{"id":173427,"date":"2022-11-25T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T09:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=173427"},"modified":"2022-11-24T17:27:23","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T16:27:23","slug":"r-a-the-rugged-man-limited-colored-vinyl-new-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/r-a-the-rugged-man-limited-colored-vinyl-new-video\/","title":{"rendered":"R.A. The Rugged Man: Limited Colored Vinyl + New Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"vimeo-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/769165614?h=9be147f480\" width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: xx-small;\">When <\/span><b style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: xx-small;\">R.A. 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