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- Iman Shumpert. 43 minutes ago
- RT @siddhmi: Wow! Looking forward to this collab MT @robertglasper off to Brussels 2mrw for the week to produce @SeunKuti's record! This go… 52 minutes ago
- BTW, Indiana Pacers' Lance Stephenson has a younger brother called Lantz. #NBA 1 hour ago
- RT @jeremyweate: Thanks to @AfricasaCountry I now know about coregasms. nplusonemag.com/what-do-you-de… 1 hour ago
- @jeremyweate cc @embot 1 hour ago
- RT @jeremyweate: @AfricasaCountry @siddhmi @toluogunlesi Along the lines of the Ikoyi Blindness/Expensive Shit axis... 1 hour ago
- @jeremyweate @siddhmi @toluogunlesi ... and that description of Lagos. Lord. 2 hours ago
- RT @jeremyweate: @AfricasaCountry @siddhmi @ToluOgunlesi An ode to Femi Otedola, diesel baron. 2 hours ago
- #Musicbreak Freedom (featuring @therealstylesp): "Million Miles" youtube.com/watch?v=hoUK_V…... fb.me/2U9sIsuko 2 hours ago
- RT @CorinneBRae: @AfricasaCountry i will do!! 3 hours ago
