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Linga TheBoss is a rapper, writer, and speaker from Nashville, Tenn., but she's also the inspiration behind a viral video that's gone viral on YouTube.
In the video, the self-described "woman of faith" raps about her journey to become a Christian, People reports.
The 25-year-old says she first fell in love with rap music in middle school and found a creative outlet through battle rap, but it wasn't hard for her to transition from that to writing lyrics.
"I think that I enjoyed the process of writing my lyrics down more than I liked the idea of having to come up with lyrics on the spot," she tells Billboard.
"I realized that, with my pen and some time, I could be a better artist and come up with the lyrics that best communicate my message."
In the video, Linga talks about her journey to become a Christian and how her mother, who left her hometown in Zambia to make a life in the US, was the only person in her class to leave her hometown to go to college.
"She did so successfully, defying the odds and making her own path," she says.
"These women all inspired me to lean into my own talents and the things I felt
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