Now is your chance to cop “The Purple Tape.” Raekwon’s The Chef’s certified classic debut album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…, is getting re-issued in a chunky deluxe edition. Only 1,000 copies of the set, called “The Purple Tape Cassette Box,” which is available now over at GetOnDown.com, will be sold. The box set is part […]
It’s hell up in Harlem as the collective of the A$AP Mob drop their anticipated Lords Never Worry mixtape. Headed by Rocky, Ferg, Nast, Ant, Twelvyy, and Da$h, the project is supported by the songs like “Bath Salts,” “Purple Kisses” and “Work.” Production credits include work from aarabMUZIK, A$AP Ty Beats, Clams Casino and more. They also get help from rappers such as Raekwon, Jim […]
To promote his new gamer pic with XBOX 360 and the good folks over at Konsole Kingz, Green Lantern brings the invasion back to your ears with a new mixtape. DJ Green Lantern’s blending ability is on full display as he takes cuts from Styles P, Lloyd Banks, JD Era, Raekwon, Lil Wayne, Nas, Emilio […]
Ryan Leslie has been working tirelessly on his new rap album, Les Is More. Slated for October 23rd, this new record will feature more bars from the accomplished singer/songwriter and founder of NextSelection. “Live Good” is one of the records on the album and features a verse from Wu-Tang Clan‘s Raekwon. Ryan Leslie’s seen a high amount […]
YP follows up his mixtape collection of No Sleep, Still Awake and Sleep Walking with his new effort No Doz (Get it? Ah, forget it). The Chicago native, who was named by Complex as one of the newest Chicago rappers to look out for, describes his music as “emotional street music.” This tape includes an appearance from […]
Yesterday was the 17th anniversary of Raekwon’s classic album, Only Built For Cuban Linx. While he reminisced on the past he looked forward to completing the trilogy in the near future. “I know that, at the end of the day, people are paying attention to The Three, and my thing is when I give them The Three, I wanna give you The […]
A few nights ago at the Best Buy Theater in New York City, Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg celebrated his birthday with a night of real Hip-Hop. The raucous crowd was treated to a night of beats, rhymes, and a little bit of mayhem. Rosenberg brought out the talents of New York’s Action Bronson, Nitty […]
Raekwon the Chef over a chunky, bass loaded beat courtesy of DJ Babu. These are the ingredients for “Keep It Politics” and it makes for a tasty song. The tune is the latest single from the forthcoming Closed Sessions, Vol. 2 project, due out in August. Closed Sessions is an indie label out of Chicago, […]
Raekwon and his Canadian protege, JD Era, link up for the video to “Luxury Rap.” This is off of Rae’s latest mixtape, Unexpected Victory. Expect some dope visuals after the jump.
When the Ol’ Dirty Bastard biopic, Dirty White Boy, debuts, don’t expect to see appearances from Raekwon or GZA. Star, Michael K. Williams revealed that the film’s producer doesn’t want to cast “any actors,” to play Wu-Tang members, but representatives for The Chef, and GZA have both said that they will not show up in […]
There is no doubt to some most that if Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace were alive today, his crisp baritone flow would still be intact and potent as ever. In honor of Biggie’s 40th birthday today, Hip-Hop Wired has compiled a list of so-called “old fogies” age 40 and over in the young man’s sport of […]
It’s hard to top a classic album, even if that classic was the artist’s debut. It almost seems like a given that, as time progresses, an artist would get better at their craft and be able to put out better and better material. However, for whatever reason, that is rarely the case. Even with some […]
