Wu Tang Clan
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We Must Honor Raekwon, Rap’s Godfather
“When we got that record deal, I went back and told my moms, ‘Yo, I got a job, Ma.’”
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20 Fictional Characters Pick Their Favorite Rappers
“You seem unquestionably bored out of your fucking mind,” which, yes.
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“I Rather Be Behind the Scenes”: An Interview with Dreddy Kruger
“My dream was definitely to be in the music business, but I didn’t know in what capacity.”
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The Worst Part of the Streaming Era — for Artists and Fans
You haven’t fully experienced an album until you’ve held it in your hands.
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Method Man’s ‘Tical’ 25 Years Later: An Imperfect Experiment
For the expanded Wu universe to have existed at all, the noticeable missteps of Tical had to come first.
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The Thrill Is Gone: How Accessibility Ruined Behind-the-Scenes Hip-Hop Content
The greatest behind-the-scenes content preserves fantasy without doing a disservice to creators.
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From Wu-Tang Clan to Odd Future: How I Learned to Recognize Rap Miracles
Cherish the miracles, my friends.
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An Ode to ‘Kung Faux’—the Show That Married Martial Arts and Hip-Hop
‘Kung Faux’ offered a window—albeit a distorted one—into the material so often stripped down to sound bites and homages.
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How the Album “Radio Skit” Memorializes Hip-Hop History
From The Wu-Tang Clan to Vince Staples, the radio skit has long held a special place in hip-hop history.
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25 Years Later: Breaking Down the Precious Balance of ‘Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)’
We take a look back on the classic ’36 Chambers,’ 25 years after its release.
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10 Best Live Hip-Hop Albums, Ranked
Live, alive, unplugged and orchestrated—these are the best live hip-hop albums of all time.
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Wyclef Jean Reveals How Wu-Tang Clan Inspired Carlos Santana Collaboration “Maria Maria”
Today in mind-blowing hip-hop trivia…