)))Runny-Ray Retro: Prince Rakeem - Oooh We Love You Rakeem(((

[MouseTeeth]

Can u guys school me on this? These records obviously predate Wu Tang right?

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

^^^

yep.

i'll let somebody else tell it cuz i didnt make the connection that rza and prince rakeem were the same person until '97.

i just remembered liking the song when i was real little. the goofy suaveness appealled to a young playa-in-training.

yet, i wasnt surprised when i made the connection via wutang's mtv rockumentary when they played clips of these videos. i really dont even remember genius' video in real-time.

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

Can u guys school me on this? These records obviously predate Wu Tang right?

^^^

yep.

i'll let somebody else tell it cuz i didnt make the connection that rza and prince rakeem were the same person until '97.

i just remembered liking the song when i was real little. the goofy suaveness appealled to a young playa-in-training.

yet, i wasnt surprised when i made the connection via wutang's mtv rockumentary when they played clips of these videos. i really dont even remember genius' video in real-time.

where all the wu-heads at?

or the so-called wu-heads.

 

[DaveyDave]

RZA & GZA were the first cats out of Wu to be signed, both as solo acts. RZA was on Tommy Boy & GZA was on Cold Chillin. both obviously didn't work out. Cold Chillin wasn't focused on GZA at all and Tommy Boy made RZA do Oooh We Love You Rakeem as an attempt at radio. both were dropped and/or released form their deals & soon after RZA started the idea for Wu.

i remember back in the day we were watching the Nowhere To Run video for Gravediggaz & i was telling one of my mates that it was RZA. i pointed out the eye & voice and a few things but he swore up & down it was someone else. i even found a source magazine later on & showed him RZA's face and he didn't recognise the eye and didn't believe me.

 

[SAJ!!]

That's why whenever someone tries to bring up such and such a rapper crossing over, I always point out those two songs that RZA and GZA made.

 

[MouseTeeth]

Its incredible how brilliant of an idea the wu tang clan was and how much it changed rza's career. Every great artist needs a gimmick.

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

That's why whenever someone tries to bring up such and such a rapper crossing over, I always point out those two songs that RZA and GZA made.

thats real talk right there.

wutang fans are avoiding this thread like the plague. any other time, they swarm around wutang threads like killer bees.

and this isnt even a negative thread. i thought those songs were hot.....but still.

RZA & GZA were the first cats out of Wu to be signed, both as solo acts. RZA was on Tommy Boy & GZA was on Cold Chillin. both obviously didn't work out. Cold Chillin wasn't focused on GZA at all and Tommy Boy made RZA do Oooh We Love You Rakeem as an attempt at radio. both were dropped and/or released form their deals & soon after RZA started the idea for Wu.

i remember back in the day we were watching the Nowhere To Run video for Gravediggaz & i was telling one of my mates that it was RZA. i pointed out the eye & voice and a few things but he swore up & down it was someone else. i even found a source magazine later on & showed him RZA's face and he didn't recognise the eye and didn't believe me.

i didnt know genius was signed to cold chillin.

 

[DaveyDave]

RZA actually offered Wu Tang to Tommy Boy and i think at one point there was even a poster/magazine ad with Wu Tang in the line up but it never heappened so they went ahead with the indy thing until Loud came along

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

lol. tommy boy loves to lose.

word to noreaga.

 

[mson]

I don't think wu fans are avoiding this thread on purpose, they just don't know the history and the thread title is too subtle ( should have mentioned rza in brackets). Words from the genius produced by easy mo bee was that joint.

 

[Why-Fi]

thats real talk right there.

wutang fans are avoiding this thread like the plague. any other time, they swarm around wutang threads like killer bees.

and this isnt even a negative thread. i thought those songs were hot.....but still.



i didnt know genius was signed to cold chillin.

yes and the album was dope but nobody knew about it. cold chillin tried to re-release it after the success of wu-tang...a$$holes

i knew who rza was immediately tho. it said it right in the protect ya neck video. gza too

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

I don't think wu fans are avoiding this thread on purpose, they just don't know the history and the thread title is too subtle ( should have mentioned rza in brackets). Words from the genius produced by easy mo bee was that joint.

yea youre right.

i had rza's name in brackets at 1st, but i went back to edit it out so i could weed out some of the fraudulent wu fans that pop up in every other wu thread.

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

WUTANG CLANG AINT NOTHIN TO F*CK WIT!!!

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

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[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

they say this is from the wutang demo tape