{"id":629442,"date":"2024-07-31T17:25:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T14:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/we-dont-need-a-tapped-in-president\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T17:25:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T14:25:13","slug":"we-dont-need-a-tapped-in-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/we-dont-need-a-tapped-in-president\/","title":{"rendered":"#We don\u2019t need a tapped-in president"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2eeb7f8f4a6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/we-dont-need-a-tapped-in-president\/#The_2024_presidential_rap_primary_is_almost_as_depressing_as_the_election_itself\" >The 2024 presidential rap primary is almost as depressing as the election itself.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_2024_presidential_rap_primary_is_almost_as_depressing_as_the_election_itself\"><\/span>The 2024 presidential rap primary is almost as depressing as the election itself.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262915\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2154461394_wcm5at\/donald-trump-sheff-g-and-sleepy-hallow-in-the-bronx-photo-by-steven-ferdman-gc-images.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2154461394_wcm5at\/donald-trump-sheff-g-and-sleepy-hallow-in-the-bronx-photo-by-steven-ferdman-gc-images.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2154461394_wcm5at\/donald-trump-sheff-g-and-sleepy-hallow-in-the-bronx-photo-by-steven-ferdman-gc-images.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2154461394_wcm5at\/donald-trump-sheff-g-and-sleepy-hallow-in-the-bronx-photo-by-steven-ferdman-gc-images.jpg 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960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2154461394_wcm5at\/donald-trump-sheff-g-and-sleepy-hallow-in-the-bronx-photo-by-steven-ferdman-gc-images.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2154461394_wcm5at\/donald-trump-sheff-g-and-sleepy-hallow-in-the-bronx-photo-by-steven-ferdman-gc-images.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2154461394_wcm5at\/donald-trump-sheff-g-and-sleepy-hallow-in-the-bronx-photo-by-steven-ferdman-gc-images.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"We don\u2019t need a tapped-in president\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      Donald Trump, Sheff G, and Sleepy Hallow in the Bronx. Photo by Steven Ferdman\/GC Images<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262909\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            When Kanye West revealed his support for Trump back in 2016 it was a scandal; nowadays, a r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er backing the 2024 Republican presidential nominee is barely <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>. Trump received the endorsements of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RIAt6t5HIQQ\">Lil Pump<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LilTunechi\/status\/1321941986174226432\">Lil Wayne<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.revolt.tv\/article\/2020-11-02\/66750\/kodak-black-endorses-donald-trump-for-president\">Kodak Black<\/a> during the 2020 election cycle (and gave presidential pardons to the latter two after losing), and 2024 has only been more fruitful. As Democrats make moves of their own, the tug-of-war offers a view of hip-hop\u2019s enduring place and power in American culture.<\/p>\n<p>            The Trump campaign\u2019s hip-hop outreach in recent months has pivoted to the underground, with the ex-president linking up with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rap-up.com\/2024\/06\/16\/peezy-icewear-vezzo-face-backlash-for-donald-trump-meetup\/\">Peezy and Icewear Vezzo<\/a> in Detroit and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/politics\/election\/donald-trump-ot7-quanny-rappy-philadelphia-20240624.html\">appearing with OT7 Quanny in Pennsylvania<\/a>. Those rappers may have danced around a clearcut endorsement, unlike <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-sheff-g-sleepy-hallow-south-bronx-4a8788eb6b07b9d561ce553b81d0347a\">New Yorkers Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow back in June<\/a>, but you imagine the optics of their appearances matter more to the Presidential hopeful than anything the artists might have to say. In a surreally fitting twist, these meetings have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-features\/trump-fyre-fest-rappers-1235054854\/\">been assisted by Billy McFarland of Fyre Fest infamy<\/a>, another career grifter with a history of leveraging celebrity cosigns for personal gain. One imagines a Zyn-chewing campaign staffer watching Sexyy Red on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/the-reidout\/reidout-blog\/sexyy-red-trump-theo-von-rappers-rcna119094\">Theo Von\u2019s podcast<\/a> last fall and approaching their boss with a research dossier. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262913\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left video\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sheff G, Sleepy Hallow join Donald Trump on stage at Bronx rally\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9Hb95ibHMTg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('262913');\n<\/script><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262924\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262910\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            Trump has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/donald-trumps-fall-hip-hop-grace-rap-icon\/story?id=58411276\">long been invoked by rappers<\/a> as an icon of capitalist success despite <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2016\/feb\/17\/central-park-five-donald-trump-jogger-rape-case-new-york\">his documented history of racist behavior<\/a>. But the news of his attempted assassination in mid-July kicked things into overdrive, and a potential watershed moment in history quickly turned into fodder for irreverent memes and brain-rotting videos. There were the prerequisite jokes about second shooters and CIA conspiracies, and at least three emoji-laden chain texts my friends and I forwarded to each other. Then, hip-hop began to respond.<\/p>\n<p>            Chief Keef&#8217;s clothing brand Glo Gang posted <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C9YkvIkPdck\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\">a graphic of their sun-faced mascot as Trump<\/a>, face smeared with blood and fist outstretched beneath an American flag; Gallery Provence, the artist behind album covers for Sexyy Red, Drakeo the Ruler, KP Skywalka, and plenty more, made <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C9YwEENCOh8\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\">a quick sketch of Trump extending his middle finger<\/a> as he was loaded into an ambulance. My personal favorite for sheer absurdity came from Peezy, who posted an ultra-HD photo of himself and the Republican presidential nominee with the caption &#8220;HARDBODY&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/perlucidum\/status\/1812260470243447244\">less than an hour after the shooting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>            These memes are a silly niche in the digital ground <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> of a critical, polarizing election, but they feel like a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> snapshot of just how normalized Trump has become. From Teamsters President Sean O\u2019Brien <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/07\/15\/teamsters-president-rnc-speech-trump-00168473\">speaking at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee<\/a> to the announcement that Trump would appear at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thetriibe.com\/2024\/07\/opinion-nabj-fails-to-read-the-room-with-last-minute-donald-trump-addition\/\">this year\u2019s National Association of Black Journalists Convention<\/a>, the GOP candidate has made surprising inroads courting traditional bastions of the left, despite Democrats\u2019 attempts to cast the election in existential terms. In that context, hip-hop endorsements of Trump feel less like an anomaly than an indicator of how (un)seriously more casual voters are taking this election.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262916\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left video\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"One Opportunity featuring music by Eminem | Joe Biden For President 2020\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5p3iMZBzW7M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('262916');\n<\/script><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262925\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262911\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            While it\u2019s unlikely that even the most diehard stan would base their vote off a celebrity endorsement, these cosigns can excite voters who are already fans of a politician and a musician. Candidates\u2019 efforts to appeal to younger voters have been front and center ever since MTV first launched \u201cRock The Vote,\u201d though Hillary Clinton asking Gen Z to \u201cPokemon GO to the polls\u201d brought them into the swampy domain of memes.<\/p>\n<p>            The 2020 election featured similar efforts at cultural outreach by the Biden campaign including <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/05\/22\/joe-biden-breakfast-club-interview-274490\">the President\u2019s appearance on The Breakfast Club<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2020\/11\/2\/21545771\/joe-biden-fortnite-campaign-creative-map\">a custom Fortnite map<\/a>, and an election ad soundtracked by Eminem.<\/p>\n<p>            But politicians\u2019 digital strategies have only grown more sophisticated in the years since the pandemic. In recent weeks, the Trump campaign has posted TikToks featuring \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@realdonaldtrump\/video\/7395392016563047710?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7285370563215083038\">Attitude<\/a>\u201d by Cash Cobain (likely without the artist\u2019s permission) as well as YouTube brothers Jake and Logan Paul; in one clip, Trump <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@realdonaldtrump\/video\/7396435731117280543?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7285370563215083038\">remarks<\/a>, \u201cwe\u2019re with those young people\u2026 they\u2019re smart, and we\u2019re going to take them every time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            Team Kamala has tilted more towards pop, setting TikToks to Chappell Roan tracks and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/article\/2024\/jul\/23\/kamala-harris-charli-xcx-brat\">leaning in hard<\/a> on the coveted (albeit British) Charli XCX cosign, but their social media managers can get similarly freaky with it: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kamalahq\/video\/7395345574943526190?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7285370563215083038\">this edit<\/a> soundtracked by a mashup of Chappell and white rapper du jour ian feels disconcertingly fried, the sort of brain-rotted video my friends would drop in the groupchat. The campaign\u2019s use of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/22\/entertainment\/beyonce-freedom-harris-campaign\/index.html\">\u201cFreedom\u201d by Beyonc\u00e9<\/a> is comparatively tame, predictable: focus group teflon, crowd pleasing and on-brand, nearly to the point of parody. With the election just a few short months away, this sort of populist messaging makes sense, an effort to connect and communicate with the widest swath of the electorate possible.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262914\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kamalahq\/video\/7397637089640090922\" data-video-id=\"7397637089640090922\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\">\n<section> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"@kamalahq\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kamalahq?refer=embed\">@kamalahq<\/a> what @Megan Thee Stallion <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound Kamala HQ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-Kamala-HQ-0?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound Kamala HQ<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262912\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            The Trump campaign\u2019s invocation of rappers typically comes across as opportunistic, if unnervingly hip; its perceived success in courting rappers in 2024 seems primarily the result of a strategic shift targeting burgeoning rappers alongside the high-profile celebrities <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-features\/trumps-snoop-dogg-pardon-final-hours-president-1234969914\/\">whose support Trump covets most<\/a>. By comparison, Biden and Harris\u2019s soft power maneuverings come across as more natural, spiritual successors to Barack Obama\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2008\/11\/07\/96748462\/obama-hip-hop-from-mixtapes-to-mainstream\">pop culture appeal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>            E-40 and Queen Latifah performed at rallies for Biden this spring, while VP Harris has previously done panels on gun violence and marijuana policy with Quavo and Fat Joe; since her promotion to the top of the ticket, she&#8217;s already notched social media support from Lil Nas X and Ariana Grande. And that&#8217;s before we get into the campaign outreach efforts at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/nbcblk\/biden-campaign-black-voter-outreach-georgia-detroit-rcna152731\">music festivals<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/4749077-kamala-harris-kendrick-lamar-bet-awards\/\">awards shows<\/a>. Just this week, Megan thee Stallion threw her support behind Harris, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-BrQldxWqz\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\">performing at a rally in Atlanta<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>            These cosigns have felt far more on-message than any of Trump\u2019s hip-hop linkups. Still, it\u2019s hard to say politicians name checking rappers are doing anything except pandering, no matter who Kamala <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/nbcblk\/sen-kamala-harris-drops-her-summer-spotify-playlist-n774631\">might have on her playlist<\/a>. Considering Harris\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2019\/06\/03\/kamala-harris-is-a-cop-who-wants-to-be-president\/\">tough-on-crime record as a prosecutor<\/a>, her attempts to prove she\u2019s down with rap music could ring as hollow as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/bnjy44\/dabs-for-votes-does-using-hip-hop-culture-help-candidates-win-elections\">Hillary Clinton\u2019s dab on Ellen<\/a> for a range of voters. On Tuesday night in Atlanta, Quavo came out to stump for the Vice President, citing her positions on gun reform. Harris returned the favor by saying Trump doesn\u2019t \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kurrco\/status\/1818427442593419669\">walk it like he talks it<\/a>\u201d \u2026 when it comes to border policy. The crowd roared so loud for the Migos reference you could almost forget its in service of a wildly xenophobic border policy that would have been extreme among Republicans just a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>            But if this marketing is shallow, that might just be because these candidates aren\u2019t all that deep to begin with. They\u2019re so focused on reminding voters how bad their opponents are that they\u2019ve forgotten to offer us a vision of the future. Sorely lacking for genuine political will and innovation, the 2024 presidential election has instead lapsed into a battle of vibes. Hoping to score a few extra aura points, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have \u201cplatformed\u201d hip-hop the same way TikTok dissociates and disseminates song fragments, massaging choice excerpts into pleasantly anodyne goo. If the editing team does their job right, you could even watch them with the sound off.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Vivian Medithi<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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