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Legendary rapper Raekwon talks about his music
It has been almost fifteen years since the first Only Built For Cuban Linx, an album that was a 5-mic classic when The Source magazine held weight. Why did you decide make a sequel?
Raekwon: Because everybody wanted a sequel to the first one. When I did the first one I was a young cat, fresh off the block, I had a lot of energy and a lot to talk about. I think that people felt in love with my realness and how I put my album together, Only Built For Cuban Linx. That kind of opened the door for a lot of street cats, a lot of people that were into cinematic storytelling and basically talented music. We came with a strong production back then that really opened up the door for us to really make a classic back then. A lot of people consider that a classic back and they wanted me to go back to the style of rhyming again and that's what we did.
The sequel is ranked by many as one of the top albums released this year. When rappers get money, fame and adulation the hunger usually disappears, but despite all of that you've managed to make successful gritty street album. How have you managed to keep that mind state?
Raekwon: I'm really one of them dudes who can say hip hop has done a lot for my life, I have learnt a lot. I always did this for fun; it ain't just about money or the fly chicks and all the other sh*t that comes with it, it's about the love for just being an MC. I just kept myself relevant. It's about staying relevant, being out there in front of the people, having that great character and at the same time believing in yourself. That's what I did; I applied all these different things to my life and hip hop had a lot to do with it.
What aspect would you say you enjoy most about being an artist?
Raekwon: I think that I get a chance to talk to the people, touch their hearts and minds, you know? Somebody may be having a bad day then they listen to one of my records, and it may take away from their bad day and make the sun come out. I like the fact that we talk about multiple content of music, whether it's a concept or we freestyle. I just feel like we got a lot to give, especially myself. That's why they call me 'The Chef' because I'm always giving a different dish, so I think that's very important to a lot of people.
Hip hop gets a lot of negative press regarding the gangsta nature. Why did you decide to make this album for the drug dealers?
Raekwon: Because, this is apart of our legacy when I came up. When I say drug dealers I don't mean dudes that's just out there selling drugs, I mean people that have been around that lifestyle that's able to relate to the stories that I talk about. I'm a hands-on guy with that lifestyle, even though I don't live that lifestyle no more, I know there is a lot of people out there that wanted this to come back. That was like the first audience I was catering to at first, the guys in the street hustling and doing what they need to survive, you know what I mean? But surprisingly, everybody accepted how my stories were painted.
Like I said, I support all my peoples but this album was particularly for the dudes with broken dreams and no hopes in their life. They wanted this kind of music because they were able to relate to it faster than others. I know that they helped my album the first time so I wanted to go back to support them and allow myself to open up new doors for other people. My thing is to serve the people and not discriminate. I rhyme for street cats, I rhyme for suburban cats, I rhyme for whomever, whoever loves real hip hop.