• Raekwon and Ghostface Heaven & Hell for Throwback Thursday
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    Raekwon and Ghostface Heaven & Hell for Throwback Thursday

    Welcome to another Thursday, which mean we are closer to the weekend. My playlist this week consisted of Westside Connection, Loyal to the Game by 2Pac and the Hot Boys debut album. E40’s Hall of Game, Tank’s debut and Rated G from Top Authority are other projects that got played. We are going in another direction for this one. We have a new Verzuz taking place this Saturday between Ghostface and Raekwon. Raekwon the Chef will battle Ghostface Killah in what should be an epic Verzuz. It’s hard to believe that it’s almost been 30 years since the 36 Chambers dropped. Raekwon and Ghostface have always been with one another…

  • Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Released 25 Years Ago by Raekwon
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    Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Released 25 Years Ago by Raekwon

      The Wu Tang Clan became instant hip hop stars when they released the 36 Chambers album. Afterwards, just about every member released a solo project. Method Man, Ghostface, GZA and ODB went on to drop solo joints after the 36 Chambers album. 25 years ago today, Raekwon dropped one of the greatest hip hop albums ever. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx or the Purple Tape changed the game when it dropped. They called it the Purple Tape because the cassette tape was purple, which was different from the others. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx went on to go platinum. Raekwon dropped four singles off the album with the first…

  • Fat Joe John Blaze for Throwback Thursday
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    Fat Joe John Blaze for Throwback Thursday

    Once again, we have arrived at another Thursday which means it’s closer to the weekend. My playlist this week consisted Common’s Like Water for Chocolate, a Jadakiss and Raekwon mixtape. Bizzy Bone’s Thug Revenge and Styles P Master of Ceremonies also were played. One joint off some of Jadakiss’s collaborations mixtape caught my attention.  John Blaze is the track and it’s my Throwback Thursday track of the week, John Blaze is off Fat Joe’s Don Cartagena album and it features four of New York’s coldest spitters. When you have Raekwon, Nas, Jadakiss, Fat Joe and the late, great Big Pun on one track, you already know. I’ll go as far…

  • Raekwon Dropped Cuban Linx II 10 Years Ago
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    Raekwon Dropped Cuban Linx II 10 Years Ago

    We all know that Only Built for Cuban Linx aka the Purple Tape is one of the illest hip hop albums ever. Raekwon dropped that album about two years after the Wu Tang debut project. After the Purple Tape, Raekwon released a couple more lackluster projects. After almost six years, Raekwon returned with Only Built for Cuban Linx II. As a fan, with the album cover with Raekwon and Ghostface it already had me feeling like the album would be good. The album featured the members of the Wu, Slick Rick, Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, Styles P and Lyfe Jennings. The production was from Dr. Dre, J. Dilla, Erick Sermon, Marley…