{"id":73568,"date":"2014-01-01T12:54:51","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T11:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=73568"},"modified":"2014-01-01T12:54:51","modified_gmt":"2014-01-01T11:54:51","slug":"interview-with-lenny-s-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/interview-with-lenny-s-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Lenny S (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_oLqE6dGpMo\" height=\"344\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Lenny goes into depth about what determines if an artist will get signed and or be successful. &#8220;People either have to believe you or want to be you.&#8221; He talks about fans should either want to talk like you, dress like you, go where you go, and etc. He uses the Jay-Z and DMX example, both being successful yet two different rappers. 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