The Good, the Baddies, and the Ugly

It's Been a Minute by NPR

Sep 16, 202625:09Society & Culture

Are we living in a Baddies Revolution? We just might be. Over the past few years, the Zeus Network franchise Baddies has steadily grown in virality, capturing dozens of young people on camera as they party, promote clubs...

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