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When i was a kid i'd practise chopin on piano - and i love chopin! he's my dawg! then i'd go out on the stoop and blast the radio. i'm from new york, the concrete jungle. hip-hop influenced me from day one.
-Alicia Keys
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When I Was A Kid I'd Practise

Alicia Keys
When i was a kid i'd practise chopin on piano - and i love chopin! he's my dawg! then i'd go out on the stoop and blast the radio. i'm from new york, the concrete jungle. hip-hop influenced me from day one.
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