{"id":223350,"date":"2026-02-07T09:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T08:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=223350"},"modified":"2026-02-06T10:49:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:49:59","slug":"kenny-burns-sits-down-with-erick-sermon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/kenny-burns-sits-down-with-erick-sermon\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenny Burns Sits Down With Erick Sermon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TsHRuJhj7nc?si=z9k-XKzfcNqxB9K8\" 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>Kenny Burns sits down with hip-hop legend, producer, and cultural architect Erick Sermon for an unfiltered conversation about legacy, creativity, and the evolution of hip-hop.<\/p>\n<p>Erick Sermon takes us back to the beginning\u2014how he discovered his passion for production, the origin story of EPMD, and how the duo developed a sound that would change the culture forever. 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