Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan Tells His Life Story (Full Interview) (Full Interview)
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- Raekwon came through for his first VladTV interview in some years, and he started out by speaking about his new book, “From Staircase to Stage: The Story of Raekwon and the Wu-Tang Clan,” which he pointed out is from the Wu-Tang song, “Incarcerated Surfaces.” From there, Raekwon began telling his life story, including growing up in Brownsville in the 1980s, his dad being in the streets, and witnessing violence at a young age. Raekwon then detailed how Wu-Tang was formed and how they later signed a deal with Loud Records, which also included solo deals for the members. He also spoke about how the family dynamic of the group began to change when Wu-Tang began working on their second album, which Raekwon says he opens up more about in his book. To hear more, including Raekwon speaking about the Wu-Tang series on Hulu and possible movie projects in the future, hit the full interview above.
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Man how can you not love Raekwon! I know folks including me don’t rock with Vlad but Rae is one of the best interviewers ever! His slang and charisma is stellar!
We only here for Rae
Right I don't rock with Vlad but I had to watch this joint..
Definitely felt the same!! Stellar
*interviewee
I dont rock wit vlad, but i had to watch this one. STOP IT. How many times did yall say that in 2021, 2020, 2019? Yall can stop pretending.... nobody is gonna arrest yall for watching GladTv. 👀
This interview is a big reminder that the golden age of hip hop is not a figment of our imaginations. Chef wears his heart on his sleeve. You hearing the voice of the culture from one it's finest/flyest✌💯
Fact's....💯💪✌️
Underated comment my G 👊
And that purple tape was that fuckn work.......💯✌️
Fo$ho... Always kept me company in the trenches💪👑✊
FACTS
I'm 15 minutes in and all I've heard are stories of forgivness, and in the end, love. Mad respect for what the mans been thru. We are blessed to have eachother, and the WU.
Raekwon is like a nigga uncle always got words of wisdom for a young nigga
I was actually in HDM in Rikers Island when the wu performed, it was fire, 1996,,all of them were there, ghost was the only one wearing a big gold chain , Rae had a Cuban on but it was tucked under his shirt, I remember saying he’s short in real life, I just thought that because he was my height, lol, but his vocal skills is crazy, he’s right everyone was on there best behavior because HDM was gladiator school at that time , people were getting cut and stabbed everyday, but no one wanted to fuck up the Wu performing, dirty bastard came over from the shock program , he was on a parole violation, I remember he performed a song he said he was coming out with but it never came out, the song went (put it in there butts…) lol.. referring to females, the female guards were tight at that song, they performed every song, I remember when they finished Rae Kwon passed right by me grilling everybody, I remember laughing to myself, I guess he wanted to show he was hard amongst criminals. Some guy next to me threw a t-shirt at him for his autograph, he signed it, dam that brings back memories, glad he still here because the 90’s in NYC was a war zone… I changed my life around and never looked back.
the joint prolly STILL talkin about that ish
That's cold
Salute my guy!
yooo. this comment. respect
Thanks for sharing your experience. This was dope to read. 👑🙏🏽
The W is tattooed on the heart of hip hop🙌🏾
Rae is hands down in my top 5 DOA. He just has so much natural style and his flow is wicked ! WU forever 🔥👐🏽
Mines tooo icon
He’s definitely a top 25 for sure !
cuz the top 5 is too tough
Some people just natural born story tellers.. Raekwon definitely got the gift of gab
Facts entertaining af without even trying
I can see/hear narrating a character in a movie/show speaking as the subconscious voice.
Make you feel like you’re there with em
Right. That part
Ghost too lol
He’s a leader. Plus, he seems like he has the purest heart. One of my all time favs
This interview made me love and respect Raekwon even more than I did before ❤️!
It’s crazy cuz I swear they can still come out with a Wu Tang movie and still break box office numbers for sure!!
The Hulu series is amazing. What would they do in a movie that wasn't done in the series 🤔.
I'd love a wu movie, but we already got the extended cut.
Yeh I'd still watch the movie for sure, but on this one I agree with Rza, there was too much that happend for it to be condensed into a 2 hour movie, it definitely needed a series. Maybe there could have been less ice in the whiskey though
I’ll def still watch a movie . On some “beats” vibes
No doubt.... Chef's version sounds dope as hell. I haven't been in a theatre in years. I wouldn't hesitate on this one.
I think specifically an Only Built For Cuban Linx flick would be insane. Especially knowing some of the fucked up shit that was going on at the time and them recording in Miami and Barbados balls deep in sniff and all that.
Just finished raekwon book from staircase to stage 🔥🔥🔥
Yo I watched every individual clip & had to watch the full thing right after it dropped. Raekwon a real legend in the game, nothing but respect for dude & the whole Wu tang clan 💯 dude made a 2 hour interview feel like a casual conversation, plenty of wisdom in the words he speak
Even his storytelling in just having a regular conversation is captivating.
Classic New Yorker. Natural storytellers.
I love Raekwon it’s the humbleness for me this dude definitely is the rose that grew from the concrete
Agreed. A pure heart
The way he speaks on crack & weed, sniffin & doesn't glorify
Best Vlad interview ever, one of the best out there period. Makes me want to read the book, and watch his version of the movie. If I had another kid, I'd name him Raekwon. I felt this.
Raekwon is one of the greatest rappers of all-time and a stand up individual who speaks his mind. Great interview overall and hope Wu-Tang Clan do great things in the future.
Facts
@@jordangoat2654 Glad you agree! 💪🏻
@@JakeKoenig 👏🏻
Yeah man, I reckon this Wu-Tang group really have the potential to make it big of these days.
@@falsefreedom1713 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
A very good interview with Rae! Learned a lot watching the whole interview!!!❤
Dope!
I just finished watching the full interview I've been crying for...
It was GREAT..!!!
WU Tang forever..!!!!
WuTang!! Baltimore Tappin in! Peace and Love
This Raekwon interview is well worth the watch. I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing the first time I heard C.R.E.A.M, everything for me changed after that. Salute to the Chef! Oh and I'm glad I didn't hear Glad much but good on him for putting this interview out.
Where were you
I could watch rae talk for hours and hours and dont get tired, his whole demeanor, accent and way of talking makes me feel as if I lived in NY during the gritty grimy 80s era
The lyrical contributions Rae and Ghost contributed to Hip Hop music STILL to this day (in my opinion) are not and have not been acknowledged or celebrated to the levels they deserve ! These guys came in with something that sounded like nothing you had EVER heard before And they didn't ask a single question in the process THIS shit is fly and we don't even care if you know it or not because WE know it!
Which is in truth and in fact the very essence of Hip Hop music !
100%
Perhaps a reflection of modern society too
💯
word!
Imo Ghost influenced the whole "alternative" rap genre. Mack Miller, Action Bronson, Tyler The Creator etc... Ghost was one of the first with the flow where the words didn't actually matter, he experimented with rap song structure in way nobody else was doing. He don't get enough credit for that fr.
No disrespect to Rae, he def the better rapper but Ghost's creativity is just unmatched.
rae and prodigy always remind of new york when they talk
Man prodigy a goat rip
That first Rae album was the reason why I started rapping. Epic story telling awesome beats and superior lyricism
I grew up listening to the wu I still have original tapes. This interview was dope. Its good to see Chef doing good. Got a slang like no other. His story came across strong. Much respect
His Wu-Tang slang is thick! Him and Cap got that slang.
“ I would’ve been washed on the walking tip” is a wild ass way to say “I may have never walked right again”
THIS HAS TO BE THE BEST RAP INTERVIEW I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE. SO REAL, SO HONEST! VLAD AND RAE THANKS YOU FOR THIS AMAZING INSIGHT!
one of the best lyricist and rapper of all time. albums like only built for cuban linx and immobilarity influenced so many other rappers and had a tremendous influence on the game. big up to shallah raekwon
Most ppl never mention Immobilarity....I loved that album and one of the most slept on...."The Table" w/ Masta Killa is unreal
@@part4693 i think immobilarity was his best album my brother. Tracks like casablanca, live from new york, the table etc. were all bangers. i am glad to see that i am not the only one who love this masterpiece. salute from switzerland
I remember when I got Immobilarity I was extremely disappointed because it was so different than Cuban Linx. In hindsight it wasn't a bad album at all. Just different.
@@part4693 no doubt The Table I played that non stop....✊
@@part4693 The table is onr of the saddest instrumentals
Excellent Interview - exceptional growth - Love Raekwon!
Rae’s such a great interview everywhere he goes. His storytelling is almost as iconic as his raps are. Just his voice in general is the sound of the Wu Tang Clan.
U Right U Right
I love Raekwon's idea for a Wu Tang movie. He wanted it to be like a Scorsese-type film. That's amazing. Those mafia films are some of the best in cinema history
hearin Rae speak sounds like hes rapping as he speaks. great storyteller
Indeed
Raekwon one of the greatest of all time this guy a legend for real
Yea I got him #2 of all time
HELL YES! A new full interview with the Chef! :)
Best Vlad interview for sure. Genuine respect for the Chef, just dope
Just added his book to my cart. Great interview! He sounds like a real genuine dude I hope he gets that movie deal
Had the pleasure of meeting him twice overseas,and building a little...Kwon is a solid dude..Respect.
OB4CL was definitely one of my favorite albums. I was about 15 or 16 when it came out. I still listen to it to this day. I had the purple tape and the cd. 😂
Raekwon is a very smart dude makes sense all the time.
Breaking a 2hr interview into 28 parts was total madness
only 28 parts? vlad did your boy justice lmao
yeah the whole making a 2 hour interview into 30 parts released daily is MADNESS STOP THAT BULL****
More videos, more likes
Word vlad violated
@@queensmos9052 get over it thats the way he hustles youtube money
Every time I hear the story about UGod's son it breaks my heart. Peace to UGod and his family.
One of the best Hip-hop interviews I’ve ever watched the story telling is like reading a book. Roller coaster cinematic.
My favorite interview you've done VLAD! I'm an OG Wu fan and for me The Chef is a Legend.
this is def in the top 5 of my favorite Glad interviews
Salute to the whole Clan to be able to speak openly, especially to one another. Not many crews can be honest with each other and it not be a total wrestle mania.✌🏾
The Hulu series is dope, but damn that Wu Movie sounds like it could've been EPIC. Call Leo back Rae!! That movie needs to be made.
4Sho 🫡🫡
I'm watching the Hulu series for the first time now and although compelling, I'm mildly irritated by the new slang they keep spittin'... like "my dude," "my G," "trash," and "fire." We weren't talking like that in the late '80s and early '90s.. That's all new millennium slang. But I guess they tried to make it relevant for the new generations..
Raekwon was always building on other levels than the rest. MUCH respect.
Back in the day when every coast had their own style. Now everybody has the same starter kit, rhymes and production wise.
Classic Raekwon love how the OG broke down everything well articulated salute DJ VLAD iconic
A dope Interview. The Chef is humble and down to earth. The saying he quoted -- "First time, shame on you, second time, shame on me" sums it up. WORD..... ☝🏻
Deep
Such a great interview. Love the growth in this brother 🙌🏾
BEST VLAD INTERVIEW EVER! RAE is my favorite rapper of all time, OB4CL is my favorite album. Love this brotha right here. PEACE!
That was a great interview. It was so sweet to hear the tears in Vlad’s voice when he gave the chef his roses
What a dope interview. You can tell Raekwon is solid! It's refreshing to see his brand of authenticity and principle. A lot of wisdom in this interview, especially what he said about rza being a better manager of his emotions when compared to the rest of the guys. That line explains so much.
One of the best interviews on this
I was born in East New York Brooklyn and raised on Staten Island. When we moved from BK we moved to Park Hill, when the apartments were brand new. Many of the cats that Rae is talking about I grew up with them, C-Allah, the original knuckle game champ from Stapelton Billy Johnson(R.I.P) We moved to Mariners Harbor(Jungle Nilz) where the original emcees from Staten Island(Force MC'S) put our borough on the map in the late 70's, early 80's. The Force MC's later became the Force MD's, they're the true pioneers of hip-hop and R&B. Every project on the Isle had brothers that would fight each other all the time, I wasn't a street dude, but I was raised amongst the Thugs. Rest in peace to Mike and Barry Blue, K-Born, Lord Justice, Quadon, and many other brothers that didn't have the opportunity to grow old. Much respect to our borough, Staten Island aka the Isle of Stat, Shaolin.
Just copped the audio book on audible! Raekwon one of my favourite rappers
Man I’m about 2/3 of the way through “From Staircase To Stage” and damn it’s good. I’m a big Wu fan since I was a kid but even leaving that aside, it was really well written and gives a dope insight into the early days of the Wu, their upbringing, getting signed, touring, recording classic albums, etc. Such a good read.
"Where's my R O I"? Now that was gangsta. 2022 gon be *Different*
only if you were born around this time and ran the streets , would you understand how vague but detailed this interview is.
Yep!
Yeah like when he said that he smoked cracks and weed. We did that shit in the late 80's and we called it WU!
Facts.
This man said "on my camouflage army shit" 🤣🤣🤣 Raekwon never change.
Can we get a SLICK RICK, The ruler…
Interview before it’s to late💎
Raekwon one of greatest of the golden age of hip hop
I thought the late 80's were the golden age of hip hop🤔
Rae has an immaculate soul fr GOD bless da Wu 🐝👐🏾
Glad he finally said it‼️...that dude looks nothing like the RZA on the Hulu show 💯
What's iconic is that throughout this whole interview his cadence matches how he shows up on record. Now I realize that he was the guiding force of 36 Chambers--besides RZA's work.Raekwon wove the album together via skit.
I related to his love of Champion gear, because I used to rock that in high school.
This dude is so so real ...chef we love you from nigeria
🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬 Yoruba
Exceptional interview right here! 💯💯💯🔥
Just saw the whole Clan in Brooklyn on Sep 27th at the Barclay Center, never seen anything like it. We talking mad energy in Brooklyn. Mad respect to the Clan. I got some good clips!
I was at the Boston show, seen them many times in there hey day, clubs,wildshit ,the wu forever tour with rage,it brought me back to my best memories
I was there too with Nas...THE NY STATE OF MIND TOUR
“You ain’t watch the Flinstones? How you niggas ain’t watch the flintstones?” I don’t know why that cracked me up!
This is my favorite interview yet.
One of my top 5 MCs ever Long live Raekwon The Chef
Raekwon’s voice sounds like every dud I grew up with. 😍. Listening to this interview brings back memories on NYC in the projects in the 80s…memories
Word..like Brooklyn & QUEENS
Great interview. Rae's view on the Forever album was interesting and surprising. In upstate NY everyone was bumping that album for years
Vlad giddy like a kid, reciting lyrics and such. That's what we want. Continue to Interview artists that you're that passionate about, Vlad. It's you at your best.
Growing up in Queens as a teen in the late 80’s we knew about Staten Island. Corey was true to his heart the way he moved and still understands, you have to have a code.
I grew up in lefrak city queens in the late 80s how about you?!!!!!
I admire Chef's intellect.
He said it’s almost like the news was promoting crack cocaine. Deep, when I think about it now
One of the best interviews I’ve ever seen. Raekwon knows how to tell a story
Seen Wutang in 96 when I was in 7th grade and I was hooked glad to see them all so successful and still putting out fire music
This interview should have at least 1 million plus
Waited for the full interview with this one
i snuck in a couple of clips
The Purple Tape was a major part of my formative years. A toss up between it and Liquid Swords for best Wu Album. Deffinetly in my top 10
Raekwon a real nigga never take advantage of a good man 💯♥️
Rae is my favorite Wu Gambino 👑 Iconic, prolific MC...Purple Tape is in my Top 5 (or 3) albums 💯
All facts!!
Interview makes me miss the 90’s
I’ve been a huge wu fan for a long time and I think this is the single best wu related interview I’ve ever seen. Rae’s way of speaking is poetic and vlad knew what to ask and let him talk. I hope we get the movie and I hope they include more of the street side of things, especially Steubenville Ohio and affiliates like Killarmy
It's folksy. He wears his region all in him.
I can't love this interview enough!!!!
Love that he shouted out the temptations movie. One of my favourites
I think a series is better than a movie in this situation, in a movie it's only so much content you can place in 2 hour film, but a series is hours of content for so many complex personalities
Rae is up there with busta rhymes and DMX when it comes to having the perfect rap voice.
I think RZA was right as far as the movie vs tv series thing. There’s no way you can tell the story of Wu Tang the right way in a 2-3 hour movie. The series allowed RZA to go in depth with all 9 members and their respective stories.
I always have respect for the Wu, Rae is one of the realest dudes out there... peace to the WU
Raekwon looking good, in shape and healthy. Much love to The Chef
Beautiful interview
Man I must be nutz.... I could listen to Rae talk all day....LMAO
Still make the movie too. Definitely will be a must see!
48:21 I think is by far the best clip of them all. Seeing and hearing his voice when he’s like “automatically your like yo!” 😂😂😂
I remember seeing the Wu in the early 90s at a small club, Rae was rocking the Marino jersey, great show