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Gucci Mane Proposes To Longterm Girlfriend Keyshia Ka’oir
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Gucci Manesurprised girlfriend (waist-training gawd) Keyshia Ka’oir with the proposal of her dreams during the Atlanta Hawks game last night.
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Gucci used ‘kiss cam’ to spotlight his bride-to-be, pulling out some serious hardware to propose. Like, serious:
In a piece with the New York Times this summer, the rapper praised his girlfriend for her patience and devotion.
‘We had our ups and downs, ’cause I would mess up and do stupid junk, but she had my back through all of it,’ the ‘Freaky Girl’ performer told the newspaper.
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