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" Nobody else was saying what he said on air, and sometimes he pushed the envelope when he said the newest Jay Z line with a Michael Jordan highlight. But Stuart Scott was an artist. "

Freddie Gibbs

Saying

Artist

Nobody

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Dad

Listening

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Dude

Common

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Left

Most

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I Am

Independent

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Give

Just

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Freddie Gibbs

Meaning

Rapper