{"id":214840,"date":"2025-08-09T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T07:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=214840"},"modified":"2025-08-08T20:15:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T18:15:30","slug":"abstract-mindstate-on-sways-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/abstract-mindstate-on-sways-universe\/","title":{"rendered":"Abstract Mindstate on &#8220;Sway&#8217;s Universe&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8aQwTGThBJc?si=wJNGzlktvTCDv8Qa\" 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 Chicago duo <strong>Abstract Mindstate<\/strong> has recently appeared on &#8220;Sway&#8217;s Universe.&#8221; <strong>Olskool Ice-Gre<\/strong> and <strong>E.P. 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