{"id":73502,"date":"2013-12-29T12:40:30","date_gmt":"2013-12-29T11:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=73502"},"modified":"2013-12-29T12:40:30","modified_gmt":"2013-12-29T11:40:30","slug":"interview-an-afternoon-with-marco-polo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/interview-an-afternoon-with-marco-polo\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: An afternoon with Marco Polo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Before websites revealed every sample, and connected the dots for you with a search in your browser, there was self-education in vinyl. Some of my fondest memories are of buying boxes of records marked \u201cNot for sale\u201d straight from a label\u2019s A&R. Marco Polo\u2019s debut album \u201cPort Authority\u201d <\/em>was something I found at the record store, there was only one copy, along with the single that was brand new & I had never heard of him.<\/p>\n

No music video, no performance in my city, or feature in any of the music magazines I had seen. I always listened to the instrumental first before I would even listen to lyrics. The instrumental to \u201cNostalgia\u201d wasn\u2019t what local radio played in the streets of LA, but was a piece of music that resonated with me personally. He made a lasting impression that day, and even in person he proved to be every bit as legit as his production work. I visited his studio right before the release of his new album Port Authority 2: Director\u2019s Cut<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the interview HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Via urb.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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