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Speaker 1: in philanthropists he has gathered. He has garnered many awards

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Speaker 1: the Bridge Project and to shift into music with a purpose.

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Speaker 1: Please work with the money making conversation. Q Parker, what's

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Speaker 1: going on? Thank you nephew. When before we got on

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Speaker 1: You're gone off. This is not a one off and

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Speaker 1: Shifting music simply means connecting with your purpose and understanding that, uh,

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Speaker 1: I just Rashan McDonald And you're listening to Money Making Conversations,

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Speaker 1: Que Parker, Que Parker Productions, Que Parker Legacy, The Bridge

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