Jeff Maysh

journalist and author

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Rapper Sherman Hershfield never put out an album or made a music video. His career started with a series of strokes that left him with an unusual side effect.

How a Beverly Hills doctor became a rapper

Rapper Sherman Hershfield never put out an album or made a music video. His career started with a series of strokes that left him with an unusual side effect.

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