A Quote by Black Thought

I've become a functioning cog in the machine called The Roots, but in my youth I was comin' from a more braggadocious, egotistical perspective.

Black Thought

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Become Cog Egotistical Machine More Perspective Roots Youth

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Black Thought
American - Musician
Born: October 3, 1975

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