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Obama Nation

By Lowkey (Posted Mar 29, 2010)

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Lowkey (born Kareem Dennis, 23 May 1986) is a British musician, poet, playwright, and political activist of English and Iraqi descent.  Check out Lowkey’s MySpace page: <www.myspace.com/lowkeyuk>.  For bookings, email <[email protected]>.




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