic talking with a woman after sex implies homosexuality]].
* His rap imagining what happened if Black Rob's "Whoa" continued beyond the "finger in the asshole" line, especially the last line during his "Top 5 Worst Lyrics I've Ever Heard... This Month - March 2013" video.
* Calling Will.i.am a shameless whore for putting a hashtag in the title of '#thatpower' to try getting it trending on Twitter, despite the fact that the song has nothing to do with Twitter whatsoever.

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** On a similar note, he also explains why he doubts the relationship between Kanye West and Kim Kardashian is genuine (in spite of a moment of factual incorrection regarding the sport Kris Humphries (Kim's ex-husband) plays), and calls out a lyric in a an Ace Hood song which declares that [[InsaneTrollLogic talking with a woman after sex implies homosexuality]].
* His rap imagining what happened if Black Rob's "Whoa" continued beyond the "finger in the asshole" line, especially the last line during his "Top 5 Worst Lyrics I've Ever Heard... This Month - March 2013" video.
video. It's infinitely more interesting and layered than the bog-standard BoastfulRap Black Rob actually gives us.
* Calling Will.i.am a shameless whore for [[EngineeredHashtag putting a hashtag in the title of '#thatpower' to try getting it trending on Twitter, despite the fact that the song has nothing to do with Twitter whatsoever.whatsoever]].



* From his "Top 10 Worst Lyrics I've Ever Heard...This Year (2013)" review: Calling out RickRoss for a line in "U.O.E.N.O." in which Ross casually mentions putting Molly in a girls champagne and raping her. Ross even had the gall to say that people were misunderstanding his lyric and saying that it had nothing to do with rape, to which the Rap Critic knows he had no care to what he said or the problems behind it at all.

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* From his "Top 10 Worst Lyrics I've Ever Heard...This Year (2013)" review: Calling out RickRoss Music/RickRoss for a line in "U.O.E.N.O." in which Ross casually mentions putting Molly in a girls champagne and raping her. Ross even had the gall to say that people were misunderstanding his lyric and saying that it had nothing to do with rape, to which the Rap Critic knows he had no care to what he said or the problems behind it at all.


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-->'''Rap Critic:''' Now, I put this song as #1 on my “Worst of 2016” list for a reason: this isn’t just bad. It’s malignant. I think it’s good that this got attention because, for the longest time, this stuff has gotten pushed to the margins because of how ridiculous it was. That said, I think it needs to get exposed because the people who believe in it were already gonna believe in it, so it’s important to point out how wrong and how silly it is at every chance we can get! For other people who might be teetering on the edge of maybe accepting it… no. Don’t consider this for a second! This is fucking stupid. The reason why this is particularly harmful is because baseless fantasy conspiracies like this take time and attention away from actual government tyranny that goes underreported by a corporate-driven news media. Now, everyone that seeks to expose government corruption that has actually happened — like COINTELPRO or overlooking the poisoning of our water with fracking and lead pipes… well, they’ll instantly get lumped in with these ridiculous fairy tales, and some people won’t take it seriously just because of that!
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* In his "Worst Lyrics of 2018" video, he calls out Tom [=McDonald=] for his song "White Boy" which is filled to the brim with UnfortunateImplications. He also calls out the mainstream for ganging up on Music/{{Macklemore}} and driving him from the public sphere as punishment for his well-meaning attempts at social commentary while allowing [=McDonald=] to spew his bile with no controversy.

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* In his "Worst Lyrics of 2018" video, he calls out Tom [=McDonald=] [=MacDonald=] for his song "White Boy" which is filled to the brim with UnfortunateImplications. He also calls out the mainstream for ganging up on Music/{{Macklemore}} and driving him from the public sphere as punishment for his well-meaning attempts at social commentary while allowing [=McDonald=] [=MacDonald=] to spew his bile with no controversy.



'''Tom [=McDonald=]:''' [[{{Wangst}} I cannot feel guilty for shit that I didn't do / but I can understand why you think that I should]]\\

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'''Tom [=McDonald=]:''' [=MacDonald=]:''' [[{{Wangst}} I cannot feel guilty for shit that I didn't do / but I can understand why you think that I should]]\\
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--> '''Rap Critic''': "And you know what type of people like to pretend that they're doing better than they actually are?" (''[[TranquilFury through gritted teeth]]'') "People who might be ''depressed'', and maybe have ''suicidal tendencies,'' you ''assholes''."

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--> '''Rap Critic''': "And you know what type of people like to pretend that they're doing better than they actually are?" (''[[TranquilFury through gritted teeth]]'') "People who might be ''depressed'', and maybe have ''suicidal tendencies,'' you ''assholes''.""
* In his "Worst Lyrics of 2018" video, he calls out Tom [=McDonald=] for his song "White Boy" which is filled to the brim with UnfortunateImplications. He also calls out the mainstream for ganging up on Music/{{Macklemore}} and driving him from the public sphere as punishment for his well-meaning attempts at social commentary while allowing [=McDonald=] to spew his bile with no controversy.
-->'''Rap Critic:''' Gotta ask you a question, America: Are you happy you scared off Macklemore? Are you happy that your radio stations are no longer being bothered by well-meaning white guy who actively wanted his white fans to be more aware of the racial and homophobic discrimination still rampant in this country? Because, I mean, if you didn't want ''that'', America has an abundant supply of angry white guys who ''have no idea'' what's going on in the political world, but would ''really'' like to give you their opinion on it.\\
'''Tom [=McDonald=]:''' [[{{Wangst}} I cannot feel guilty for shit that I didn't do / but I can understand why you think that I should]]\\
'''Rap Critic:''' Wow, y'know, it's the fundamental misunderstanding of the situation followed by the smug self-righteousness that ''really'' drives it over the edge for me. (...) You know, I think this song does raise the problem with current conversations about race. White guys like this are so worried about being called a racist by angry minority voices, they never stop to think about why those minority voices are angry in the first place. Those statements like this end up basically saying, "[[SkewedPriorities Yeah, I know discrimination affects your lives in a myriad of ways that don't allow you to live your life to your full potential as a human being, but I think it's equally important that we should remind me that I'm a good person for not being racist!]]" Look, here's the reality of the situation: babies are being split from their parents. People are being killed by authority figures. These are things that are affecting minorities right now, and if you really cared about those people, [[ItsAllAboutMe you wouldn't be trying to make it about you in the first place]]. (...) Now, I don't know or care if this dude is racist himself, but I do know that guys like this usually end up being useful idiots who clog up the conversation [[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency just to beg you to confirm that they are, indeed, not bad people]].
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--> '''Rap Critic''': "And you know what type of people like to pretend that they're doing better than they actually are?" (''[[TranquilFury through gritted teeth]]'') "People who might be ''depressed'', and might have ''suicidal tendencies,'' you ''assholes''."

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--> '''Rap Critic''': "And you know what type of people like to pretend that they're doing better than they actually are?" (''[[TranquilFury through gritted teeth]]'') "People who might be ''depressed'', and might maybe have ''suicidal tendencies,'' you ''assholes''."
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* Reviewing "Dilemma" by Music/Nelly, one of his favorite songs of the 2000s and analyzing it without the nostalgia goggles.

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* Reviewing "Dilemma" by Music/Nelly, Music/{{Nelly}}, one of his favorite songs of the 2000s and analyzing it without the nostalgia goggles.
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* Reviewing "Dilemma" by Nelly, one of his favorite songs of the 2000s and analyzing it without the nostalgia goggles.

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* Reviewing "Dilemma" by Nelly, Music/Nelly, one of his favorite songs of the 2000s and analyzing it without the nostalgia goggles.
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* Also in his "Top 10 Worst Lyrics I've Ever Heard...This Year (2017)", his takedown of Logic song "Ink Blots" feat Juicy J, where Juicy J finishes the outro of the song by telling people who show off on Instagram to [[DudeNotFunny kill themselves]] as an insult... on the same album that features one of 2017's most prominent anti-suicide songs (namely the song "1-800-273-8255") as one of its main draws. After proving Juicy J to be a {{Hypocrite}} on this point ([[ShownTheirWork using video from Juicy J's own Instagram, no less]]) and demonstrating that Juicy J was ''not'' speaking from the perspective of those Instagram users [[FanDumb as some fans have tried to claim]] , he proceeds to spell it all out for Logic and Juicy J.
--> '''Rap Critic''': "And you know what type of people like to pretend that they're doing better than they actually are?" (''[[TranquilFury through gritted teeth]]'') People who might be ''depressed'', and might have ''suicidal tendencies,'' you ''assholes''."

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* Also in his "Top 10 Worst Lyrics I've Ever Heard...This Year (2017)", his takedown of Logic song "Ink Blots" feat Juicy J, where Juicy J finishes the outro of the song by telling people who show off on Instagram to [[DudeNotFunny kill themselves]] as an insult... on the same album that features one of 2017's most prominent anti-suicide songs (namely the song "1-800-273-8255") as one of its main draws. After proving Juicy J to be a {{Hypocrite}} on this point ([[ShownTheirWork using video from Juicy J's own Instagram, no less]]) and demonstrating that Juicy J was ''not'' speaking from the perspective of those Instagram users [[FanDumb as some fans have tried to claim]] , claim]], he proceeds to spell it all out for Logic and Juicy J.
--> '''Rap Critic''': "And you know what type of people like to pretend that they're doing better than they actually are?" (''[[TranquilFury through gritted teeth]]'') People "People who might be ''depressed'', and might have ''suicidal tendencies,'' you ''assholes''."
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* Also in his "Top 10 Worst Lyrics I've Ever Heard...This Year (2017)", his takedown of Logic song "Ink Blots" feat Juicy J, where Juicy J finishes the outro of the song by telling people who show off on Instagram to [[DudeNotFunny kill themselves]] as an insult... on the same album that features one of 2017's most prominent anti-suicide songs (namely the song "1-800-273-8255") as one of its main draws. After proving Juicy J to be a {{Hypocrite}} on this point ([[ShownTheirWork using video from Juicy J's own Instagram, no less]]) and demonstrating that Juicy J was ''not'' speaking from the perspective of those Instagram users [[FanDumb as some fans have tried to claim]] and , he proceeds to spell it all out for Logic and Juicy J.

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* Also in his "Top 10 Worst Lyrics I've Ever Heard...This Year (2017)", his takedown of Logic song "Ink Blots" feat Juicy J, where Juicy J finishes the outro of the song by telling people who show off on Instagram to [[DudeNotFunny kill themselves]] as an insult... on the same album that features one of 2017's most prominent anti-suicide songs (namely the song "1-800-273-8255") as one of its main draws. After proving Juicy J to be a {{Hypocrite}} on this point ([[ShownTheirWork using video from Juicy J's own Instagram, no less]]) and demonstrating that Juicy J was ''not'' speaking from the perspective of those Instagram users [[FanDumb as some fans have tried to claim]] and , he proceeds to spell it all out for Logic and Juicy J.

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