{"id":38864,"date":"2011-08-27T12:44:08","date_gmt":"2011-08-27T10:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=38864"},"modified":"2011-08-27T12:44:08","modified_gmt":"2011-08-27T10:44:08","slug":"reebok-presents-prequel-to-a-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/reebok-presents-prequel-to-a-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Reebok Presents: Prequel To A Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object width=\"100%\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=28196357&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=ff9933&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cPREQUEL TO A CLASSIC\u201d provides an exclusive look into Swizz Beatz\u2019s understanding of craft (passion, rythm, classic song) as well as his thoughts on longevity in the entertainment business.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Paul Rojanathara and Davis Johnson, \u201cPREQUEL TO A CLASSIC\u201d takes you into the story of the re-launch of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.werclassic.com\/en-US\/articles\/11-08-26\/Prequel_to_a_Classic.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Reebok Classics brand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The night brought out Hip-Hop heavyweights: Diddy, Pharrell, Clive Davis, Busta Rhymes, Red Cafe and Alicia Keys, and apexed with an explosive performance by Swizz featuring Lloyd Banks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.highsnobiety.com\/news\/2011\/08\/26\/video-reebok-presents-prequel-to-a-classic\/\" target=\"_blank\">HS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cPREQUEL TO A CLASSIC\u201d provides an exclusive look into Swizz Beatz\u2019s understanding of craft (passion,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interviews","category-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.8 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u201cPREQUEL TO A CLASSIC\u201d provides an exclusive look into Swizz Beatz\u2019s understanding of craft (passion, rythm, classic song) as well as his thoughts on longevity in the entertainment business. 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