Born: , 1968
Years Active: 1999-2007
Member of: Wu-Tang Clan
Influenced by: Ice Cube, Eric B. & Rakim, Boogie Down Productions, Ultramagnetic MC's, Public Enemy
Genre: Hip-Hop
Biography: Raekwon may not have achieved the solo stardom of his fellow Wu-Tang Clan mates Method Man or Ol' Dirty Bastard, but along ...
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Jun 10 2009 15:00PM
by Tracey Ford
The Boombox Music Blog: Raekwon has pull ... so much pull that he can make you run out and by a Bentley from the Carlysle Motor Club. Recession? What recession? ... [Adfreak.com] Shout out to Superstar Jay! The Queens, NY, DJ and G-Unit's Tony Yayo deliver the Swine Flu 2 ... Read more
Apr 20 2009 10:30AM
by Steve Baltin
Filed under: Hip-Hop News
The Boombox Music Blog: When you put on the biggest hip-hop tour of the year you get some perks, like being among the first to hear Raekwon's highly anticipated 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2,' due this year. "He had a lot of music that he came and played in our office and ... Read moreAug 27 2008 8:30AM
by BoomBox Staff
Filed under: The Rundown, Songs
The Boombox Music Blog: 'Only Built for Cuban Linx,' by Raekwon There may not have been a better-produced album in the extensive and wholly impressive Wu-catalog -- or any hip-hop album, for that matter. This is RZA at his masterful best... And Raekwon isn't too shabby, ... Read more
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06/10/09
Say What! -- Raekwon Peddles Luxury Cars + More Ryan Leslie loves his fans and doesn't m...
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05/29/09
MC Lyte, Raekwon Headline Hip-Hop Legends Concert One of the hottest tickets for hip-hop...
The Boombox
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06/10/09
Say What! -- Raekwon Peddles Luxury Cars + More Ryan Leslie loves his fans and doesn't m...
The Boombox
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06/02/09
Unity rap W hen Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan fame hits the stage at Thursday's Unity Fest, he...
Boston Herald - Boston MA
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05/29/09
MC Lyte, Raekwon Headline Hip-Hop Legends Concert One of the hottest tickets for hip-hop...
The Boombox
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05/20/09
Raekwon: The Cuban Linx II Interview After four years of work, and fourteen years of fan...
AllHipHop.com
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05/19/09
Raekwon Talks Nas, ‘Verbal Intercourse 2’ As excitement builds over the verified August ...
AllHipHop.com
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04/15/09
Raekwon Finds Label Home For Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II The years-long delay on Raekwon ...
VH1
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03/18/09
Tampa Bay concert picks: Original Wailers, Kem and Ghostface Killah and Raekwon Friday, ...
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg FL
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03/11/09
What Had Happened Was: Raekwon As part of VIBE's "51 Best Albums That Never Were" packag...
Vibe
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02/05/09
New Raekwon single raekwon is my favorite from the wu tang clan. hopefully his new album...
Sputnikmusic
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02/03/09
New Music: Raekwon [ft. Ghostface Killah and Method Man]: "Back From the Slums" [MP3/Stream]
Pitchfork Media
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01/30/09
New Music: Q-Tip [ft. Busta Rhymes, Raekwon, and Lil Wayne]: "Renaissance Rap Remix" [MP3/Stream]
Pitchfork Media
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01/29/09
Busta Rhymes Explains Why 'Arab Money' Isn't Racist Busta Rhymes doesn't just carry his ...
VH1
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01/22/09
TOP 5 DEAD OR ALIVE: RZA B eside a knack for freaking ridiculous beats, if RZA possesses...
AllHipHop.com
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01/13/09
RZA: Wu-Tang Clan Trying To Get Past Differences To Make New Music The Wu-Tang Clan 's c...
MTV
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12/25/08
Wu-Tang Clan credits staying power to band's passion While the rest of us are relaxing o...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh PA
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12/12/08
Raekwon Talks Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 While not quite at Chinese Democracy levels of w...
Pitchfork Media
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12/07/08
Wu-Tang's Raekown talks one album, show He may be out with Wu-Tang Clan right now, but R...
The Arizona Republic - Phoenix AZ
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12/01/08
Wu-Tang Clan Kick Off U.S. Tour It was anybody's guess who would appear onstage at Portl...
Spin.com
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11/26/08
Raekwon's Cuban Linx 2 Coming In March The decade-plus wait for the follow-up to the cla...
AllHipHop.com
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11/21/08
CD Review: 'Wu' soundtrack classic 'best of,' not much new Along with the new documentar...
UWIRE
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11/21/08
EPMD Enlist Raekwon, KRS-One for Comeback Album The last EPMD album was 1999's Out of Bu...
Pitchfork Media
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07/02/09
News Ticker: Aerosmith, Whitney Houston, Raekwon, Beyonce Last night's Aerosmith show in...
Rock and Roll Daily
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06/16/09
Carlyle Motor Club Commercial f/Raekwon
ProHipHop
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06/11/09
video: raekwon x method man x ghostface :: "new wu" new clipse x the neptunes :: "i'm go...
Gorilla vs. Bear
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06/11/09
Ghostface, Redman & Method Man - 2009 tour dates The Wallaby Champ aka Ghostface Killah ...
Brooklyn Vegan
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06/10/09
Say What! -- Raekwon Peddles Luxury Cars + More Ryan Leslie loves his fans and doesn't m...
The Boombox
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05/29/09
MC Lyte, Raekwon Headline Hip-Hop Legends Concert One of the hottest tickets for hip-hop...
The Boombox
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05/27/09
Dead Weather, Vieux Farka Toure, The Cult, Raekwon, KRS One, The Roots, Dredg & other tickets
Brooklyn Vegan
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05/20/09
free shows in NYC parks (2009 schedule includes a lot of hip hop - Raekwon, KRS-One, & Pete Rock included)
Brooklyn Vegan
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05/08/09
Single Minded: Passion Pit, Raekwon, Neil Young Cover, More Bright and bubbling, Passion...
Rock and Roll Daily
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12/01/08
Music Review: Wu: The Story of the Wu Tang Clan Soundtrack The Wu Tang Clan is alternati...
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