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“I'm 28 years old. In my country, that's considered very young. It's almost like the youth don't matter to the up-and-ups.” quote by Burna Boy — Download Open image

“I'm 28 years old. In my country, that's considered very young. It's almost like the youth don't matter to the up-and-ups.”

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