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Slaine’s next number

From Boston Phoenix - thePhoenix.com
November 26, 2012 - 4:29pm
Rap sheet It's been two years since Slaine drove the getaway car in Ben Affleck's Boston heist flick The Town . It's been two years since Slaine drove the getaway car in Ben Affleck's Boston heist flick The Town. Since then, the Southie-Roslindale native has solidified his stature in the rap game with an epic cinematic solo album, A World with No Skies, and with the second full-length installment from his group with Ill Bill, La Coka Nostra. This week, Slaine returns to the big screen as a bumbling street hooligan in Andrew Dominik's Killing Them Softly, which features Brad Pitt and is based on the novel Cogan's Trade by legendary Boston crime writer George V. Higgins. We asked him about playing dumb, and finally letting go of Affleck's coattails.This is your first movie that's not with Ben Affleck. Is that a big deal? I actually think there was an offer for Ben to be in the movie, ...

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