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I'm writing from a place of – a center of authenticity, somewhere that only I know how to write from.

Authenticity Center Know Only Place Writing

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Somalis really are very musically sophisticated, and they're about their own thing.

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I faced quite a few challenging times, and in front of those, I was more positive than some people not facing those conditions. I'm actually of the belief now that it is that struggle that offers you that open-hearted hope.

My question about my art and my music has always been, 'Am I good, or am I good because?' I'm not the artist who wants to have the 'because' attached.

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