YBN Nahmir
{{short description|American rapper (born 1999)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = YBN Nahmir
| image = YBN_Nahmir.png
| caption = YBN Nahmir performing in 2018
| birth_name = Nicholas Alexander Simmons{{Cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/workID/907501437|title=ACE Repertory|date=February 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206145055/https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/workID/907501437|access-date=January 1, 2022|archive-date=February 6, 2017}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|12|18}}
| birth_place = Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|Southern hip hop|trap{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/04/2018-soundcloud-rappers-guide.html|title=How to Tell All the SoundCloud Rappers Apart|first=Corinna|last=Burford|date=April 4, 2018|website=Vulture.com|access-date=April 11, 2020}}|gangsta rap}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|singer|songwriter}}
| years_active = 2014–present
| label = {{flatlist|
}}
| past_member_of = YBN
| website = {{URL|y-b-n.com}}
}}
Nicholas Alexander Simmons (born December 18, 1999), known professionally as YBN Nahmir (Initialism for Young Boss Nigga Nahmir), is an American rapper.{{cite journal |title=YBN Nahmir Has Got Bad News About 'Rick and Morty'.|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/38875-ybn-nahmir-rubbin-off-the-paint-pink-backpack |journal=Inverse |access-date=December 9, 2017 |last=Plante |first=Corey |date=November 29, 2017}}{{cite magazine |title=10 New Artists You Need to Know Now |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-november-2017-w511888/ybn-nahmir-w511896 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=December 9, 2017 |date=November 22, 2017}} He was the de facto lead member of the short-lived hip hop collective YBN, and is best known for his 2017 single "Rubbin Off the Paint", which peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine |title=YBN Nahmir Details Drama Behind Viral Hit 'Rubbin Off the Paint' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8038451/ybn-nahmir-rubbin-off-the-paint-scandal-instagram |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 9, 2017 |last=Penrose |first=Nerisha |date=November 15, 2017}} His 2018 single, "Bounce Out with That" peaked atop the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. His 2019 single, "Opp Stoppa" (remixed featuring 21 Savage) peaked at number 78 on the former chart and preceded the release of his debut studio album Visionland (2021), which was met with critical and commercial failure.{{Cite web|url= https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/ybn-nahmir-visionland/|title=YBN Nahmir – Visionland|website=Pitchfork}}
Early life
Nicholas Simmons was born on December 18, 1999, in Birmingham, Alabama. He was raised in a home with his mother, his cousins and his aunt.{{Cite journal |url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/10/18/ybn-nahmir-interview-rubbin-off-the-paint |title=How YBN Nahmir went from gamer kid to rising rapper |journal=The Fader |access-date=January 30, 2018 |date=October 18, 2017 |last=Kochhar |first=Nazuk}} Simmons attended Clay-Chalkville High School in Clay, Alabama, though dropped out following the success of "Rubbin Off the Paint;"{{Cite AV media |author=REAL 92.3 LA |title=YBN Nahmir Talks Going To Prom, Sleeping w/ 30 Year Olds, "Rubbin Off The Paint" |date=December 4, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFybIXGLfb4 |access-date=January 30, 2018 |medium=YouTube}} he graduated in May 2018.{{cite news|last=Boyd|first=Jared|date=December 21, 2017|title=Viral Birmingham rapper YBN Nahmir hosts Christmas toy giveaway with local radio station|newspaper=Al.com|url=https://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/12/viral_birmingham_rapper_ybn_na.html}}
Simmons' interest in music started when he was fourteen years old and was gifted an Xbox 360 for Christmas. Simmons began to play the video game Rock Band (which he would later use to record his first song.){{Cite web |url=http://www.themaskedgorilla.com/ybn-nahmir-rubbin-paint-first-interview/ |title=YBN Nahmir's "Rubbin Off The Paint" Is About To Be Your New Favorite Song, Meet The 17 Year Old Rapper In His First Interview |work=The Masked Gorilla |access-date=January 30, 2018 |year=2017 |archive-date=January 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131081130/http://www.themaskedgorilla.com/ybn-nahmir-rubbin-paint-first-interview/ |url-status=dead }} and eventually moved to playing Grand Theft Auto V and then started recording gameplay videos where he would generate a following on YouTube.{{Cite AV media |author=CapGod 1 |title=GTA 5 SCHOOL KIDS #56 (YBN Nahmir) |date=August 22, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT064_K0bIo |access-date=January 30, 2018 |medium=YouTube}} During his time playing Grand Theft Auto V, Simmons would freestyle in Xbox Live parties and alongside numerous other friends, established the Young Boss Niggas collective.{{Cite journal |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/11/ybn-nahmir-interview-the-break/ |title=The Break Presents: YBN Nahmir |journal=XXL Mag |access-date=January 30, 2018 |date=November 24, 2017 |last=C.M. |first=Emmanuel}}
Career
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Simmons formed the hip hop collective YBN (an acronym for Young Boss Niggas) in Birmingham, Alabama in 2014 composed by him, YBN Almighty Jay, YBN Cordae, YBN Glizzy, his cousin YBN Manny, YBN Walker, YBN Nicky Baandz, YBN Malik, YBN Carl and YBN Dayday.{{cite journal |url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/05/24/all-the-members-of-ybn-nahmir-ybn-cordae-ybn-almighty-jay |title=Meet all the members of YBN, a new kind of internet rap clique |first=Ben |last=Dandridge-Lemco |date=24 May 2018 |journal=The Fader |access-date=August 15, 2018 |publisher=Wondersauce}}
Simmons uploaded his first song onto YouTube when he was fifteen with fellow YBN member, YBN Almighty Jay. The song, titled "Hood Mentality" was uploaded on March 21, 2015, to barely any reception.{{Cite web|publisher=YouTube|title=Nahmir x Almighty Jay - Hood Mentality|date=March 26, 2015|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNwU7mQP2Zk|access-date=January 30, 2018}} Simmons uploaded several more songs to YouTube before releasing his first mixtape on January 2, 2017, titled Believe In The Glo on SoundCloud.{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/nahmir205/sets/believe-in-the-glo|title=Believe In The Glo|website=Soundcloud.com|language=en|access-date=January 30, 2018}} Simmons uploaded his second mixtape to SoundCloud on January 21, 2017.{{Citation|title=YBN|url=https://soundcloud.com/nahmir205/ybn|website=Soundcloud.com|language=en|access-date=January 30, 2018}}
Simmons released "Rubbin Off the Paint" on September 18, 2017, to WorldStarHipHop's YouTube channel.{{Cite web|publisher=YouTube|title=YBN Nahmir "Rubbin Off The Paint" (Prod. by Izak) (WSHH Exclusive - Official Music Video)|date=September 18, 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsfVZqZhtUQ|access-date=January 30, 2018}} The song quickly went viral with Simmons explaining it as "blowing up overnight."{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8078503/ybn-nahmir-rubbin-off-the-paint-hot-100-interview|title=Hot 100 Q&A: 18-Year-Old Rapper YBN Nahmir on How Cartoons Inspired His Breakthrough Hit|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 30, 2018}} After the success of the song, Simmons began to skip school due to hot weather and exceptional popularity, and was forced to start online classes. The song debuted at 79 on the Billboard Hot 100{{Cite news|url=http://headlineplanet.com/home/2017/11/14/songs-n-e-r-d-rihanna-ybn-nahmir-debut-billboard-hot-100/|title=Songs By N.E.R.D. & Rihanna, YBN Nahmir, More Debut On Billboard Hot 100|date=November 14, 2017|work=Headline Planet|access-date=January 30, 2018|language=en-US}} and peaked at 46.{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100|title=Music: Top 100 Songs {{!}} Billboard Hot 100 Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 30, 2018}}
In November 2017, Simmons was involved in controversy following his song being claimed by a record label after his manager sold the instrumental for the song to a third-party.{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8038451/ybn-nahmir-rubbin-off-the-paint-scandal-instagram|title=YBN Nahmir Details Drama Behind Viral Hit 'Rubbin Off the Paint'|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 30, 2018}} In response, Simmons now has an in-house producer for his instrumentals who is a member of the YBN collective. Simmons released six more tracks in 2017.
On January 23, 2018, Simmons released "Bounce Out with That" on Lyrical Lemonade's YouTube channel.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ybn-nahmir-drops-cole-bennett-directed-bounce-out-with-that-new-video.43134.html|title=YBN Nahmir Drops Cole Bennett Directed "Bounce Out With That"|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=January 30, 2018}} The song wasn't available on streaming services for up to three days after the release of the music video. The song has accumulated over 159 million views on YouTube after its release.{{Citation|title="Bounce out With That" from Bounce out With That - Single by YBN Nahmir on iTunes|date=January 26, 2018|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/bounce-out-with-that/1341896594?i=1341896617|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131080918/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/bounce-out-with-that/1341896594?i=1341896617|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2018|language=en-GB|access-date=January 30, 2018}}
In April 2018, Simmons signed with Atlantic Records.{{cite web |url=http://www.power106.com/2018/04/25/ybn-nahmir-on-recording-with-his-xbox-headset-signing-to-atlantic-records-more/ |title=YBN Nahmir On Recording With His Xbox Headset, Signing to Atlantic Records & More! |author=jbanks |date=April 25, 2018 |access-date=April 29, 2018 |work=Power 106}} He was later named as one of the members of XXL's "2018 Freshman Class" on June 12, 2018, competing in a cypher with Stefflon Don and Wifisfuneral.{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/06/2018-xxl-freshman-cover/|title=XXL 2018 Freshman Class Revealed|publisher=XXL|date=June 12, 2018|access-date=July 11, 2018}}
On July 13, 2018, Simmons announced via Twitter he would do a Tour in Europe in the fall 2018 with Almighty Jay and Cordae.{{cite journal |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/07/ybn-nahmir-ybn-almighty-jay-ybn-cordae-european-tour/ |title=YBN Nahmir Shares Dates for European Tour |first=Peter A. |last=Berry |date=July 13, 2018 |access-date=September 7, 2018 |journal=XXL Mag}} They would visit France, Germany, Poland, Sweden and more.{{cite journal |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/09/ybn-nahmir-instagram-star-sahlt-spark-dating-rumors/ |title=YBN Nahmir and Instagram Star Sahlt Spark Dating Rumors |first=C. Vernon |last=Coleman II |date=September 1, 2018 |access-date=September 7, 2018 |journal=XXL Mag}} The collective YBN released YBN: The Mixtape in 2018 with Gucci Mane, MGK and Lil Skies, between others.{{cite journal |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/09/ybn-almighty-jay-cordae-nahmir-mixtape-stream |title=YBN Crew Releases New Mixtape f/ Gucci Mane, Machine Gun Kelly, Lil Skies, and More |first=Joshua |last=Espinoza |date=7 September 2018 |journal=Complex |access-date=September 7, 2018 |publisher=Complex Media, Inc.}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/ybn-the-mixtape/1435508126|title=YBN: The Mixtape by YBN Almighty Jay, YBN Cordae & YBN Nahmir|work=Apple Music|date=September 7, 2018|access-date=July 26, 2019}}
On March 22, 2019, he released "Baby 8".{{cite journal |url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/03/22/ybn-nahmir-baby-8-music-video |title=YBN Nahmir shares video for "Baby 8" |first=Jordan |last=Darville |date=22 March 2019 |access-date=23 March 2019 |journal=The Fader}} On June 10, 2019, he released a music video called "Opp Stoppa".{{cite news |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/06/ybn-nahmir-opp-stoppa-video |title=YBN Nahmir Keeps It Brief in New "Opp Stoppa" Video |first=Trace William |last=Cowen |date=11 June 2019 |access-date=4 July 2019 |magazine=Complex.com}}
On March 26, 2021, Simmons released his debut album Visionland.
On July 9, 2022, Simmons has confirmed to have signed a new recording deal with Def Jam Recordings, making him the second artist to draft instantly to the latter from Atlantic Records since Fabolous in 2006.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-09 |title=YBN NAHMIR on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/YBNNahmir/status/1545646750903332865 |access-date=2022-07-09 |archive-date=July 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709110547/https://twitter.com/YBNNahmir/status/1545646750903332865 |url-status=bot: unknown }}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-09 |title=Def Jam Recordings on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/defjam/status/1545077652498808832 |access-date=2022-07-09 |archive-date=July 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709111203/https://twitter.com/defjam/status/1545077652498808832 |url-status=bot: unknown }}
On February 23, 2024, he released “BEAM” with Indian Rapper MC NIKHIL. In an Instagram story in July 2024, Nahmir confirmed he was an independent artist.
On April 2025 he purchased a McDonald's location.{{cite news |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/ybn-nahmir-purchases-first-mcdonalds-franchise |title=YBN Nahmir Purchases His First McDonald's Location |first=Marisa |last=Mendez |date=11 April 2025 |access-date=20 April 2025 |magazine=Hip Hop DX}}{{cite news |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/treyalston/ybn-nahmir-mcdonalds-location |title=YBN Nahmir Is Now the Owner of a McDonald's Location |first=Trey |last=Alston |date=11 April 2025 |access-date=20 April 2025 |work=Complex.com}}
Musical style
Nahmir lists his main influences as rappers from the San Francisco Bay Area such as E-40. Talking on his influences in an interview with Billboard, Simmons stated that the lack of mainstream rappers from Birmingham made him listen to more artists from the West Coast such as Eazy-E and Tupac.{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8055054/ybn-nahmir-interview-new-song-popped-up|title=YBN Nahmir Premieres New Songs that he wrote 'Popped Up,' Talks Surprise 'Rubbin Off the Paint' Success|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 30, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/meet-ybn-nahmir-alabamas-rubbin-off-the-paint-star-news.39824.html|title=Meet YBN Nahmir: Alabama's "Rubbin Off The Paint" Star|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=January 30, 2018}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
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| scope="row" | Visionland
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=Extended Plays=
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|+ List of Extended Plays, with selected details ! scope="col" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:19em;" | Details |
| scope="row" | Faster Car Music{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/faster-car-music/1638235114|title=YBN Nahmir - Faster Car Music |publisher=Apple Music |accessdate= August 19, 2022}}
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=Mixtapes=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;"
|+ List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions and details ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Details ! scope="col" colspan="4" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Certifications |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2018-09-22|title=Billboard 200 – September 22, 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 26, 2019}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US R&B/HH ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | CAN |
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| scope="row" | Head Honcho
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| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | Believe in the Glo
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| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | #YBN
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| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | YBN: The Mixtape {{small|(with Almighty Jay, and Cordae)}} |
| 21 || 13 || 12 || 19 | |
| colspan="10" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
=Singles=
==As lead artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Certifications ! rowspan="2"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2017-12-16|title=Billboard Hot 100: December 16, 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 10, 2018}}
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| CAN
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NZ
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| scope="row" | "I Got a Stick"{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-got-a-stick-single/1298917268|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231103941/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-got-a-stick-single/1298917268|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 31, 2017|title=I Got a Stick - Single by YBN Nahmir|website=iTunes|date=Oct 25, 2017|access-date=December 30, 2017}}
| rowspan="5" |2017 | — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="4" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Glizzy Hella Geekin"{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/glizzy-hella-geekin-single/1298915097|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231104059/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/glizzy-hella-geekin-single/1298915097|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 31, 2017|title=Glizzy Hella Geekin - Single by YBN Nahmir|website=iTunes|date=October 25, 2017|access-date=December 30, 2017}}
| — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "No Hook" (with YBN Almighty Jay){{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/no-hook-single/1321178504|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231104020/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/no-hook-single/1321178504|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 31, 2017|title=No Hook - Single by YBN Nahmir & YBN Almighty Jay|website=iTunes|date=December 8, 2017|access-date=December 30, 2017}} | — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Bail Out"{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bail-out-single/1321145721|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231103328/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bail-out-single/1321145721|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 31, 2017|title=Bail Out - Single by YBN Nahmir on Apple Music|website=iTunes|date=December 8, 2017|access-date=December 30, 2017}}
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| scope="row"| "Rubbin Off the Paint"
| 46 || 17 || 15 || 85 || - |
| rowspan="2"| YBN: The Mixtape |
| scope="row"| "Bounce Out with That" {{small|(solo or with Machine Gun Kelly)}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ybn-nahmir-drops-cole-bennett-directed-bounce-out-with-that-new-video.43134.html|title=YBN Nahmir Drops Cole Bennett Directed "Bounce Out With That"|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=January 29, 2018}} | 2018 | —{{efn|"Bounce Out with That" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2018-03-10/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles|title=Bubbling Under Hot 100: March 10, 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 7, 2018}}|group=upper-alpha}} || 47 || — || 76 || — | |
| scope="row"| "Baby 8"{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/baby-8-single/1457204587|title=Baby 8 - Single by YBN Nahmir on Apple Music|website=Apple Music|date=March 29, 2019}}
| rowspan="3" | 2019 | — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="3" {{N/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Fuck It Up" {{small|(featuring City Girls and Tyga)}}{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/f-k-it-up-feat-city-girls-tyga-single/1473104974|title=F**k It Up – Single by YBN Nahmir on Apple Music|website=Apple Music|date=July 19, 2019}} | — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Opp Stoppa" {{small|(solo or featuring 21 Savage)}} | 78 || 29 || 23 || 72 || 30 | |
| scope="row" |"Talkin"
| rowspan="5" | 2020 | — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "2 Seater" {{small|(featuring G-Eazy and Offset)}}{{citation|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/2-seater-feat-g-eazy-offset-single/1501742031|title=2 Seater (feat. G-Eazy & Offset) - Single by YBN Nahmir|website=Apple Music|access-date=March 13, 2020|archive-date=April 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403061247/https://music.apple.com/us/album/2-seater-feat-g-eazy-offset-single/1501742031|url-status=dead}} | — || — || — || — || 32 | |Visionland |
| scope="row" | "I Remember"
| — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="2" {{N/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Pop Like This" {{Small|(featuring Yo Gotti)}} | — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Wake Up"
| — || — || — || — || — | |Visionland |
| colspan="11" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
==As featured artist==
Notes
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References
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