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Songs We Love: Bobby Sessions, 'Like Me'

The Dallas rapper examines America's racist history with an acrimonious and captivating flow.
Bobby Sessions' new single 'Like Me' traces the lineage of slavery in the U.S. to the present day.

Content advisory: This song contains explicit language.

Bobby Sessions is here to spread a message with his music, even if he loses his voice in the process. The Dallas-hailing rapper recently inked

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