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I Acted Before I Sang. And I Did The Cosby Show, And Things Like That. But The Music Kind Of Came First. And It Was A Part Of My Essence. So I Knew That I Would Evolve Into This World.

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I Acted Before I

Alicia Keys

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I Acted Before I Sang. And I Did The Cosby Show, And Things Like That. But The Music Kind Of Came First. And It Was A Part Of My Essence. So I Knew That I Would Evolve Into This World.

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