10 Comments Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
Dear Raekwon…
TSS Crew’s Chris Smith writes to Raekwon with a personal request.
I’m just about fed up. I’m done with all of the snippets, the leaked songs, etc… All of them were good for the most part. The only thing I think you need to do right now, Shallah Louis Rich, is something I think we all have been waiting patiently for.
Get Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 on the streets.
I still have the sticker from the Ghostface concert I went to last February claiming your album would be out that May. And now I see you promoting your clique, Icewater(a la Ghostface and Theodore Unit) off the strength of a single with hip hop’s latest gunslinger, Remy Ma, and it concerns me. Mainly because it suggests that you’re not really concerned about getting back into the upper echelon of MC’s. And, in turn, that surprises me ’cause I know you’re too much of a competitor for that.
Maybe part of me wants this album to bring back some of that flavor from the days of the purple tape. I can see why you’d want to wait to release a sequel to such a classic album. But what did you follow it up with? Immobilarity. An album so unremarkable that it made my boy Stroop, a die-hard Shaolin native damn near despondent. “I don’t even wanna talk about it man” was his response whenever you asked him about it. The Lex Diamonds Story was an improvement, but it wasn’t raw enough. It was too glossy. Only when you came out with The Vatican mixtape did we see that you would be able to come back with a vengance. For me, the Heroin Only mixtape you did with DJ Thoro along with “The PJ’s” track with Pete Rock held me down all last summer and gave me hope.
You’re in a position to throw a serious wrench in people’s plans. 50 Cent is getting his album ready to be released on September 11th, and Kanye West is going to do the same. If cats are aiming to release albums on a day like that, you can only imagine the blood in the water. Rae, you can come in and wreck shop just like Ghost did. Ghost was grindin’ it out and lo and behold, Ghost is carrying the Wu right now. And I know that as much as that’s your brother, you want that shine. You want that power. Hell, you called out Hov onstage after he came out with Kingdom Come. Once you’re done with the Rock The Bells tour, I expect to hear that this album will hit the streets before Thanksgiving. The streets have waited long enough.
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What did we do this week @ TSS?
Well, besides the usual music, reviews, opinions and betting on the odds for Ron Mexico beating the Feds 95% conviction rate…
TSS Presents 15 Minutes With FAM-LAY
TSS Presents Smoking Sessions With Del
TSS x Swizz Beats x Kid Robot Vinyl Pack Giveaway
“Hey Sexy Lady” - Behind The Scenes Of Young Berg’s Video Shoot
Respect Our Fresh!
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10 Responses to “Dear Raekwon…”
07.24.07 at 10:51 am
The Smoking Section » “Forever Begins” - Review of Common’s Finding Forever says:
[…] At Stray Shots From The Smoking Section, TSS Crew’s Chris Smith writes to Raekwon with a personal request. […]
07.24.07 at 2:58 pm
lyndon says:
Amen, Brother
07.24.07 at 5:52 pm
The Smoking Section » Ron Mexico Vs. Fire Crotch says:
[…] At Stray Shots From The Smoking Section, TSS Crew’s Chris Smith writes to Raekwon with a personal request. […]
07.24.07 at 6:14 pm
Greumsy Greums says:
I luv Only Built for Cuban Linx
and Raekwon is one of the best mc
flow, styles … even if u dont understand the lyrics !But ONLY BUILT 4 CUBAN LINX Part II !
Crazy shit !!! State of grace !
AND tHE NEW COver !!! Just imagine that !!!
Oh my god !!! This second part can change the face of HipHop ! fo sure ! but A second CLASSIC !!!??
Raekwon the king of New New York ???
I luv it and i think Cuban Linx II, with
RzA (7tracks) ANd Dr.Dre(2-3), dj scratch, e.sermon? and Busta, GzA, Cappa … Ice Water Inc (Water pollued … for the APERO !!!)
OB4CL2 Greatest album on 2007! august2007
September … ???
Grammyawards maybe … i espeR
Wu tang finest, RAEKWON The Chef !!!
so real real ip-op, real reconiz real !
This is a featuring with a very very good mc in paris called Ol’kainry ! french connexion, friendship, rap & unity!
Album “Les chemins de la dignité”
If Rae is high, Ol’ is also high HipHop
so watch here: http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=9upRi8NC9nI listen the flow !
But …
Worldwide music ! exist, and this is one of the 5 best mc in france !
Sages poets of the street “Dany Dan”
New song called “Sunshine”
so Watch the video: here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZlhfMoRVpE
Flow talk in every language !!! so listen …!
It’s Just like Music !
Feelin’ it
Album “Poetically correct”
from Paris (france)
buy on internet if u like
and the duet: Olkainry & Dany Dan - Album Mixtape Micka styles
Peace y’all
07.24.07 at 6:16 pm
micka styles says:
YES
OB4CL2
Best album 2007
Grammy
and The second classic !!!
change the face of hiphop rae ! please!
The Chef is the new new king of new new york city !!!
07.24.07 at 7:12 pm
young/sincere rich says:
rae ain’t hungry no more. damn shame cause he needs to be. look, let’s just face it: anytime someone wants to name their album “blank2″ or “blank3″, it usually doesn’t pan out to well whenpitted vs. the original. Case in point? “Blueprint2″, “Carter2″, and unfortunately, let’s add “CubanLinx2″ to that category…cause if and when this shit comes out, I’ll be so past hearing him re-create the coke-rap he and ghost started that I’ll probably look past the nice beats that he may/may not have. Sorry for being bitter, but too many times over the past several years, the Wu collectively has let me down (with the exception of Ghost…and maybe Inspectah). The rest of them cats are lost in the sauce.
07.24.07 at 9:56 pm
T DOT says:
My thoughts exactly.
Rae, hurry up.
Good post Chris.
07.24.07 at 11:37 pm
Jimmy Valentime says:
This is not to gotty …. but to Chris smith http://somethinglikearapper.wordpress.com/ (GhostFace Voice) Niggas …Niggas Bite off Jimmy Shyt (Ghostface Voice) Comment by Jimmy Valentime — July 24, 2007 @ 7:47 pm
07.25.07 at 12:18 am
gunzoid says:
Immobilarity was a nice album. go back and check it
07.26.07 at 7:28 pm
Preach says:
@gunzoid… i may go back and listen, i’ve done that with a couple of other artists and been more accepting…