{"id":210053,"date":"2025-05-20T10:30:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=210053"},"modified":"2025-05-20T12:25:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T10:25:12","slug":"ina-hip-hop-in-new-york-city-with-the-fat-boys-1984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/ina-hip-hop-in-new-york-city-with-the-fat-boys-1984\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;H.I.P. H.O.P.&#8221; in New York City With the Fat Boys (1984)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ruP7lyxl98Y?si=kGZli1aWpUFOB2Ju\" 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>Revisit this epic 1984 episode of INA&#8217;s &#8220;H.I.P. 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