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Raekwon Describes His “Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang” Album…Addresses Why It’s RZA-less

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Vibe caught up with The Chef to discuss his next album Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang dropping this September.  He addresses the rather quick follow up to the acclaimed Only Built For Cuban Linx II:

  • “Right now, being that everyone respected what I did on the last album, I don’t want to have people feeling that I’m going to be away again for a long period of time, For me, I try to stay hands-on with my hardcore base of fans and let them know, ‘Yo, I’m not going to be doing those disappearing acts like that anymore.“

He also goes into the features on the album, and touches on why RZA will not be on the Shaolin reresenatives next composition.

  • “Method Man, Ghostface, Inspectah Deck, and GZA all appear on the album, at the same time I got some other guys involved like [The Roots’] Black Thought-I love his talent. I think that when it comes to him delivering what level I wanted to go he was the perfect man. I also have Raheem DeVaughn who sounds like Curtis Mayfield over a Shaolin track.“
  • “RZA doesn’t have to be on every album, I wanted to give some other producers a chance. It’s not about beef. We can stand on our own.“

All I know is that a Raekwon/Radio Raheem joint could potentially be fire.

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Price Gouging AIDS Meds Billionaire to Bail Out Bobby Shmurda; Threatens RZA

8 years ago view-show 7,766,253
Last month, it was reported that Wu-Tang Clan's one-of-a-kind album, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, had been sold for "millions." Bloomberg has revealed the buyer's identity: Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli. Shkreli is the former hedge fund manager (and Collect Records associate) who made headlines this year for increasing the price of Daraprim—a drug used to treat AIDS and cancer patients—from $13.50 to $750. He reportedly paid $2 million for the album. Now in an exclusive interview with HipHopDX, Shkreli revealed that he's planning to bail out incarcerated Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda while also firing off some shots at RZA and the rap industry. Read more after the jump!
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New Music: PRhyme – “Wishin’ II” feat. Black Thought

8 years ago view-show 692,505
PRhyme, the duo of DJ Premier and Royce Da 5’9″, found some unexpected success late last year when they dropped their self-titled debut album. Now they're back with and updated version of the project, which features new cuts. Here they link up with The Roots' Black Thought for "Wishin' II," a track that initially featured Common. Check out "Wishin' II" after the jump and pre-order the deluxe version of PRhyme on iTunes.
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New Music: Method Man – “Water”

9 years ago view-show 374,616
Method Man's latest album, The Meth Lab, is out now. And today Meth is sharing the lyrics video for Water," a track that could be found on his new album. You can find the visuals for the lyrics after the jump, and if you're feeling it head over to iTunes to pick up your copy of The Meth Lab.
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New Music: Method Man – “The Purple Tape” feat. Raekwon & Inspectah Deck

9 years ago view-show 720,720
Method Man should be dropping his new project The Meth Lab shortly (August 21st to be exact) but in order to hold fans over he's sharing "The Purple Tape," featuring legendary Wu-Tang Clan members Raekwon and Inspectah Deck. By now everyone should be familiar with those three words: The Purple Tape. If you're not, it's quite simple: It refers to Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... and its unique purple plastic packaging. So it's only convenient that Rae is present on the track, too. Listen to Meth's "The Purple Tape" for those monster Wu verses you've been thirsting for after the jump!