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CTL-W-0471 · Work · 2010s

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Combined Graph record U-00872 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0471. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

NPR Illinois / WBEZ report (2015-04-29, fetched in full): 'Chiraq' is 'a play off of Chicago and Iraq, an attempt to link violence in both places. Local rapper King Louie is credited with coining the phrase. He's part of a local style of rap music called drill.' Supports the stored gloss and the Chicago drill era_note.

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NPR Illinois / WBEZ report (2015-04-29, fetched in full): 'Chiraq' is 'a play off of Chicago and Iraq, an attempt to link violence in both places. Local rapper King Louie is credited with coining the phrase. He's part of a local style of rap music called drill.' Supports the stored gloss and the Chicago drill era_note.

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NPR Illinois / WBEZ report (2015-04-29, fetched in full): 'Chiraq' is 'a play off of Chicago and Iraq, an attempt to link violence in both places. Local rapper King Louie is credited with coining the phrase. He's part of a local style of rap music called drill.' Supports the stored gloss and the Chicago drill era_note.

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