Hakeem Seriki (Chamillionaire) Quotes

I might tell a story about somebody else, but I don't sit there and do a story about somebody snitching on me selling coke because people know I didn't sell coke. So I just try to keep it real but still try to do it in a creative way.

Hakeem Seriki

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• I might tell a story about somebody else, but I don't sit there and do a story about somebody snitching on me selling coke because people know I didn't sell coke. So I just try to keep it real but still try to do it in a creative way.

  

  Hakeem Seriki
  • People
  • Story
  • Coke