First track from a collaborative project I never really expected to reach actualization. Read the rest of this entry »

After much talk and teasing, Rae & Nas release the video for “Rich & Black” and I’m going to go out on a limb to proclaim it one of the best, feel-good vids of the year. Read the rest of this entry »

While chilling together backstage in Oslo, Norway, Nas & Rae trade rap stories and Nas speaks on the first time he and Shallah met. According to Nasir’s recollections, the encounter took place at New Jersey’s Continental Arena at Hot 97′s first Summer Jam, Read the rest of this entry »

The B-Girl’s back but don’t expect any simplistic rhyme cadences from Rapsody. North Carolina’s lyrical Wonder Woman lives up to her name because she ensures that her bars won’t be taken in vain. And with that, some congratulations and a healthy round of applause are in order. This MC is spitting at the notion of the sophomore slump and saving it for the microphone so you can Thank H.E.R. Now. Read the rest of this entry »

Once upon a time, Vast Aire and Vordul were partners in rhyme known as Cannibal Ox. A decade later, the two – along with the Chef – come together for “Thor’s Hammer,” which appears on Vast’s new solo long-player, Ox 2010: A Street Odyssey. Read the rest of this entry »

Rae’s “Rock N Roll” gets a host of features with Busta’s addition probably being the most notable. Don’t worry, Khaled’s presence is minimal. Read the rest of this entry »

As the state faces a $15 billion deficit, Illinois Senate Republican Leader Christine Radgono took it to her colleagues with rap, using the wise words of Rae to emphasize her point during a state budget meeting. Read the rest of this entry »

That good ‘ol peanut butter & jelly utensil may not be the sharpest tool in the drawer, but don’t think for a second you won’t get cut with the quickness in the true thick of things. Raekwon alongside LRG continue their deadly tandem and Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang onslaught which takes The Chef back to the crime side. The New York Times side. Read the rest of this entry »

Raekwon’s Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang is über slept-on in the Wu kitchen, but in no way, shape or form is that a direct reflection on the quality ingredients sprinkled in his Twenty Eleven gumbo pot. Take the gruesome cinema of “Ferry Boat Killaz” for example. Picking up right where their killer collab “Surgical Gloves” left off, Rae and Alan The Chemist give the moonlight new energy without the association of a club. Read the rest of this entry »

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Mike Tyson May Face Jail Time For Paparrazi Assault [Vibe]

Raekwon Calls Justin Bieber A Lesbian [Uproxx]

Rachel Uchitel Becomes a Private Eye [Daily Beast]

Athlete Tattoed Trivia Challenge: Answers And Winners [With Leather] Read the rest of this entry »

– Hip-Hop lost one of its most iconic voices with the passing of Nathaniel “Nate Dogg” Hale.

– Nick Schonberger gave us a look into what music he’s listening to right now. Read the rest of this entry »

Words by C. Paicely

“What are true keys to bein’ a ninja?” Estelle asks the question on “Chop Chop Ninja,” but Raekwon The Chef spends every bit of seventeen tracks serving up the answer for his fifth solo album, Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang. Originally meant to be a Wu-Tang album—minus RZA’s production—the project has been a long time coming, fully evolved into a Raekwon release, rife with appearances from Clansmen. Read the rest of this entry »

God’s Son and Shallah finally together again in the return of real arrogant rap. Read the rest of this entry »

These rappers are always working on new projects, with about 37% of them actually seeing the light of day. Where this new cut from Fat Joe and Raekwon will eventually land is a mystery, but it better end up on something. Read the rest of this entry »

Similar to a ninja assassin creeping in the moonlight to annihilate all his targets, Rae’s Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang is quietly lurking in the shadows while you’re concerned with other needless matters. Akin to the “House Of Flying Daggers,” The Chef meshes both universes of flesh and animation, dodging ninja stars, poisonous darts and other attempts on his life until he emerges victorious with the iron flag. Read the rest of this entry »