{"id":215447,"date":"2025-08-30T18:30:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T16:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=215447"},"modified":"2025-08-30T10:53:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T08:53:25","slug":"erykah-badu-the-alchemist-on-drink-champs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/erykah-badu-the-alchemist-on-drink-champs\/","title":{"rendered":"Erykah Badu &#038; The Alchemist on Drink Champs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fgHaDLT-WDE?si=9IzqTH9w5apEqrF8\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>N.O.R.E.<\/strong> &amp; <strong>DJ EFN<\/strong> sit down with the iconic<strong> Erykah Badu<\/strong> and legendary producer, <strong>The Alchemist<\/strong>. They get right into it, talking all about their new collaboration album, &#8220;Abi &amp; Alan&#8221;. 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