{"id":15660,"date":"2010-08-09T15:50:31","date_gmt":"2010-08-09T13:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=15660"},"modified":"2010-08-09T15:50:31","modified_gmt":"2010-08-09T13:50:31","slug":"interview-with-ralph-mcdaniels-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/interview-with-ralph-mcdaniels-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Ralph McDaniels (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object width=\"100%\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/mquoFxJ2Ytc&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The last time I was in New York, I had the honour of meeting DJ Ralph McDaniels. 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