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Rap Music Ditches Dollars for the Cash App Mobile Payment System - WSJ

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“In this industry, you got clubs. You got bottles. You got models. You have strippers,” [Mr. Floyd “A1” Bentley] said. “They want to get paid right away, and they really don’t be wanting them checks.”

From Rap Music Ditches Dollars for the Cash App Mobile Payment System - WSJ.

I really don’t be wanting them cheques either, and it drives me crazy when US companies insist on paying using this ridiculous antiquated and inconvenient medieval mechanism. My heart sinks when I open the mail and find a cheque. It’s like finding out you’ve got some homework to do.

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