Drugs + Hip-Hop

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The Laundromat Trap House

The Laundromat Trap House

The drugs were kept in the washers and dryers

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Ben Westhoff
May 11, 2021
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I have a friend named Kosta Longmire, a rapper from the Ville, the heartbreakingly-gorgeous neighborhood in north St. Louis where Chuck Berry grew up.

It’s known for violent crime and stunning row houses, some red and crumbling, some freshly-painted in pink or blue. There’s a cop car permanently parked in front of Kosta’s neighbor’s house, to deter crim…

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