{"id":137272,"date":"2019-05-08T10:14:20","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T08:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=137272"},"modified":"2019-05-06T14:20:52","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T12:20:52","slug":"video-the-architects-of-illmatic-dj-premier-pete-rock-large-professor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-the-architects-of-illmatic-dj-premier-pete-rock-large-professor\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: The Architects of Illmatic &#8211; DJ Premier, Pete Rock &#038; Large Professor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nCdgHETkhwk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pir2wdLUNco\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EBTFnGhtYU0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On April, 19th <strong>Nas<\/strong>&#8216; <em>Illmatic<\/em> turned 25 years. 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