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insptred by in Griffin, Georgia, a smalt town south of Atlanta, Homebwoi has been rapping "forever"' when his brother joined the mititary I" iu"i ur" ,fi ,t" ,r'red to torment him during their rhyming sessions. prove that lni*.nr'on four-vear stint to Germany, Home6woi got motivlted. 't just kept rhymrng so I coutd working I was back' he came " time Bv the thing a comietitive became i*"iuii# ir',1" r,li.,': t" ii"gt'i. "rt nim." Havins perfected his Lyricat skitts, Homebwoi focused onthe :i';;;;;;G;ili; ina icouia outstrine for uninspired beats, he started doing his own production' i"it oOttu.r"-, ttu.xt. Tired of paying producers producer DJ imurf,_who signed him to their colipark Record. "l i*ins' iini vani ot eai iffi"i;;i; ;;;s-dih; .,Smurf fgtt tike I was so setf-contained he wouldn't expLajns. ;f;;i; il;,ii;";; my own st-uff,,,iomebwoi " featuring 8.G.. is a potential ctub i"1r"" i;r"lvii?ili,.; iilniii ,tncr". the Smurr.produced "where They At. from Southern DJs Atthough 6""Lr. f, t'ii"l, been serviced t; radio yet. bui is atready getting rave reviews Like rha <inole is a sood reoresentation ot Ho;;bwoi's party sid-e:there-'s cuts on his upcoming atbum N! Pioce nrrt of frustration. because Break' a from s;mpte used the 'Gimme ;;;,1;i;;";litiG'more meinincfut. "l got,a that l;"" u"* a"ing$rit ttuff for so long-. I atso had a son thit passed this yâ&#x201A;Źar, so I\egive !:91:3t:9 -song Lhe breaK ne Homebwoi to".lfi."iLv toiit," he says whit; some predict "where They At" witt finatty wav l'd 11""L. r."i"i .i."*inp trr6 eno resuLt. ':ai;st put it in God\ hinds " savs Homebwoi "But if I had mv -Jiih"!i,vilr,1", |.'"ariy n"ra 1,e gu.e together. t,d rike to be abre to put out records Based
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