{"id":213085,"date":"2025-07-07T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T07:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=213085"},"modified":"2025-07-06T16:20:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T14:20:42","slug":"bootleg-kev-w-steve-rifkind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/bootleg-kev-w-steve-rifkind\/","title":{"rendered":"Bootleg Kev w\/ Steve Rifkind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tv58VPfwR3o?si=tQdBhTHh0MemsRpO\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Step into hip-hop history with The Man Behind Loud Records, as Steve Rifkind opens the vault on decades of untold stories. 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