{"id":206432,"date":"2025-01-11T10:58:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T09:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=206432"},"modified":"2025-01-10T15:46:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T14:46:36","slug":"kool-keith-x-ced-gee-125-st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/kool-keith-x-ced-gee-125-st\/","title":{"rendered":"Kool Keith x Ced Gee &#8211; 125 ST"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FSH6H1-HpTE?si=thnBGs9e_E3H8n9R\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kool Keith<\/strong> and <strong>Ced Gee<\/strong> pay homage to New York&#8217;s famous 125th street, on their new song, &#8220;125 ST.&#8221; The street is home to the world-famous Apollo theater, which helped launch the careers of prominent musicians like <strong>Ella Fitzgerald<\/strong>, <strong>Stevie Wonder<\/strong>, <strong>James Brown<\/strong>, and <strong>Billie Holiday<\/strong>. It&#8217;s also brimming with street vendors, and was Harlem&#8217;s hotspot for selling the famed Hip-Hop mixtapes. Its cultural significance is undeniable. 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