Above The Rim (1994) w Elizabeth Wellington

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Above The Rim (1994) w Elizabeth Wellington

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Feb 23, 2022

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The Philadelphia Inquirer's Elizabeth Wellington represents for New Yorkers everywhere, has a rare blood type of N.E. as for New Edition. Then Vincent goes Six Degrees to John Wayne and Jeff Bridges. And (00:34) we take a review of the 90s basketball crime drama Above The Rim and turn it into a worn debate about hip-hop's Nice -n- Smooth.
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Above The Rim (1994) w Elizabeth Wellington

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