Elgin Baylor Lumpkin (Ginuwine) Quotes

I was trying to find my way into the music business still, but I didn't want to portray something that I wasn't. I really wanted to be just me.

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• I was trying to find my way into the music business still, but I didn't want to portray something that I wasn't. I really wanted to be just me.

  

  Elgin Baylor Lumpkin
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  • Way