{"id":119834,"date":"2017-06-30T09:32:57","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T07:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=119834"},"modified":"2017-06-30T09:32:57","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T07:32:57","slug":"video-travie-mccoy-spits-bars-talks-battle-rap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-travie-mccoy-spits-bars-talks-battle-rap\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Travie McCoy Spits Bars &#038; Talks Battle Rap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-7ataY2n6Lg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>R.A. The Rugged Man returns with the latest installment of his podcast, &#8216;The R.A. The Rugged Man Show&#8217; (aka &#8216;Ignorant Long Island Guy&#8217;s Podcast\u2019). On this episode, R.A. is joined by hitmaker Travie McCoy of chart-topping group Gym Class Heroes, plus special guests Mr. Green, Happy Accident, and Scrooge. The wide-ranging discussion covers music industry shadiness, the making of Gym Class Heroes\u2019 hit single \u201cCupid\u2019s Chokehold\u201d, musical influences, guilty pop music pleasures (Miley Cyrus, Azealia Banks, Taylor Swift), Travie\u2019s struggles with addiction, the devastating effects of opioids, and much more. Mr. Green also plays beats for a quick rhyme showcase from each of the guest artists.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ElLNzjb-AMk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"119835\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-travie-mccoy-spits-bars-talks-battle-rap\/travie\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/travie.png?fit=847%2C472&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"847,472\" 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=\"Video: Travie McCoy Spits Bars &amp;#038; Talks Battle Rap\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/travie.png?fit=540%2C301&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/travie.png?fit=640%2C357&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/travie.png?fit=640%2C301&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"301\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-119835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/travie.png?resize=540%2C301&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/travie.png?resize=768%2C428&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/travie.png?w=847&amp;ssl=1 847w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>R.A. The Rugged Man returns with the latest installment of his podcast, &#8216;The R.A. 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