Raekwon

GZA at The Stage December 3

Wu-Tang's GZA Announces Art Basel Performance of Liquid Swords at The Stage

After the Wu-Tang mothership crashed full force into pop culture with the release of the 1993 gangsta rap classic Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), the first order of business was to send out the pods. Method Man was the first to strike out solo with 1994's stellar and intensely hardcore Tical. But ... More >>

Black Star's Mos Def and Talib Kweli at the Fillmore Miami Beach, September 27

​Black Star's Mos Def and Talib Kweli With Jay Rock, Black Bobby, and DJ D-Up Presented by Rock the Bells Fillmore Miami Beach Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Better Than: Most Tuesdays on God's great spaceship, Earth. Time travel can be a really good time. Especially when you're talking about takin ... More >>

Rock the Bells With Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Mobb Deep, September 13

Photo by Marta PerezRaekwon the Chef cookin' it up.​See the full 20-photo Rock the Bells slideshow. Rock the Bells Rakewon and Ghostface Killa With Mobb Deep and ArtOfficial Fillmore Miami Beach September 13, 2011 Better Than: Album-length karaoke renditions of Ol' Dirty Bastard's Nigga Please ... More >>

Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Mobb Deep at the Fillmore Miami Beach September 13

Photo by Marta PerezRaekwon the Chef cookin' it up.​See the full 20-photo Rock the Bells slideshow. Rock the Bells Rakewon and Ghostface Killa With Mobb Deep and ArtOfficial Fillmore Miami Beach September 13, 2011 Better Than: Album-length karaoke renditions of Ol' Dirty Bastard's Nigga Please ... More >>

Raekwon the Chef and Ghostface Killah Cook Up Classic Gangsta Rap at Rock the Bells Miami

​The Wu-Tang Clan has never been modest about its skill set. With hundreds of releases tied to the Wu-Tang brand, this now-legendary '90s gangsta rap collective has always been upfront about what it brings to the table. If you know your Wu, you know nobody else cooks, serves, and keeps 'em coming ... More >>

Rock the Bells Brings Black Star's Mos Def and Talib Kweli to the Fillmore September 27

Black Star's Mos Def and Talib Kweli.​Yeah, we livin' in the era of ringtone rap. But a few days ago, we here at Crossfade got word that the Rock the Bells Festival Series will be bringing Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, and Mobb Deep to Miami Beach. So we started getting all nostalgic about that "Go ... More >>

Rock the Bells Brings Ghostface, Raekwon, and Mobb Deep to the Fillmore September 13

​We all know hip-hop was better back in the day (namely the mid '90s) before MCs and beatmakers-for-hire became obsessed with their cellphones and started writing ringtones instead of blratt-blratt rap tracks. Thankfully, the Rock the Bells Festival Series is hustling hard to preserve the days - ... More >>

Raekwon at Eve May 27

​We all know hip-hop was better back in the day (namely the mid '90s) before MCs and beatmakers-for-hire became obsessed with their cellphones and started writing ringtones instead of blratt-blratt rap tracks. Thankfully, the Rock the Bells Festival Series is hustling hard to preserve the days - ... More >>

Get That Classic Click-Clack With Wu-Tang's Raekwon at Eve May 27

​For all those Golden Era hip-hop heads who spent the entire summer of 1995 running the streets, wasting money, killing time, making mischief, and listening to Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx on repeat, the first few bars of click-clack like "Ice Cream," "Guillotine," "Verbal Intercouse," "Crimi ... More >>

Rick Ross and Raekwon at Sneaker Pimps, October 23

Photo by Marta Xochilt Perez​As we wrap up 2010, Crossfade looks back at the best live performances of the year. View the full list of Miami's Best Concerts of 2010. Rick Ross and Raekwon October 23, 2010 Sneaker Pimps at Mekka Late one night, we were killing time with a couple of friends named O ... More >>

Fresh Off His Sneaker Pimps Performance, Plus Givens Has a Story to Tell

​Plus Givens has been a mainstay in local hip-hop circles for the last couple of years. He's in with the right people and he knows how to make quality music that's as versatile as it is enjoyable. A few years back, Plus made a strong impact with a Rahj-produced single called "9 To 5" that featured ... More >>

Rick Ross and Raekwon Slang and Spit at Sneaker Pimps Miami, October 23

Marta Xochilt PerezBig pimp Ricky Rozay flashes some deep V.​Rick Ross and Raekwon With Thee Tom Hardy, Phil Adé, DJ Keen One, and DJ Money Mekka Saturday, October 23, 2010 Better than: Ten cargo containers full of fake shit. At precisely 8 p.m. on Saturday night, international swag smuggling o ... More >>

Sneaker Pimps Miami Announces Rick Ross as Its Last-Minute Headliner Alongside Raekwon

via teflondonross.comMr. Ricky Rozay is the ultimate sneaker pimp. Obey.​Is the great Raekwon, an 11th degree Wu-Tang ninja of the 36 Chambers, not enough for all you limited-edition running shoe obsessives? Apparently not. I guess that's why Sneaker Pimps just today announced that the Boss Rick ... More >>

Win a Chance to Interview and Film Iggy Pop at All Tomorrow's Parties Festival in September

​All Tomorrow's Parties -- or rather, the American spinoff of the original English festival -- may get a little less hype than the other blockbuster summer festivals in this country, but it's one of the best going. That's because rather than just splatter the latest hype bands across a bunch of st ... More >>

Q&A With Rahsaan: From Rapping About Sneakers to His Own Sneaker Store

Photo by Anthony Anderson​Rahsaan "A Fly Guy" Alexander -- better known simply as Rahsaan -- must be one of Miami's hardest-working individuals.The MC released his new album, Georgetown, earlier this year (get it now on iTunes.) But overall, saying that Rahsaan is "driven" is a real unde ... More >>

305 Live: Local Hip-Hop News from P.M., Poe Boy, Ghostwridah, the C-9 family and more

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​-- Miami's P.M. (pictured on the right) is part of group Black R.E.I.G.N. with Tommy Trouble. Well, they've been tapped to be part of Live Nation & Lourdes68's Raekwon Tour, which hits a couple cities in the U.S. this Summer. The Miami date was slated for April 16t ... More >>

Hip-hop isn't dead, and here are 2009's ten best albums

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​-- Miami's P.M. (pictured on the right) is part of group Black R.E.I.G.N. with Tommy Trouble. Well, they've been tapped to be part of Live Nation & Lourdes68's Raekwon Tour, which hits a couple cities in the U.S. this Summer. The Miami date was slated for April 16t ... More >>

The South ruled rap in 2009

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​-- Miami's P.M. (pictured on the right) is part of group Black R.E.I.G.N. with Tommy Trouble. Well, they've been tapped to be part of Live Nation & Lourdes68's Raekwon Tour, which hits a couple cities in the U.S. this Summer. The Miami date was slated for April 16t ... More >>

Ghostface Killah

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​-- Miami's P.M. (pictured on the right) is part of group Black R.E.I.G.N. with Tommy Trouble. Well, they've been tapped to be part of Live Nation & Lourdes68's Raekwon Tour, which hits a couple cities in the U.S. this Summer. The Miami date was slated for April 16t ... More >>

Gourmet For The Glades at Ortanique On The Mile

image via everglades.org The only ecosystem of its kind on the planet The Everglades are certainly worth visiting, surely worth fighting for, and definitely worth protecting.Sure, sure, they're "way out there" (cause of suburban sprawl) and easy to forget about, but here's a tasty way that YO ... More >>

Slick Rick to Perform at Louis Next Tuesday

Courtesy of the Opium GroupIt's been just over 20 years since a one-eyed rapper from the unlikely London neighborhood of South Wimbledon released what would become one of the most pivotal hip-hip albums of all-time. Entitled The Adventures of Slick Rick and featuring the cautionary "A Children's Sto ... More >>

Last Night: Rock the Bells 2008 at Bayfront Park

Courtesy of the Opium GroupIt's been just over 20 years since a one-eyed rapper from the unlikely London neighborhood of South Wimbledon released what would become one of the most pivotal hip-hip albums of all-time. Entitled The Adventures of Slick Rick and featuring the cautionary "A Children's Sto ... More >>

On The List - Vagabond Redux, Skream and DJ Huggs

Courtesy of the Opium GroupIt's been just over 20 years since a one-eyed rapper from the unlikely London neighborhood of South Wimbledon released what would become one of the most pivotal hip-hip albums of all-time. Entitled The Adventures of Slick Rick and featuring the cautionary "A Children's Sto ... More >>

Rock the Bells Returns to Miami with a Fresh Crop, Including the Cool Kids, Dead Prez, Santogold, and Wale

Courtesy of the Opium GroupIt's been just over 20 years since a one-eyed rapper from the unlikely London neighborhood of South Wimbledon released what would become one of the most pivotal hip-hip albums of all-time. Entitled The Adventures of Slick Rick and featuring the cautionary "A Children's Sto ... More >>

Head Spins: Induce

Our new occasional series checks out who's behind the decks.

Prunk TV - Cuban Linx

Our new occasional series checks out who's behind the decks.

Still Slumming

No shade – Cappadonna’s keeping it real at Studio A.

Breaking News: RZA Leaves Wu-Tang Tour

No shade – Cappadonna’s keeping it real at Studio A.

Wu-Tang Clan

8 Diagrams (Loud/SRC/Universal)

Alphabet Aerobics

Hip Hop Harry may not be the greatest rapper alive, but he's certainly the furriest

DJ Sire Esq.

Fuggetaboutit Vol. 2 (Say Uncle Productions)

Cocaine Dreams

Fuggetaboutit Vol. 2 (Say Uncle Productions)

Wu-Tang Reunion Tour

Fuggetaboutit Vol. 2 (Say Uncle Productions)

AZ

A.W.O.L (Quiet $$/Fastlife Music)

Ol' Dirty Bastard

A Son Unique (Def Jam)

A Son Unique Def Jam

Theodore Unit

718 Sure Shot Recordings

Wu-Tang Forever?

U-God on the Wu-Tang Clan's little quality-control problem

Homeboy Meets World

DMC champ DJ Craze is still Miami's favorite

Rotations

DMC champ DJ Craze is still Miami's favorite