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725:Gabba Man
642:No Comply
630:Door Game
559:demoscene
546:The Tribe
502:SCHEMAtic
307:Biography
193:rap metal
1404:17 April
1329:19 April
1304:19 April
1298:"Senser"
1142:, p. 551
1037:Lodestar
814:Crucible
774:Stubborn
676:Burn Out
627:Stubborn
485:Lodestar
342:Hawkwind
301:rap rock
198:nu metal
178:Rap rock
131:May 2012
90:"Senser"
1207:21 July
1027:Current
1022:Members
947:Singles
932:Echelon
905:(2013)
762:The Key
612:The Key
598:A&M
415:Passion
382:Anthrax
370:KRS-One
279:Website
237:Members
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183:rapcore
115:scholar
42:Censure
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911:Devoid
889:Arturo
771:Lizard
756:Switch
701:Asylum
688:Oyster
685:Lizard
655:Asylum
615:Switch
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171:Genres
163:Origin
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122:JSTOR
108:books
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1406:2015
1381:2014
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1239:2014
1209:2021
1178:ISBN
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522:via
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