{"id":232432,"date":"2026-09-29T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T07:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=232432"},"modified":"2026-09-27T11:11:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T09:11:57","slug":"why-the-people-who-built-hip-hop-ended-up-with-nothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/why-the-people-who-built-hip-hop-ended-up-with-nothing\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the People Who Built Hip-Hop Ended Up With Nothing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZO6VyDvysxY?si=Vbb6iSmTTN9snhvj\" 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>Ben Horowitz and Erik Torenberg sit down with Nas, Grandmaster Caz, and Steve Stoute for a conversation about the Paid in Full Foundation and its mission to recognize and support the pioneers who built hip-hop.<\/p>\n<p>Ben, Nas, and Steve share how the foundation began, why simply giving artists money wasn\u2019t enough, and how the Hip Hop Grandmaster Awards became a way to pair financial support with the recognition many foundational artists never received. 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