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in 2009. His older brother, Karlos, who is currently imprisoned, was an aspiring rapper under the name Mr Sicc, and a member of an Ĺtara gang called Bad
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top-40 album charts on 10 September, and won Urban Album of the Year honors at the 2008 MÄori Music Awards. However, he came under controversy in
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