{"id":214902,"date":"2025-08-12T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T07:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=214902"},"modified":"2025-08-12T08:18:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:18:07","slug":"uptown-records-producer-rashad-smith-on-the-r-o-a-d-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/uptown-records-producer-rashad-smith-on-the-r-o-a-d-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Uptown Records producer Rashad Smith on the &#8220;R.O.A.D. Podcast&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YaF3TUXPIB0?si=iRI3kuwU-0Cf7Wz-\" 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>In a new episode of the &#8220;R.O.A.D. 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