Guess who’s hotel room I was hanging out in earlier?
Well, I suppose its obvious from the title. But, yeah. I was. Multi-talented all-round genius Joey2Tits and I went down a big posh ugly ass foux-future hotel in Canary Warf to meet The Chef, who was deeply hospitable, and chain smoking gun ‘n’ juice blunts. And listening to Wu-tang and Raekwon records. SUPER CLASSY.
We talked about the forthcoming Cuban Links 2, his relationship with RZA, the forthcoming Shaolin VS Wu-Tang LP, and aubergines (cheers Adam Walton), amongst other things. Afterwards I gave him a mixtape, so he gave me a mixtape (fresh! exclusive! whoo!) and he complemented me on having “crazy style” and “crazy energy”. WIN!
I also showed him that Oh Word Wu-Tang/Peanuts shit, which he had never seen, and loved. I think he’s gonna start using it on his Myspace or something.
The video above is a TINY bit of the conversation – look out for a full text article in next months issue of Kruger, and more video footage in the near future.
As reported earlier on The Quietus:
Raekwon has spoken up about the simmering beef between Joe Budden and hip hop legends Method Man and grandmaster Melle Mel. Budden posted a cross YouTube clip after he came further down a Vibe magazine list of the best rappers of all time than the likes of Method Man and Melle Mel.
Friend of the Quietus Akira The Don today interviewed Mr Chef and asked him what he thought of the beef between his old crewmate and Budden: “Everybody know he’s not even near niggas. I ain’t got nothing against Joe Budden, I don’t know him, I don’t care for him, but when he mentions one of my brothers it’s like ‘yo you out of character b’. It’s something I feel he jumped in a pool with no water, he made a mistake.
“It’s important to be yourself, but you’ve got to watch your mouth who you talk about because you never know, you know what I mean? We’re the type of niggas, we don’t give a fuck about that, we might approach you if we see you somewhere and really get at you. I don’t want to start no negative shit, but I ain’t wary of approaching niggas who get out of line”.
- GROW UP: Joe Budden VS Method Man & Melle Mel
- Marvin The Martian On The Politics Show
- WATCH: Akira The Don VS Raekwon 2: On Cuban Linx 2, The ODB, and Shaolin VS Wu-Tang
- MTV Snubs Eminem In Their Top Ten Hottest MCs List
- The Joe Budden / Method Man Beef Is OVER?
- Raekwon Punches Joe Budden In The Eye
Tags: akira the don, canary warf, coke rap, cuban linx 2, inerview, joe budden, joey2tits, method man, oh word, peanuts, raekwon, rick ross, rza, shaolin vs wu-tang, wu-tang, young jeezy
There is no justice in the world…
I met him once after a gig (for mere seconds) and he was just the epitomy of “presence”- you could just tell he was someone great and he probably always had been
I can’t believe he’d never seen those Oh Word cartoons, but I suppose why would he? they’ve been out for a minute though, so you imagine someone would have shown them to him at some point… you’re that that someone I guess.
The Budden beef is pretty non-existant isn’t it. In that interview with Method Man he just took the sensible adult approach and dismissed Budden- there’s no real retaliation to that ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl9tOfm_8EI ). Ironically, a bit like budden did with Saigon.
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May 25th, 2009 at 8:25 am
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May 25th, 2009 at 8:57 am
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May 25th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Oh Budden you made a boo boo there didnt you? Well you really need to do your homework dont you? Melle Mel? Who’s that then? Well GRANDMASTER Melle Mel would be one of the pioneers of hiphop and the art of Mcing. And the first person ever to call himself Mc. Ol dirt shouldnt be on the list? Well Budden really! He’s probably the greatest rapper of all time. There was no father to his style Budden, he was …what Budden? Yes thats right, original. The hiphop James Brown? Definetly! Budden you got carried away didnt you? You need to appreciate the fact you even made it on to a list with these people. They contributed greatly to the art of hiphop. The culture of hiphop. I would suggest you read some books, watch films, listen to music and take in as much as you can to do with hiphop culture. Study Budden study! Increase your knowledge of the art form, then Im sure you would understand why a person would find your comments a little silly! Respect for the bicycle mention Adam, keeping it real!!
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May 27th, 2009 at 6:42 am
Raekwon giving his opinions (read: “talking sense”) on Rick Ross, Jim jones and a whole load of others:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Volj7W0sGU&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fnahright%2Ecom%2Fnews%2F&feature=player_embedded
All true enough
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May 28th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Raekwon’s pretty damn wise by the looks of things, but I guess anyone affiliated with Wu-Tang are synonymous with the word
That some Liquid Liquid playing in the background? I’m pretty certain it’s Cavern
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June 1st, 2009 at 9:57 am