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Black Wall Street Associate Arrested for Money Laundering, The Game Responds to NYC Arrest
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Rapper The Game was arrested Thursday morning (November 16th) in New York City for allegedly impersonating a police officer. According to New York's WNBC, at around 10:30 p.m. last night, the rapper, whose real name is Jayceon Taylor, flagged down ...
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