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#tgif edition – @skopemag news for august 9, 2019 @ noon est

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@skopemag news for august 8, 2019 @ 3 pm est

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@skopemag news for august 8, 2019 @ 11 am est

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@skopemag news for august 8, 2019 @ 8:30 am est

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@skopemag news for august 7, 2019 @ 1:30 pm est

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@skopemag news for august 7, 2019 @ 9:30 am est

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@skopemag news for august 6, 2019 @ 2:30 pm est

E-40 Scores 19th Top 10 Album on Billboard’s Rap Sales Chart with Practice Makes Paper Says E-40, “I’ve been in a friendly competition with my brother Tech N9ne for years about us being neck and neck for having the most Top 10-selling rap albums on the Billboard charts. Some years I’m ahead and other years,…

@skopemag news for august 6, 2019 @ 12:30 pm est

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@skopemag news for august 6, 2019 @ 11 am est

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@skopemag news for august 6, 2019 @ 9 am est

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@skopemag news for august 5, 2019 @ 12:30 pm est

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@skopemag news for august 5, 2019 @ 11 am est

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@skopemag news for august 5, 2019 @ 9 am est

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#weekend edition – @skopemag news for august 4, 2019 @ 5:30 pm est

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#weekend edition – @skopemag news for august 4, 2019 @ 4:30 pm est

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#weekend edition – @skopemag news for august 4, 2019 @ 8 am est

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#weekend edition – @skopemag news for august 3, 2019 @ 5 pm est

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#weekend edition – @skopemag news for august 3, 2019 @ 11:30 am est

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#weekend edition – @skopemag news for august 3, 2019 @ 8 am est

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#weekend edition – @skopemag news for august 3, 2019 @ 7:00 am est

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#tgif edition – @skopemag news for august 2, 2019 @ noon est

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#tgif edition – @skopemag news for august 2, 2019 @ 8:30 am est

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#tgif edition – @skopemag news for august 2, 2019 @ 5:30 am est

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@skopemag news for august 1, 2019 @ 1:30 pm est

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@skopemag news for august 1, 2019 @ 11:30 am est

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@skopemag news for august 1, 2019 @ 10:30 am est

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@skopemag news for august 1, 2019 @ 9 am est

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@skopemag news for july 31, 2019 @ 1 pm est

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@skopemag news for july 31, 2019 @ 11 am est

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@skopemag news for july 31, 2019 @ 10 am est

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@skopemag news for july 31, 2019 @ 9:15 am est

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@skopemag news for july 30, 2019 @ 12:30 pm est

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@skopemag news for july 30, 2019 @ 11 am est

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@skopemag news for july 30, 2019 @ 9:30 am est

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@skopemag news for july 30, 2019 @ 8:30 am est

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@skopemag news for july 29, 2019 @ 4:15 pm est

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@skopemag news for july 29, 2019 @ 1 pm est

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#weekend edition – @skopemag news for july 28, 2019 @ 3:30 pm est

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#weekend edition – @skopemag news for july 28, 2019 @ 6:30 am est

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