{"id":209453,"date":"2025-04-29T11:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T09:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=209453"},"modified":"2025-04-29T12:35:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T10:35:12","slug":"9th-wonder-smif-n-wessun-on-drink-champs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/9th-wonder-smif-n-wessun-on-drink-champs\/","title":{"rendered":"9th Wonder &#038; Smif-N-Wessun on Drink Champs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AbqHPUEx7OA?si=J2PK0DIrqy4q0h00\" 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>Legendary producer <strong>9thWonder<\/strong> and iconic duo <strong>Smif-N-Wessun<\/strong> join <strong>N.O.R.E.<\/strong> &amp; <strong>DJ EFN<\/strong> for a can&#8217;t miss Drink Champs episode. 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