Coolio
Phil Sutcliffe, Q, 1999
Coolio stands centre-stage holding a rubber johnny aloft. "How many oyou been fuckin?" he hollers. "Huh?" Two thousand of what one can only describe as Hamburgers are gathered before him. Just three plucky hands rise. He cocks his head doubtfully.
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