Rolling Stone Q&A: Raekwon 'On Strike' From Wu-Tang, Blasts RZA for 'Mediocre' Music

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I agree with that.
BUT Rza ain't trying to pay them sample costs .......bottom line (I'm not a fan of his tracks like I was in the 90's either)

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Rae just lost alot of money on samples from CL2. He wanna make sure he getting a nice check, maybe nicer than others because he feels like he's bigger than them.

Immobilarity, Lex Diamonds story, American Cream Team, Shoalin Vs Wu: Which of these projects did you respect outside of a track or 2 here and there?
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if mixtape dudes can pay for samples on Alc beats and release them as full albums rae is fine
 

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I understand the sample costs shyt, but can he get someone who can make original pieces that are of high quality. I respect Immobilarity and Shaolin vs Wu. CL2 sold close to 200k world wide independently. Rae lost money but did the profits offset that. And Rza wasn't the sole producer of that project. Look at the variety of producers on that album. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


I know he wasn't Dilla and others caught bodies on there BUT he had to go back to recreate the same format RZA had with the original.
 

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I don't like both sides. It feels like Rae wants something but even he doesn't know what it is. It seems like he just wants more but doesn't even know what that is. At the same time I agree that the music is wack and it seems like RZA is so far gone from what he was that there isn't much you can do about that.
 

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Maybe he trying to light a fire under RZA. Rza best days are behind him, but Hollywood pays more money. He needs to get back on that soul sample style. Reconnect with the formula. He still has it but damn, raekwon got some points
 

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Nah, don't do that. That album was motivated by pure ego after people gave all the credit to RZA & Ghost for Cuban Linx being dope he went out of his way to make an album without either of them on it.

This nikka said don't do that. :deadmanny:

I respect a nikka for not running behind and waiting for other nikkas. He tried something different:manny:
 

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Rza offered to produce Immobilarity for FREE, rae declined. I wonder why? He was right off of OB4CL. honestly I think its money more than anything
 

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Nah, don't do that. That album was motivated by pure ego after people gave all the credit to RZA & Ghost for Cuban Linx being dope he went out of his way to make an album without either of them on it.

nothing wrong with that. he just wanted to be his own man

its a shame the product was
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This nikka said don't do that. :deadmanny:

I respect a nikka for not running behind and waiting for other nikkas. He tried something different:manny:

You can appreciate the move if it's done with proper intent, but not on some jealous of the production shyt. And especially if you don't come through on your end and drop a weak album.
 

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What's with all this 'the business has to be right' shyt? If you're going for the whole saying it like it is angle then just say it how it is: they're not offering me enough money.

And who informed Rae that wu fans want a wu album produced by outside producers? Wu fans want that old wu sound from people like rza, 4th disciple, true master, mathematics, etc. It won't sell millions probably but if they're only gonna get one more wu album I doubt they want it filled with tracks of the wu trying to sound like this young 2014 generation.

If wu want a modern sound on production, don't fukk around, just get Kanye to produce that shyt on some epic dark fantasy tip, otherwise leave the fukking idea alone and stick to what you know.
 

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You can appreciate the move if it's done with proper intent, but not on some jealous of the production shyt. And especially if you don't come through on your end and drop a weak album.

How do you know he was jealous?

Rza offered to produce Immobilarity for FREE, rae declined. I wonder why? He was right off of OB4CL. honestly I think its money more than anything

Rza said that?
 

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:stopitslime: 2014 and nikka still worrying about RZA and his music. move on. hell wu-tang is done and finish, continue to live in canada rae and keep making independent money

Rza out here doing movies now and probably don't give a fukk about music anymore
 

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@Piff Perkins
And who informed Rae that wu fans want a wu album produced by outside producers? Wu fans want that old wu sound from people like rza, 4th disciple, true master, mathematics, etc. It won't sell millions probably but if they're only gonna get one more wu album I doubt they want it filled with tracks of the wu trying to sound like this young 2014 generation..
That's your opinion. I think most of those guys don't just sound dated; they're boring too.

Imagine Rae and Ghost rapping over some shyt like this:

 
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