Raekwon is a great storyteller whether he’s rapping or just speaking.

Rae is perhaps the most technical writer all time. His bars are infinitely complex, palindrome schemes, heavy slang, fresh images. To me, Rae is one of the illest to ever do it.

“I was a fien for cracks and weed, the combination made my eyes bleed” Wu was one of the only ones to keep it real about trying it when it first came out. In ‘85 a lot of young people was smoking woolies when it first came out because it wasn’t a lot of crack heads yet to let you know how bad it could get. They thought it was just another form of coke

I met Rae a couple of times back in the 90's he was in the mall no security by himself. Real dude I remember we was kicking it about Gortex boots polo pull overs and the purple tape. Glad he around in good health 🙏🏽 🙌🏾

"it's almost like the news was promoting it" The news was promoting it until it hit the suburbs

"No question, I would speed for cracks and weed. The combination made my eyes bleed."

This is one of those Vlad interviews that I'll be watching every part. Then watching the whole thing in its entirety again

Raekowon one of the greatest of all time this guy a legend for real

I wish Outkast and Raekwon did a collab album....there styles went great together

Vlad don't dare interrupt Raekwon when he's speaking lol

Raekwon in my top 10 of all time. I just got his autobiography too. He’s one of the realest ever and so is Wu-Tang as a whole group. 💯♥️

When he said "age 14" i was ready to hear him rap the classic "can it all be so simple"

We need to give Raekwon his flowers while hes still here 💯💯❤

C.R.E.A.M will forever be one of the best & pure hip hop songs. Undeniable classic.

I AM so glad I had several times to hang with and party with Raekwon. He showed love every time..

Raekwon looking like Offset in 20 years😅

Only built for Cuban Linx still goes hard today 💪🏾💎

Raekwon makes everything sound cool even crack

Rae and ghostface vs kiss and sp

Morgan Freeman saved his life..he confronted him about it I saw it.

Raekwon looks 10 years younger n healthy as ever w that weight loss 🦾🦾

Sneakers came to mind while watching the video. Raekwon music is a soundtrac to his life, dope catalog.

" Danm sun ... You bleeding sun bad sun .."

Rae lost so much weight, he actually looks younger than 20 years ago. Good for him

Rae...one of my favorite storytelling MC's.

It's almost like the news promoted it! Profound Raekwon chef. I been there living wit fiends pumpin I can say I never indulged

Dam rae at 14? I thought i had a ruff upbringing watching that shit tear my mother and father down but never did i use it myself at that age it literally never crossed my mind

Raekwon looking like Beans 😂😂😂

I grew up in the Tidewater VA area and Raekwon is telling the 100% truth after 1985/86 SHIT went down hill quick and to this day that area has never recovered NEVER!!

Keeping it really real, Rae!

He described his style as "Ferocious". I couldn't of said it better.

Vladimir gotta interview ghost now!!

This going to be a 2-hour interview. Rae loves to talk. It took him 15 minutes to answer my question.

Wu-Tang are legends, bless them all

Really interesting to hear him say it was almost like the news was promoting it.

Poor baby at least he was honest 😌💔

Yall slept on that only built 4 Cuban links part 2 ....that joint had hits on it

“Started smokin woolies at 16” CREAM song.

Lot of people dont speak on this but I remember, smoking (we call it premo's) people would smoke weed mix with crack/cocaine at the park like it wasn't nothing.

Man it's crazy how any us that grew up in that era can relate to these stories. I guess every hood really is the same.

Love how he low-key saying verses from his songs🔥🔥🔥

Raekwon should be on everyone's Top 20 rappers of all-time list. One of the best to touch the mic from one of the best groups ever if not the best group in Hip Hop history. Much respect to this man!

Lex diamonds is the most underrated artist ever. His solo albums are way better than any of other Wu members, besides Ghostface’s Supreme Clientele. He gotta be in the top 10. So many artists have adopted his rhyme style and subject matter. He is one best street/ conscience story tellers in the game. He kills ppl on the features and is original with the content and delivery. God MC

Every time Vlad says something that happens in the book, Raekwon counters and says that’s not really what happened. Well, was it in the book or not??

I still smoke my crack but just on Weekends and Days off.

Vlad is on a role with these interviews. Im waiting on like 4 full interviews to drop

Man I can relate to rae alot I had similar situation with my dad growing up him being a functional user always had cars and look fresh but was slaming and getting high he got deported when I was 7 then my mom started using kicked me out at 16 and chose her boyfriend over me so I was staying at my grandmas at she had a curfew of 9 but I choose to sleep at the park to slang all night to the tweakers...

Don't it twisted... Crack is still going strong after all these years..it's just not sold on every corner in the hood anymore...

If you want more detail, the Purple Tape is the full narrative of the time which Rae is talking about!

HBCU Love! Respect goes out to Chef! Thank you Chef! Thank you Wu! Your music made my teenage years that much better!

Raekwon got that voice

“Its this new epidemic… It’s almost like the news is promoting this shit” mmm sounds real familiar

Can't wait for the 3rd season of wu

I used to be a Fien for cracks and weeds the combination made my eyes bleed 🩸 Raekwon The CHEF-

Your assistant didn’t do a good job of reading the book lol

Fire 🔥 interview and it's just get started.smh Thanks Vlad

Vlad you the 🐐 for this one. That bag must have been heavy to get Rae. Good shit regardless

Rae look like a southern hunter 😆

Raekwon is definitely my favorite in the group

1/2 of my favorite hip hop duo!!!

I can't help but hear The Purple Tape as he speaks; his voice is distinctive like that.

Rae looks like he's about to go set his tree stand lol Wu's been putting out music for 30 yrs. Good job Vlad!

almost finished with the book, its really good

He not lying when crack first hit before people knew how bad it would get all the cool kids were doing it..my uncle prom and old school pics he was the flyest smoothest cat with all the girls..then my mom said yea everyone in that picture either strung out or dead

Possibly the greatest poet I’ve ever heard💯

No more weed mixed with coke ..wash my.mouth out with soap

i was in a wu music video..the video called shadowboxin..I have also met dmx at a liquor store in harlem when his 2nd album came out..dmx was extremely cool..he was in the liquor store buying liquor with no security..he was with 1 guy..I have also seen big pun, fat joe & terror squad at the puerto rican day parade..they was in one of the floaters..I also seen aventura the spanish singers at the dominican day parade..I also met snoop the female from the show the wire..she was buying food at a popeyes restaurant with a female. I also met the roots. i also met channel live which was a rap group that was down with krs one. I also met spliff start (he is busta rhymes hype man). Anyway being in the wu video was so dope..I got to stand next to rza and method man and they gave use green rain coats and they put on us green wu tang bandanas for the video..they had females tie the bandanas on our heads..it was 100s of people in that video and we were all dressed the same with the green rain coats and the green bandanas. 1 more thing, a female that lived in my building, she was in the wu video ice cream.

But it was just a dream for the teen Who was a fiend, started smokin' woolies at 16., I would speed for cracks and weed,The combination made my eyes bleed. - Cream

Chef look like he’s losing weight, salute to the god👍🏽💪🏽👊🏽.

People: I need to sleep. Raekwon: I need to rest my dome.

Cracks & weed, The combination made my eyes bleed

Rae look like a 👶🏾 LeBron James in this interview 🤣😹🎃💯🙏🏾

Chef would body any mc from this era

LMFAOO he said "beaming" 😅😅old school NYC slang

Gd job Vlad..letting the guests talk, this interview was more interesting cus u can see how he thinks just by allowing him to talk and not influencing anything by saying what u think they wanna hear

“Sorta like the news was promoting it” message!!!!

So you got wit a sick tight click and went all out!

Homie who acted as Bro in the Hulu joint I felt did a great job, Rae the Chef so underrated when New Yorkers speak on NY MC’s

Rae solid

Lol man at 13 I was tucked so far is bed at 9pm 😂

The WU was like crack when they hit our neighborhood. I woke up and dudes nicknames had changed to Wu members. In addition to the crack epidemic.

If rae wasn't Rae every1 would be calling em a cluck...fact is most your heroes and legend have done hard drugs and dealt with addiction just hid it

Vlad really do a great job with his research

He never said he did crack, he did coke and he mixed weed and coke he never said he did crack come on Vlad

When he's talking he sounds like he does when he's rhyming.

He thinks he's auditioning for the cream song to make the album again lol Cracks and weed etc lol.

Respectful at a young age 🐝

I don't know if you remey me rae but, I remember you 160 Park Hill. It's me Farin Mind. Still alive. I remember you as Choice. I respect you alot bruh.

Vlad wanted Rae to cry about getting kicked out of his Aunts house over being a crackhead, because it's more sensational. He had the interview all mapped out. lol

He's the only rapper in HISTORY to use the word Sweepstakes 😂😂😂😭😭

Barz on top of Barz! Legendary

Why do I want a Turkey bacon and egg sandwich ? 😂😂😂

I remember going to see wu tang in San Bernardino right before the W album. That was like a rock show, 40k people in the crowd. Best show I been to except seeing them at the Flimore

Raekwon said "Ah-dee-dahs"! A real NY 💪🏾🗽

Crack and weed the combinations made my eyes bleed

Dont yaw understand that Hip-Hop helped to save his live .... Alot of these brothers were headed to destruction but look at His Rap Career and Reputation that he had to uphold ..... It guided and redirected hype energy from destruction to creation . Raekwon's net worth 6 Million Dollars ..... God Bless Rae God is Good

Love that flow Rae

Auntie ain’t give no keys curfew she could be from the Caribbean 😂

thanks for the part 2 Glad, even YOU KNEW you was dtm wit that 2:00 joint🤣🤣

Watching this episode with raekwon then going for another hiatus lool!!!!!!!!!