{"id":204584,"date":"2024-11-11T11:00:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T10:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=204584"},"modified":"2024-11-10T18:55:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T17:55:00","slug":"drink-champs-w-ralph-mcdaniels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/drink-champs-w-ralph-mcdaniels\/","title":{"rendered":"Drink Champs w\/ Ralph McDaniels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IvhfWYs6HMI?si=BPTyUiZq4VKxVhWs\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" 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><\/p>\n<p>On the latest edition of &#8220;Drink Champs,&#8221; <strong>N.O.R.E.<\/strong> and <strong>DJ EFN<\/strong> hosted a legendary Hip-Hop personality, <strong>Ralph McDaniels<\/strong>. The show he created alongside <strong>Lionel C. Martin<\/strong> in 1983, &#8220;Music Video Box,&#8221; has went on to become a cultural touchstone. For many fans, this show was their introduction to Hip-Hop, providing a dedicated platform for the genre long before major networks like MTV embraced it.<\/p>\n<p>He played a critical role in helping Hip-Hop reach mainstream audiences, bridging the gap between underground and popular culture. Over the years, McDaniels became known not just as a show host but as a director and producer for countless classic music videos. On Drink Champs, he shared stories of these legendary collaborations. He was behind some of the genre\u2019s earliest hits, including the music video for &#8220;Roxanne&#8217;s Revenge&#8221; by <strong>Roxanne Shant\u00e9<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"204585\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/drink-champs-w-ralph-mcdaniels\/ralph-mcdaniels-on-drink-champs\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ralph-McDaniels-on-Drink-Champs-jpg.webp?fit=900%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ralph McDaniels on Drink Champs\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ralph-McDaniels-on-Drink-Champs-jpg.webp?fit=640%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-204585\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ralph-McDaniels-on-Drink-Champs-jpg.webp?resize=640%2C356&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ralph-McDaniels-on-Drink-Champs-jpg.webp?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ralph-McDaniels-on-Drink-Champs-jpg.webp?resize=540%2C300&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ralph-McDaniels-on-Drink-Champs-jpg.webp?resize=768%2C427&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff On the latest edition of &#8220;Drink Champs,&#8221; N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN hosted a legendary&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-204584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interviews","category-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pG6fW-RdK","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204584\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}