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>Weird framing as a “rap crew.”

Studio time is expensive. Puffy, 50cent, Jay-Z all used drug profits to kickstart their music careers.

I'm not sure it would've been mentioned quite so often if these guys had also been a barbershop quartet in their spare time.

They each talk extensively about it themselves. It’s not others belittling their careers.

> When I was talking Instagram, last thing you wanted was your picture snapped.