not real
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I remember back then, older people were saying sampling is not real music, rappers are not musicians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
OK, so none of that is true; “Ryonex” is not real.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
"You show too much, and it's gratuitous, and nobody's gonna watch, and you want to be effective in telling the truth. You show too little, and it's not real," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
It sparked a flurry of comments on social media, external from people saying "Why does it look fake?" and "Oh come on. That is not real."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
“That’s partly what’s so awful. I mean they’re not real poets. They’re just people that write poems that get published and anthologized all over the place, but they’re not poets.”
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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