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Bucky Raw, Takun J, and Liberia’s Hipco Scene
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Bucky Raw, the self-proclaimed “Trapco Chuck Norris,” is as complicated as the country where he was born. Raised in Liberia amidst the horrific, trauma-inducing civil war of the late 80s and early 90s, Bucky Raw escaped with his family to Philadelphia at age 9. Following the template Meek Mill and so many others from the city of brotherly love perfected, Bucky Raw honed his loud, brash, technically-sound rapping ability through battles and life on the streets. In 2017, after 25 years in the Liberian neighborhoods of Southwestern Philadelphia, Bucky was arrested on domestic abuse charges against the mother of his children. The government deported him back to his native Liberia in 2018, around the same time he put out his World Billboard charts-topping album CS2.
In the year since Bucky’s return to Liberia
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Takun J was born in Monrovia, Liberia. He grew up with his mother and three siblings. His father relocated to the United States when he was four years old. He was present during Liberia's first and second civil wars, which lasted from 1989 to 2003. While growing up in the country's capital, he played soccer and partook in dancing and talent show competitions. He became passionate about music and decided to be a musician after graduating from high school. At age 17, he joined a musical group called Magnetic. The group released its first single, "We'll Spay You", in 2005. Takun J's second single, "You Meaning Me", was released a year after the release of his debut single. The success of his first two singles was relative due to the emergence of a brief civil conflict.
Takun J relocated to refugee camps in Ghana and Ivory Coast with his family. He returned to Liberia and released his full-length album titled The Time. The album was released in 2007 and was supported by the single "Policeman". The song, which is somewhat controversial
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Takun J was born in Monrovia, Liberia. He grew up with his mother and three siblings. His father relocated to the United States when he was four years old. He was present during Liberia's first and second civil wars, which lasted from 1989 to 2003. While growing up in the country's capital, he played soccer and partook in dancing and talent show competitions. He became passionate about music and decided to be a musician after graduating from high school. At age 17, he joined a musical group called Magnetic. The group released its first single, "We'll Spay You&quo… read more
Takun J was born in Monrovia, Liberia. He grew up with his mother and three siblings. His father relocated to the United States when he was four years old. He was present during Liberia… read more
Takun J was born in Monrovia, Liberia. He grew up with his mother and three siblings. His father relocated to the United States when he was four years old. He was present during Liberia's first and second civil wars, w
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