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Speaker 1: Frankie Face on, Well, alright, alright, if he gonna get

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Speaker 1: of talking about me? No, sir, No, no, sir. Ree brother,

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Speaker 1: I had to tell people, man, when they come on

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Speaker 1: You know you've got good friends of my like Vonda,

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