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videos with audiences and making a name for himself. During this time he took the opportunity to perform material that he and Bass were working on. Adrean
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following him around for weeks and documenting his journey. Forbes went on a 2-week tour of Israel playing performances in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and
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was sitting in the room. Forbes proceeded to show Martin and Eminem his
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publisher Joel Martin. As the story goes, Martin gave Forbes a piece of paper that said "Free Eminem
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to come to Detroit and create a music video. Working together for the first time since college, they instantly bonded again and Mangiardi proceeded to film Forbes performing "I'm Deaf". While editing the video together, the batteries on Mangiardi's
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