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Four things we learned from Kanye West’s first US election campaign rally

Rapper propose $1m bonus ‘for everyone that has a baby’ and weeps over his father’s bid to abort him

by James Ashford

20 Jul 2020

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Kanye West

Rapper propose $1m bonus ‘for everyone that has a baby’ and weeps over his father’s bid to abort him

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