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Combating the Dry Season

Jackson Free Press | February 29, 2008

Labels like to flood the market during Christmas season, drying out their musical resources for the beginning of the next year. Luckily for hip-hop, though, we can combat this dry season by hitting street corners and the Internet for mixtapes.

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