{"id":109275,"date":"2016-08-20T14:54:11","date_gmt":"2016-08-20T12:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=109275"},"modified":"2016-08-20T14:54:11","modified_gmt":"2016-08-20T12:54:11","slug":"epmd-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/epmd-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"EPMD Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“New rap is making kids dumber”<\/p>\n

Whether you know it or not, Jay Z<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m not a businessman, I\u2019m a business, man\u201d mantra descends from the lineage EPMD<\/strong> started, dating back to the late 1980s. The Brentwood, Long Island, New York \u201cfunk lords\u201d formed their group 30 years ago and released their groundbreaking debut album Strictly Business<\/em> in 1988, and was vital to the art of sampling in rap. The album boasted four singles You Gots to Chill, I\u2019m Housin, It\u2019s My Thing<\/em> and the title track and peaked at No. 1 on Billboard\u2019s Top R&B\/Hip Hop chart.<\/p>\n

Continue reading this great article and interview with EPMD<\/strong> via hiphopdx<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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