{"id":18909,"date":"2010-10-14T21:59:50","date_gmt":"2010-10-14T19:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=18909"},"modified":"2010-10-14T21:59:50","modified_gmt":"2010-10-14T19:59:50","slug":"diplo-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/diplo-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Diplo interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object width=\"100%\" height=\"325\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Q4JYL4L_rNs?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We join Wesley Pentz, aka DJ Diplo and part of Major Lazer soundsystem, at the annual Philadelphia block party of record label Mad Decent. 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