{"id":109035,"date":"2016-08-12T14:45:34","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T12:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=109035"},"modified":"2016-08-12T14:45:34","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T12:45:34","slug":"video-kool-and-the-gang-say-celebration-was-a-surprise-hit-and-creating-summer-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-kool-and-the-gang-say-celebration-was-a-surprise-hit-and-creating-summer-madness\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Kool and The Gang Say &#8220;Celebration&#8221; Was A Surprise Hit And Creating &#8220;Summer Madness&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I0J_G4UX2b4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Brothers and founding members the legendary <strong>Kool &#038; The Gang<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Ronald<\/strong> and <strong>Robert Bell<\/strong> spoke to Shaila about the inception of some of their biggest songs and that <em>Celebration<\/em> was a surprise hit. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"109036\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-kool-and-the-gang-say-celebration-was-a-surprise-hit-and-creating-summer-madness\/kool-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/kool.png?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kool\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/kool.png?fit=540%2C304&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/kool.png?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/kool.png?fit=640%2C304&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"kool\" width=\"640\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-109036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/kool.png?resize=540%2C304&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/kool.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/kool.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/kool.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/kool.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brothers and founding members the legendary Kool &#038; 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