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Leezy Soprano is doing it right now! He's getting props from The Seattle Times almost every time he drops a video, and he drops a lot of videos. These videos - plus his clever wordplay, cadence and all-around-coolness - have brought Leezy's buzz-up to an impressive level. I'd say Leezy's climb started when he released his last album, and continued through some dope cameos. Then he dropped the "Back To It" video, and ish just kind of got bananas. He's been on quite the roll ever since -- gaining more steam as the Y-Life Movement takes off. His new mixtape is titled Divided We Fall, and you can score it here.

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