“Exactly, way before Disney,” Raekwon says about his early days venturing into Manhattan and hitting Union Square to catch burgeoning Hip Hop shows and parties featuring the likes of Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, LL Cool J and others. There’s a laugh from the crowd, and Raekwon himself chuckles a little bit realizing the stark contrast […]
Raekwon returns with two records for your eardrums. Hear “The Biz” & “The Sky”
With Black Thought leading the charge in recent weeks, the 90’s era of Hip Hop has bounced back into the public consciousness with a vengeance. The early and mid-90’s is called the Golden Era for a reason and a handful of the time period’s best emcees are still active and asserting their relevance. Raekwon […]
Watch Wu-Tang Clan’s New Video for “People Say”
[vevo id=”USKO11090810″] Best verse you will ever hear that ends with “paypa.” That’s what Raekwon provides in this new video for Wu-Tang Clan’s “People Say”, the latest drop from their forthcoming LP, Wu-Tang: The Saga Continues. Method Man, Redman, Inspectah Deck, and Masta Killa all join Raekwon on “People Say”, with each emcee providing quotables – […]
[SXSW Interview] Raekwon
[youtube id=”CyNi47D0DqQ”] Video by Elijah Alvarado During SXSW last month, we had the chance to catch up with RH homie Raekwon The Chef. Rae talked to us about his crowdfunding campaign for “The Purple Tape Files” a documentary based on the making of his debut album “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.” This year marks the […]
Lloyd Banks: “Drop A Diamond” (Feat. Raekwon)
Lloyd Banks is back after an elongated hiatus from the airwaves, returning with none other than The Chef himself, Wu Tang Clan’s Raekwon, for “Drop A Diamond” which was released last night. Tha pair of New York heavyweights team up on this track, providing verses from Banks that rival the passionr he had on The […]
Freddie Gibbs + Madlib: “Harold’s”
Well this new is just plain silly. Today, Indiana’s own Freddie Gibbs and Madlib announced a colllaboration project together, named Pinata, due out February 4 on Madlib’s label Madlib Invazion. As a preview of the upcoming album, as if it needed more buzz around it, the duo plans to release Deeper EP containing the lead […]
[Video] Rock The Bells: Wu Tang Clan & Hologram ODB
The Wu Tang Clan got everyone together, almost. RZA, U-God and the crew were able to bring Ol Dirty Bastard back from the dead to perform as a hologram at Rock The Bells in San Bernadino, California but apparently didn’t have the same luck with the living as Ghostface Killah and Raekwon were both absent, […]
Raekwon: “Be Happy” Freestyle
Raekwon –straight out of left-field–goes in with a freestyle over Mary J. Blige‘s “Be Happy”, but you should know by know to expect this type of dopeness from the Chef. This should bring some nostalgic memories to all of you cats that were raised in the 90’s.