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Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig on why he never made it as a rapper

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It's been six years since alt-pop darlings Vampire Weekend released their last album. Marc Fennell caught up with lead singer Ezra Koenig to talk how fatherhood changes the songwriting process, heading on the campaign train with Bernie Sanders and why he never quite made it as a rapper.
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