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Rapper Saafir Dead at 54
Saafir—the Oakland rapper born Reggie Gibson who released acclaimed albums like 1994's Boxcar Sessions and appeared in the 1993 film Menace II Society—died on Nov. 19. He was 54.
Oakland’s Saafir, a key figure in West Coast rap, dies at 54
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