{"id":16540,"date":"2010-08-27T18:06:59","date_gmt":"2010-08-27T16:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=16540"},"modified":"2010-08-27T18:06:59","modified_gmt":"2010-08-27T16:06:59","slug":"interview-with-ralph-mcdaniels-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/interview-with-ralph-mcdaniels-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Ralph McDaniels (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/r9RJVbbbZ2k?fs=1&amp;hl=en_GB\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In the second part of my interview with DJ Ralph McDaniels, the pioneer explains why Wu Tang &#8220;C.R.E.A.M.&#8221; is the best video he has worked on.<\/p>\n<p>The DJ also reveals what video&#8217;s he has in his stash including a freestyle cypher between Biz Markie, Big Daddy Kane, Jay-Z and Busta Rhymes in 1990.<\/p>\n<p>Also find out why Ralph McDaniels didn&#8217;t hang out with a young Russell Simmons, how he connected with Rakim and why Big Daddy Kane wants to be an R&amp;B singer. 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