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RAEKWON – ROCKSTARS (F/ GZA, INSPECTAH DECK & THEA) (PRODUCED BY THE RZA)

New Chef from the upcoming GOLD re-release of OB4CL2 with 6 new songs and a few videos added into the mix. This right here is some stellar RZA production with Rae, Deck, and GZA under the act, accompanied by songstress Thea to make it all blend perfectly. Partake!

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THE ALCHEMIST AND OH NO AS ‘GANGRENE’ – CHAIN SWINGING

The Alchemist and Oh No combine for ‘Gangrene‘, with the first single “Chain Swinging” that’s honestly ill as SH*T! Just check it out for yourself, and then get some more info about the project, featuring the likes of Raekwon, Guilty Simpson, Big Twins, Evidence, Roc C, MED, Twins Gambino, Planet Asia and Fashawn, after the jump…

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PHIL ADE x DON CANNON-THE LETTERMAN MIXTAPE

Phil Ade was a  part of our SXSW Quality! showcase and we’ve been betting on him ever since. The DMV rapper debuted with Starting on JV last year, and now he and Don Cannon are back with The Letterman. Both figuratively, and literally, he’s earning his place and expanding his audience. The mixtape also features Wale, Raekwon and Tabi Bonney.

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THE MAKING OF OUTKAST’S AQUEMINI

Outkast’s Aquemini album was a true classic. You could put it on and let the entire thing play without a hitch. This CL Atlanta story has each participant in the project weigh in and reflect on the creative process. The behind-the-scenes perspective is ill. It’s like taking the liner notes and digging deeper. Enjoy the article–it’s a lengthy but great read:

Man, first they were some pimps. Then they were some aliens or some genies – some shit. Then they be talkin’ ’bout that black righteous space. Man, fuck them. I ain’t fuckin’ with them no mo’.
– – “Return of the G’ skit, Aquemini

By the time Aquemini was due to drop in the fall of 1998, no one knew what to expect from the-soon-to-be-iconic OutKast.

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GHOSTFACE, RAEKWON, METHOD MAN – OUR DREAMS

Here’s a track off of the hopefully soon-to-be-released Wu-Massacre album. You may remember those videos we posted a while ago (reminder 1,  2, and 3). Slated to drop February 9th now but these days who knows when it will really drop. But hey, like I said before, better late than never, right?

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LATE PASS | JANUARY 3, 2010

You know when you’re off that champagne for NYE you miss a few things the next day. Hah! Here’s some stuff that may have got lost in the fold over the past few days….Reflection Eternal’s RE:Union mixtape, Raekwon’s Coke Up In Da Dollar Bill mixtape, X.O.’s One One Ten mixtape, a new beat tape from Chicago producer Slot-A, Medina Green & Mos Def, and Joe Scudda x Naledge x Freddie Gibbs x Mistah Fab. Hit the jump for all that and more…
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RAEKWON – HAPPY NEW YEARS!

The Chef cooked up a quick gem that seems to serve as both a New Years’ thank you for the love he received for OB4CL2 and a diss to all the weakery. Talent indeed. Plus it’s Raekwon, so you should expect greatness every time. Eat up well, man. Partake!

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DEL | EL MICHELS AFFAIR

So it goes like this… El Michels Affair dropped their Enter The 37th Chamber which consisted of them playing out live instrumatation versions of some of the Wu Classics. NOW… they Enter The 38th Chamber. A chamber that invites MC’s such as Diamond District, Del The Funky Homosapien, A-Plus of Souls of Mischief, Kam Moye, Nightclubber Lang of Boom Bap Project, Sandpeople, Von Pea of Tanya Morgan & much more. This is Bay Areas own Del The Funky Homosapien‘s take on Bring Da Ruckus

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BLAKROC & DD172….

As the recent publicity surrounding Mos Def, Jay Electronica and Curren$y‘s collaborative-side-group Center Edge Territory reached a feverish pitch in the viral music world, questions arose around the studio where said collaboration and countless other secret musical rendezvous are rumored to have occurred. Alas, Mr. Damon Dash, a very familiar face in the trend-setting music mogul world has been behind it all, providing artists with the DD172 space in Tribeca. DD172 seems to be a new hot-spot for brainstorming sessions, musical vanguard, and almost certainly a long, raucous line of eager artists wanting in to create their own masterpieces. For this is how musicians work. We are historians at heart, purists of our art form, and suckers for atmospheres where our creativity can flow at ease. Dash and DD172 have recently partnered up with rock group The Black Keys and artists like Mos Def, Zoe Kravitz, Raekwon, ODB, RZA, Ludacris, Pharoahe Monch, Billy Danze of M.O.P., Om’Mas Keith of Sa-Ra, Tash and more, to create the BlakRoc project, of which we recently posted a video clip on the site. Chicago-bred video mavens Coodie & Chike have spearheaded the coverage of the project as well as Creative Control. Pretty much a creative mash of great proportions! We’ll see what fruitful creations come from this space in the future, but one thing is presently sure: the future is bright for ideas of this magnitude, and I hope it spurs more individuals to create workspaces and projects similar to this one. Great music!

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VIDEO: RAEKWON – CATALINA (FEAT. LYFE JENNINGS)

New video from the Chef for OB4CL2‘s “Catalina“. Blind I supports all Raekwon!

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