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Shannon Jones) ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ 04 We Do It 5:09 ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² 05 The Streets (Feat. Bun B) 4:15 ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ 06 Mad Rapper (Interlude) 1:16 ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² 07 Shot Off (Feat. Ludacris) 5:20 ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 08 When It's On (Feat. P. Diddy) 5:06 ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ 09 Trying To Get At You (Feat. 4:18 ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² 112) ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý 10 Baby Girl (Feat. P. Diddy) 4:17 Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß 11 Get A Kit 1:47 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß 12 Forever (Feat. Lloyd) 5:00 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ 13 Look At The Grillz (Feat. T.I. 5:20 ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² & Twista) ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ 14 Living Legends (Interlude) 1:10 ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² 15 Don't Make 5:24 ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 16 Memphis City Blues 4:48 ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ 17 Gangsta 3:41 ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² 18 Confessions (Feat. Poo Bear) 4:33 ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ release notes ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 2001...these are the years that 8 Ball ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß and MJG have released albums. Pretty much ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ consecutively. Undeniably consistently. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Not many rappers can claim that they ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ are about to release their 9th album ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² in a decade, which makes 8 Ball and ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß MJG's forthcoming album, Living Legends ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ (Bad Boy Records), a rarity and the title ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² all the more fitting. ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß 8 Ball and MJG are rap giants and if the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß South were it's own country, they would be ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ national treasures. For starters, they ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² were the first rap act from Memphis to ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ go platinum and one of the first in ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² the region to attain nationwide ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß success. In their hometown of Memphis, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ TN, they have successfully accelerated ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² the pace at which rap fans breathe, ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý injecting their faces and trademark Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß style into the veins of America's ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß heartland. The magnitude of their sound is ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ so far reaching it has rocked the block ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² in cities as far North as Brooklyn, NY ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ and as far West as Compton, CA making ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² artists like Mobb Deep and DJ Quick, ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Nelly and Ludacris fans for life. In ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ fact, if you ask the average rapper or ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² the average fan, most of them will tell ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý you the same thing: The first Southern Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß rap records that captivated them and ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß changed their lives forever were 8 Ball ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ and MJG. To put it blunt, 8 Ball and MJG ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² are your favorite rap group's favorite ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ rap group. ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 8 Ball puts it this way, "The difference ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ between us and the other groups people ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² would compare us with is that those ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý groups grew up on us," Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß After signing the legends, an Executive at ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Bad Boy explained, "8 Ball and MJG are ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² to down South what Biggie was to New ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ York and what Tupac was to the West ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Coast." Indeed, Living Legends marks ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the merging of two powerhouses in the ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ industry: Bad Boy Records and 8 Ball and ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² MJG. Both highly visible, both highly ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý respected and both highly imitated in Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß their parts of the world. Living ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Legends, is simply, a landmark album. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Listening to the album you'll quickly ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ understand that there are Southern ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² anthems and then there's an 8 Ball and ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß MJG anthem. The first single, "You Don't ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Want Drama." Is one of them. It's a ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² rambunctious, throw your hands up, party ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý starter with a hook the country will Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß have memorized come springtime. No ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß matter what dance you do in your part of ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ the country, you will want to do it with ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² all your might when doing it to this ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ track. As MJG put it, "It's a get ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² crunk, get buck, elbows, shoulder to ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß shoulder, crowding the dance floor, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ pushing song...even P. Diddy got rowdy on ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² the record." 8 Ball laughs as he recalls ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý the first time Diddy heard the beat. Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß "He was dancing off some South s**t. It ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß was a sight to see." Living Legends "space ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ age 4 eva" digital flourish make the ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² songs sound otherworldly, but still ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ remains firmly planted in Southern ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² soil thanks to premier producers like ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Lil' Jon, Jazze Pha, David Banner and ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Bad Boy beat-maker Stevie J., as well as ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² guest rappers like Ludacris and UGK's ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Bun B. Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß Just as Memphis birthed the Blues, thanks ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ to the foundation that 8 Ball and MJG ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² laid, it is also the birthplace of much ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ of Southern-style hip-hop as we know ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² it today. It was 8 Ball and MJG who ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß painted the blues on hip-hop, or hip-hop ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ on the blues, and you can hear it in the ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² moody tracks like "Memphis City Blues," ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý 8 Ball's favorite song on this album. Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Struggle is the driving force in any ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß ghetto in America, and even though their ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ success has allowed them to transcend ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² this to some degree, the aggression and ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ the aggravation is still apparent in ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² their unified voice. And, although the ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß South is mostly known for its ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ hospitality, "Don't Make" is nothing ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² short of haunting, menacing even, but ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý still enjoyable and excitable. It is a Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß beast of a song with a monster track. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ The mix of 8 Ball and MJG's individual ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² voices has made their sound one of the ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ most sought-after in hip-hop. They ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² both approach rapping the same: they ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß hear the music, inhabit the mood, and ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ then construct their rhymes. MJG ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² describes it mystically, "The lyrics are ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý born from the music. We let the spirit Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß motivate the pen." as evident in "Hold ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß What You Got," where they wrote off the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Baptist gospel soul sound and flipped ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² into a song that MJG describes as ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ "pimping goes to church." ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß On their previous solo endeavors 8 Ball ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ and MJG made their individuality known. ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² MJG revealed he was the more political ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý member on his 1997 album No More Glory Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß (the album cover featured a burning ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß confederate flag). 8 Ball uncovered his ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ preference for personal, confessional ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² rhymes on his 2001 CD Almost Famous. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Through these releases and a few label ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² changes, their union remains unbroken ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß hence the album title. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² Together, 8 Ball and MJG are the ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý necessary symmetry of two eyes, two Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß arms--a unit born of the same hood. "We ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß grew up in a few blocks from each other. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ That weighs more than anything that ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² could come between us. The friendship ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ will be first," 8 Ball explains. "At ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² the end of the day if I ain't got ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß nothing in the world but my underwear I ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ know that's my friend...that's what keeps ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² us together, where we come from." ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß After the advance earlier this year, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ here's the retail version. Enjoy it. 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