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614:Seasons
366:arabber
267:Sherrod
187:Raylene
867:Kenard
658:Police
385:Vinson
374:heroin
308:Spider
304:Kenard
258:Justin
221:boxing
190:coach
178:, and
160:drama
127:Family
1018:Other
857:Snoop
317:Snoop
283:Snoop
192:Cutty
822:Poot
696:Herc
325:Monk
275:Took
204:Omar
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