{"id":225912,"date":"2026-04-11T09:09:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T07:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=225912"},"modified":"2026-04-10T09:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:16:08","slug":"manny-norte-drops-can-we-make-it-real-ft-ayanna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/manny-norte-drops-can-we-make-it-real-ft-ayanna\/","title":{"rendered":"Manny Nort\u00e9 drops &#8220;Can We Make It Real&#8221; ft \u00c4yanna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ef20O19uOnk?si=7xBkZNuLwUOjNeJf\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Signalling the beginning of summer, global tastemaking DJ and producer <strong>Manny Nort\u00e9<\/strong> has collaborated with rising pop\/r&amp;b singer <strong>\u00c4yanna<\/strong> for the glowing new single \u2018Can We Make It Real?\u2019. 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