{"id":119343,"date":"2017-06-13T23:55:06","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T21:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=119343"},"modified":"2017-06-15T15:45:36","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T13:45:36","slug":"dig-of-the-day-pete-rock-c-l-smooth-return-of-the-mecca-1992","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/dig-of-the-day-pete-rock-c-l-smooth-return-of-the-mecca-1992\/","title":{"rendered":"Dig Of The Day: Pete Rock &#038; C.L. Smooth &#8211; Return Of The Mecca (1992)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R8k5PPMdKz4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>June 9th marked 25 years since the release of one of the finest, most beloved and original Hip-Hop albums <em>Mecca And The Soul Brother<\/em>, made by household names &#8211; <strong>Pete Rock &#038; C.L. Smooth<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s too much history here to be written in a few words. 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