@raekwon
What’s up Nation.  I told you we’ve been working on a few new things around here and I’m hoping you check out the new decor and be sure to give your feed back.  As always, you know we keep it 100% all the time so positive or better yet negative we want to hear from you.

As you know between The Nation and Highbrid Outdoor, I haven’t been able to keep up with the music how I’d like so we hired a new member to the team to hold me down on that front.  Nation…meet “Iron Lung”.  Iron Lung…Nation.  He’s a budding entreprenuer who loves skating and got crazy flavor as well keeps his finger on the pulse of what’s popping in the industry.  I’m sure you’ll learn more along the way so I won’t steal his thunder.  Let me know what you think.

Juan

Rae has been talking about this album for a little while now, this is his first album after the very highly anticipated Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 that was competing on the billboard charts with Jay-Z’s radio hit Blueprint III album. I feel Rae really responded to what he saw the real fans of hip hop wanted, that griddy shaolin flow. This time around Raekwon decided to collab with some very interesting artists that range from the originals like Method Man, Inspectah Deck,Ghostface, Busta Ryhmes, and Nas to the newer hip hop generation Jim Jones, Rick Ross, and Lloyd Banks. With producers Erick Sermon,Evidence, Alchemist, Mathematics etc.. on the tracks they mastered the Wu sound with out even having RZA around. That in my eyes says a lot because real production combined with real rappers creates real music, and that’s what I’m all about…

Raekwon is one of those dudes that comes consistent with his lyrical game, next to Ghostface in my opinion he is one the best lyricists in Wu and continues to prove it. You hear a lot old cats talking shit about the new collaborations Raekwon has brought to the table but I support his effort in trying to reach out to the new generation and show em’ what the chefs still cooking. Now I’m also gunna stop myself right there and flat out say I’m not 100% a go with the whole Justin Bieber remix collaboration with Raekwon but I’ll look past that and see what hes putting on his albums and trying to sell to his fans. I give the man props hes been doing this own thing with H20/Icewater for a while now and raekwon is still delivering that real ish. If your a real Wu fan go out and support your man Raekwon and cop this album you won’t be disappointed. I rate this album Hip – Hop because even though a lot fans are criticizing his new collaborations he hasn’t completely sold his sole and I feel having a few young names on the roaster only gives the chef more radio play…

Raekwon – Shaolin vs. WutangRaekwon – Rock n Roll Feat. Ghostface Killah, Kobe nd Jim Jones“