{"id":160112,"date":"2022-01-31T09:08:28","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T08:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=160112"},"modified":"2022-01-27T14:09:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T13:09:04","slug":"dj-premier-so-wassup-ep-24-gang-starr-above-the-clouds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/dj-premier-so-wassup-ep-24-gang-starr-above-the-clouds\/","title":{"rendered":"DJ Premier &#8211; So Wassup? 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