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Vinyl one vinyl set, simply the original lp remastered with the new artwork although it does come with a download code for the contents of the cd set. It lasted four years and issues and distinguished itself based on its irreverence and defiant attitude, eventually adopting the tagline, the arrogant voice of musical truth. The song, released via itunes on august 9, 2011, is the first single from his eleventh studio album life is good. Yet even if illmatic marks the beginning of a shift away from native tonguesinspired alternative rap, its strongly rooted in that sensibility.
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