{"id":215288,"date":"2025-08-24T11:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T09:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=215288"},"modified":"2025-08-24T09:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T07:58:12","slug":"ralph-mcdaniels-on-the-joe-and-jada-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/ralph-mcdaniels-on-the-joe-and-jada-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Ralph McDaniels on the &#8220;Joe and Jada&#8221; Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eWHoBg0-C9k?si=ibhJ-pSviskGvMms\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the newest episode of their podcast, <strong>Fat Joe<\/strong> and<strong> Jadakiss<\/strong> were joined by a true Hip-Hop icon, the famed &#8220;Video Music Box&#8221; creator, <strong>Ralph McDaniels<\/strong>. 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