Last night, Andrew put me on to this Inspectah Deck diss track in which he goes at Joe Budden. Though he (Andrew) hailed it as the beginning of the epic battle between the 300 and the Persian army, I was not convinced until I heard the song. Even then, my initial reaction was, “Ok, so they sent Deck? Joey gets no respect.” But at the end of the day, my cynical side is the reasonable side and I realized that he’s the one with an album release date in 2009 listed as TBA. Of course they sent Deck, its all business. Now I’m going to go ahead and assume that if/when Jumpoff responds, he will mention the entire Wu-Tang Clan and I hope and pray that he recruits the help of his co-workers beforehand. So it takes a little imagination and looking forward into the future, but we could legitimately see the battle of the decade beginning before us. That being said, since we all know that Joe Budden has the “Jayceon Taylor disease” which makes him incapable of holding his tongue; we can assume that something will happen. So, here are my pros and cons to what could turn into a very legit battle if the right people get off of the sidelines. Read the rest of this entry »

People that follow me on Twitter (shameless plug) might already know how I caught myself singing Big’s hook to Puffy’s ‘Been Around The World’ when I heard Lisa Stansfield on the radio a few days ago. This got me suddenly reminiscing about the ‘No Way Out‘ album and the stupid reason I sold it years ago when I hadn’t yet become the level-headed fellow I now am. History is written down to let humanity learn from past mistakes so follow me after the jump for the top 5 stupid things I did as an adolescent HipHop head. Read the rest of this entry »

Directed by John Colombo

Ghost is literally ghost in the 2nd version of the “New Wu” video, but who needs Tony Starks when you can have Teyana Taylor in your video? If you’re like me and you dug the first “New Wu” video, proceed for an encore.
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Apparently, some people don’t know the definition of the word “forever”, as in the phrase “Wu-tang forever”. And as it would turn out, Ludacris is not familiar with the idea that the Wu-tang Clan Ain’t Nothin’ to F with as evidenced by one of his song entitled Let’s Stay Together. Meth decided to speak up this week to straighten out some of the latest rumors.

“Even Ludacris, who I respect a lot, kind of upset me with a song he had where he mentioned Wu-Tang broke up. No, we didn’t break up! There has never been an official statement that said, ‘We’re done’ or ‘I’m out’. (Before a new group album), there’s things we’ve got to take care of first before anybody even starts to discuss that.” [Contact Music]

A moment of hilarity from Coffee & Cigarettes, featuring GZA, RZA, and the great Bill Murray.

Ever wondered what Wu-Tang Clan members would look like as NBA players? In this post, we’ll imagine various Wu clansmen as NBA ballers. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the starting lineup. (Warning: Please wait for the gifs to load to experience the full transformation.) Read the rest of this entry »

14 Deadly Secrets by RZA (Hosted by Tre the Boy Wonder and Derezon )
DJ Derezon & Tre the Boy Wonder, the duo behind DJ Premier’s 14 Deadly Secrets, chased down the RZA and convinced him to stop playing chess long enough to talk about music. As you probably know, 14 Deadly Secrets is a special session where legendary producers break down the stories behind 14 of their hits. Listen as RZA dishes some behind-the-scene stories about 14 classics, including “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” and “C.R.E.A.M.” Pay attention, school is now in session.
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Method Man crashed Comic-Con 2008 the other day. Who knew he could be such a geek? In case you’re just returning from a trip overseas, Meth just released his own comic book titled Peerless Poe.

Naturally, there’s a good guy (Peerless Poe), a bad guy (Lilith), a love interest (Jeanne), and a super group of allies (the Method Men). I’d rather see a comic with all the Clansmen prominently featured, if you ask me, but this will do for now.

You may want to read about Method Man’s comic book over at Smoking Section. While you’re there, peep their dope interview with Meth.