{"id":14934,"date":"2010-07-27T01:19:45","date_gmt":"2010-07-26T23:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=14934"},"modified":"2010-07-27T01:19:45","modified_gmt":"2010-07-26T23:19:45","slug":"video-the-roots-feat-john-legend-the-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-the-roots-feat-john-legend-the-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: The Roots Feat. 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