{"id":12424,"date":"2019-06-22T22:28:23","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T21:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.djcity.com\/eu\/?p=12424"},"modified":"2019-06-22T22:28:23","modified_gmt":"2019-06-22T21:28:23","slug":"why-uk-hip-hop-hasnt-crossed-over-into-the-us-according-to-cipha-sounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.djcity.com\/eu\/why-uk-hip-hop-hasnt-crossed-over-into-the-us-according-to-cipha-sounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Why UK Hip-Hop Hasn\u2019t Crossed Over Into the US, According to Cipha Sounds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JB89gcE1IXY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Veteran DJs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ciphasounds\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cipha Sounds<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/djcity.com\/search.aspx?searchterm=roctakon\"\nrel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Roctakon<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/djsteve1der\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Steve1der<\/a> sat down with the <em>R.O.A.D. 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