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Evanston's Most Famous Student Rapper Reflects on Bin Laden Death
Chet Haze responds to Osama Bin Laden's death.
Shortly after President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama Bin Laden, Evanston's Chet Hanks took to Twitter to respond to the news.
Chet Hanks, son of Tom Hanks and a rapper who goes by the name Chet Haze, is the subject of a Gawker post once again for his series of tweets about Bin Laden. Gawker is a news and gossip site based in Manhattan, and is credited with first publicizing Hanks' rap career.
The series of tweets included gems such as:
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-Osama Dead! A great day for AMERICANS! A whiny day for P*SSIES!
-To anyone who has ever served or is currently serving in the United States Armed Forces, from the bottom of my heart, Thank You
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-Holy MOtha f*ckin sh*t BIN LADEN got MERCED by the US!!! #F*CKYEAAAA!!!!!
(note: the tweets have been edited with *'s to keep them at least slightly family-friendly.)
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