{"id":39679,"date":"2011-09-11T13:16:06","date_gmt":"2011-09-11T11:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=39679"},"modified":"2011-09-11T13:16:06","modified_gmt":"2011-09-11T11:16:06","slug":"steven-taylor-a-day-with-common-nas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/steven-taylor-a-day-with-common-nas\/","title":{"rendered":"Steven Taylor &#8211; A Day with Common &#038; Nas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/28754610?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"304\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitAllowFullScreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Los Angeles-based photographer Steven Taylor shares with us some insights backstage during his recent work sessions with Common and Nas. Having already worked with the likes by John Mayer, Snoop Dogg, Incubus, Pharrell Williams, Bruno Mars and John Legend, amongst others, the 25 year old photographer intends to further cement his status within industry by offering some rare behind-the-scenes impressions from the current works of Common and Nas. 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