'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx' is the crown jewel of Raekwon's discography. To celebrate its 25th anniversary, The Chef sat down with Packer Shoes to talk about it. "Back in the day as kids, when we did ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Keeping an ear to the music blogosphere The Purple Tape has become the kind of cultural touchtone that many music fans love to ...

The song’s classic opening line, “I grew up on the crime side, the New York Times side / Staying alive was no jive”, introduces us to Raekwon when he was a young Corey Woods, growing up in East New ...

Staten Island-bred rapper Raekwon has been a looming figure in hip-hop since the Wu-Tang Clan’s debut in the early ’90s. In 1995, the “Ice Cream” rapper showed he can easily stand alone with his ...

Raekwon returns with The Emperor’s New Clothes, a feature-heavy album that unites Wu-Tang Clan, Griselda and Nas for a July 18 release. “The Emperor’s New Clothes is more than an album — it’s a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Raekwon announced that he’s dropping off his highly anticipated new album, The Emperor’s New Clothes, later this month, and the ...

To hear the broadcast version of this interview, use the audio player above. "Park Hill was a pretty nice environment — the buildings were very clean and they had doormen, intercoms in order to get in ...

Longevity in hip-hop is something that is extremely hard to obtain. To be a successful rapper over an extended period of time while being relevant is a feat only a handful of MCs have accomplished.

Image Credit: C Flanigan/FilmMagic; Kevin Knight/Retna Ltd; Scott Legato/FilmMagicThe Justin Bieber–Kanye West team-up that began with a Twitter conversation this week has become a reality. Take it ...

2009: Joe Budden takes a mean one to the eye from a member of Raekwon's camp. Summertime isn’t complete without beef. Things got heated between old school and new school at the Los Angeles stop of ...