Jidenna Theodore Mobisson (Jidenna) Quotes

There are always pluses and minus to commercialization. It broadcasts something to the masses. So that's the plus. The minus is it may lose some of its meaning if you dilute it.

Jidenna Theodore Mobisson

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  Jidenna Theodore Mobisson
  • May