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D. Watkins

RARE PHOTOS: My reading from hell | Vintage Vibes

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"Spit that gangsta s**t, D. Watkins!" Twizzle yelled at the top of his lungs from the middle of a chorus of guys who looked just like me. "Tell them about the f**king block!" 

I took a hard pause, looked out at the small group of anxious listeners gathered for this impromptu reading, and extended my hand toward Twizzle. "Lemme get that Black." 

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