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Roach had just paid his rent. He had $12 in the bank and his city was going into lockdown. When he posted his quarantine ditty out of boredom, he never realized it would resonate with so many people.
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: And finally today, as we mark one year since the beginning of this coronavirus pandemic, there's one song that captures what a lot of us have been feeling for a very long time. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "BORED IN THE HOUSE") CURTIS ROACH: (Rapping) OK, I'm bored in the house, and I'm in the house bored. Bored in the house, and I'm in the house bored. Bored in the house, bored in the house, bored. MARTIN: That's Curtis Roach, rapper and creator of the certified quarantine hit "Bored In The House." I'm guessing you've heard it. That clip went on to amass more than 47 million vi...
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