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Sniper

There are 7 Bands/artists called "Sniper":

1)Sniper is a French band composed of four sons of immigrants from the suburbs of Paris. The band was formed in 1997 under the name Personnalité Suspecte, but changed its name later. Many of the group's songs handle very political themes, such as the Israeli occupation of Palestine in Jeteur de pierre and a perceived injustice in the French political system in La France.

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Lupe Fiasco

Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco, is a Grammy Award-winning American hip-hop artist and producer. He first became known to the mainstream hip-hop community in 2005 when he appeared on Kanye West's album Late Registration on the track "Touch the Sky." In 2006 Lupe released his debut album, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor on Atlantic Records, and in December 2007 he released his second full length album, Lupe Fiasco's The Cool.

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Soul Khan

Soul Khan is a Brooklyn based MC by the way of Los Angeles. He's also a member of the underground rap group Brown Bag Allstars. Go to his website to download more of his music: http://soulkhan.com Click the links below for more up to date info:
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Thoth

There are 3 acts with this name:
1 - A polish Black Metal band featuring Rob Darken from Graveland and members from Ohtar and Dark Fury
2 - Thoth, a.k.a. S. K. Thoth (born Steve Kaufman) is a performance artist based in the New York area. His works center around a fictional universe called the Festad.
3 - Thoth is a dark ambient/experimental artist based in Boston who has released only one digital album to date, called Lost Hour.

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Immortal Technique

Felipe Andres Coronel (born February 19, 1978), better known by the stage name Immortal Technique, is a Peruvian rapper, and an urban activist. He was born in Lima, Peru and raised in Harlem, New York. Most of his lyrics focus on controversial issues in global politics. The views expressed in his lyrics are largely a mixture of socialist commentary on issues such as class hierarchy, poverty, religion, government and institutional racism.

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Mr. Lif

Mr. Lif (born Jeffrey Haynes) is a Boston rapper who is currently signed to New York independent label Definitive Jux. Besides his solo career, Lif is also a member of the hip hop group The Perceptionists with long-time friends and collaborators Akrobatik and DJ Fakts One. Mr. Lif grew up in the neighbourhood of Brighton in Boston, MA. For two years he attended Colgate University, dropping out after becoming enamored with the hip hop music being produced at the time.

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