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Dave Burd as a fictionalized version of himself in the second season of "Dave."
Posted inTV & Film

In season 2 of ‘Dave,’ a Jewish rapper struggles to not get canceled

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Amateur rapper goes viral for haranguing Nazi follower out of Fairfax

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Drake, rap’s global superstar, is his own brand of Jewish

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