Raekwon: Gambino Crime Family Told Us Not to Title My Album "Wu-Gambinos" (Part 21)

[@jamienoble8747]

Only Built For Cuban Links is one of the best album names ever. Mafia did Rae a favour lol

[@studentoflife3501]

@Frank P wutang 300 deep in the 90s it wasn’t the 1950s 😂 wtf they gonna do. They didn’t control the streets at all, especially in black neighbourhoods.

[@kyrascoe]

Facts 👐🏾💯

[@lamontlauren367]

@@studentoflife3501 Raekwon just told you what it was then, they scrapped the name.

[@jasonhughes5473]

@@studentoflife3501 i Think you are confused. They don't have to control the streets! If they wanted him hit he would get hit. You must not know to much about the gambino crime fam.

[@pablogats4627]

@@studentoflife3501 lmao nigga calm down comparing a rap group to the mafia

[@MastermindB702]

Glad the gambino fam did that and handed them that L. Never respected or understood why these bozo rappers chose to name themselves or pay homage to a group of men who hated us and made it well known their racist views of our people

[@76shogun1]

May your comment rise to the top.👍

[@ceejay1602]

Facts, I totally agree.

[@S.B.]

Big facts 🤞🏾

[@b.e.5194]

Cause wu tang is from staten island and grew up with these people in real time. Wu using mafia imagery is the only true use of it in all of hip hop. Everyone else was gassed off movies. Staten island is the home of the american mafia.

[@deathvalley1518]

Super Facts! Stop the "D" riding please

[@coneyspaw5871]

It’s very wholesome how Raekwon says rip to everyone who’s deceased he’s speaking on

[@thickg438]

Real Niggaz say real shit

[@classicepisodesofcrimewatc9971]

Gus Coleman corny

[@thickg438]

@Classic Episodes of CrimewatchUK Yeah would put money on you never been punched in your mouth or been in the bookings Clown 🤡

[@djairalert422]

Yea it was, shows you he’s a good hearted person.

[@frankyb0y]

That's what most rappers from NY do. Is this the first interview you've seen a NY rapper say RIP while speaking on the deceased?!?

[@FriedFinn]

Wu-Gambino's is one of the hardest Wu posse cuts period.

[@montbrink4700]

It's a banger

[@beerussama6810]

Rza exploded on that one

[@FriedFinn]

@@beerussama6810 Wrrd. RZA spazzed out.

[@montbrink4700]

@@khlyalda wilder than the West a student of my culture and life is the test....

[@williamcapone5457]

@@beerussama6810 i remember first time listening to his verse and i was like OH SHIID and kept rewinding it over and over.

[@anthonybennett2837]

*I’m so happy he changed it & went with “Only Built For Cuban Links”…….. That’s such a iconic album title for a iconic album*

[@pdigi3179]

I think the title OB4CL worked out just fine. That title will forever ring bells in the hip hop community.

[@Reggie757]

Absolutely

[@galedribble9535]

One of the best album titles I’ve personally ever heard

[@KtotheG]

It was supposed to read Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Niggas. RZA had to cut that part out, too. That's what the elipses is for...

[@Sadaqa4Janaza]

Does the title really matter when content of the album was fire?!

[@jamisona.5639]

Fax

[@Michael.Miles1]

This man's quotes make him the Yogi Berra of hip hop! Every time he says something I'm like-- wait. What? 🤣🤣

[@metrosoul1]

The man has the most beautiful vocabulary. Peace to Keith Murray

[@knowledgesuncere7786]

They bout the same height.

[@mutazah]

Boys and girls that right there is how power is displayed and how power is respected.

[@diongeorge5737]

And how power is abused and how evil men used power to extort and control business and intimidate hard working people in the communities.💯💯🤦🏾‍♂️

[@nickthekid9868]

@@diongeorge5737 df r u talking about bro 😂? It's the name of their family... They don't want some kids from Staten Island making a rap album to use their name. It's got nothing to do with abuse of power or whatever woke bullshit you just regurgitated lol

[@diongeorge5737]

@@nickthekid9868 you said woke like it's a bad thing.wake up u sheep.and those kids from staten island are 9 of the greatest rappers of all time so put so respect on their name.💯💯

[@Cuffski]

@@diongeorge5737 dude chill, you didn't grow up in that era where actual mafiaso ran in the streets blowing people up. WuTang understood there's levels you don't cross out of pride. Smart man know not to invite drama when it's not needed.

[@number3stunner118]

@@nickthekid9868 what does the term "woke" mean?

[@ICEMAN24072]

Gambino's was like I dont want nobody sounding like me on no album

[@trevorjames4619]

Son, me and my boy used to laugh at that pause in the middle like crazy

[@bygonewaves]

LOL

[@dassolosyndikat5113]

@@trevorjames4619 and then years later action bronson came out and ghost had beef with him for sounding like him this is irony crazy how the universe works

[@trevorjames4619]

@@dassolosyndikat5113 I believe they patched it up

[@Maal7432]

😂😂

[@mattsheezy5469]

You don’t write rhymes like Raekwon, Gza, Deck & Ghostface without being a true intellectual. That style can easily come off sounding contrived & corny if you don’t know what you’re talking about. Creativity & intellectual prowess go hand in hand.

[@TheKenkennyg]

‘ gaming himself like Milton Bradley’ that’s some history right there in a throwaway line

[@vic1631]

@@TheKenkennyg I know that bar. That's crazy. 😤😤😤😤

[@bcameo5269]

Ghostface said in an interview he didn’t know what half the shit he was saying when he rapped so overthinking a bit much there

[@nobodyheree1]

TBH some of Only Built for Cuban LInx album comes off contrived in certain areas, but it takes a lot of listens to notice, IMO.. Raekwon, has a tendency to stray to far.. Ice cube as well, but Cube is more flagrant, IMO.

[@AngeloBoca1]

Every artists album is contrived. The f&@k you think?

[@pab1381]

Now you can see the power the mob had. You got guys like Rae who were serious in the streets at one point. Not afraid of anything. But when the Gambinos say something isn’t happening, it’s doesn’t happen lol.

[@yankees29]

It was a mutual respect

[@JamarJames-y4w]

Respect my ass. If they would called the album that I guarantee 2 less members ​@@yankees29

[@yankees29]

@@JamarJames-y4w haha I grew up around Gambino associates you don’t have to tell me.

[@jungledoctor1202]

Why would a Black man with knowledge of self want to name his album after some racist individuals who profited from black misery, destroyed their communities and exploited them? Crazy!

[@ghostlotuslotus8398]

I mean I agree but if thats the case, don't talk about the coke slanging, bussin guns etc either that's done more damage than the Mafia to our community

[@MH-zy6tc]

Exactly! They didn’t need to give no gumbinos homage.

[@jungledoctor1202]

@@ghostlotuslotus8398 all of what your referring to is an aspect of the brokenness that has been created and maintained from white supremacy. I don't disagree with you.

[@Mikeskills]

Yea id bet money what they actually said was they dont want no nwords using their family name..

[@jungledoctor1202]

@@Mikeskills the sad part is, why would he want to?

[@Guns_and_Butter]

“And if they are having it…you know what they having” lmfao already 💯

[@cyrusgill1594]

They still had a song 🎵 on that same album 💿 named “Wu-Gambinos” tho 💪🏿✍🏿👋🏿

[@jonw.415]

My fav

[@jawadchoudhary693]

@@Jason.cbr1000rr childish gambino was given to Donald glover from the wu tang name generator site

[@orlandodvs]

@@Jason.cbr1000rr he eventually changed his name maybe that’s why

[@cmbrock1]

@@Jason.cbr1000rr they was all the way done then. They probably ain’t have no pull anymore….

[@camm8642]

@@cmbrock1 mob was still relatively strong in the mid 90s on staten island

[@mrnyc5303]

Always always a big shout out and much respect to Rae!

[@gilbertnicholas1582]

That mafia pressure was REAL

[@UnsilencedOutspokenTikTok]

They don't fuck around

[@mvjorglo8581]

They was boutta take all royalties 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kkaybaltimore]

They wasn't going to do Jack, the Wu was just being respectful 🤷

[@tamirsharif314]

When the mafia mob was controlling boxing and they tried threatening Muhammad Ali telling him either he lose his fight with Ernie Terrell or they will break his knees...Muhammad was frighten to death he went to The Most Honorable Messenger Elijah Muhammad and told him what the mob said and Messenger Elijah told Muhammad said to Ali you tell the mob or the mafia that they have knees too and Messenger Elijah sent his F.O.I. (Fruit Of Islam) soldiers warriors to see the mob and you see Muhammad whip the hell out of Ernie Terrell and won the fight...the Messenger Elijah and his Fruit Of Islam soldiers warriors didn't mess around...now that's gangsta.

[@Honorstudent24]

Mafias already been washed up by the 90s

[@kennylafortune63]

Wu gambinos my favorite song on the purple tape, I remember summer of ‘95 when I first heard it in Haiti … “humm la costa nostra “

[@aaronjames398]

Everybody’s gangsta til’ a real gangsta checks in.

[@brendanflynn5004]

Exactly

[@ThaRealAD214]

I never understood why we always wanted to be so accepted from the MOB because they don't fuck with us smh .

[@tyrionstark]

Truth! They didn't want no niggas using their name. I ask myself that same question. If people watch Godfather closely, there's a part where they even called us animals, yet we glorify that film.

[@ramekacaver7478]

@@tyrionstark i think its the structure of the mob how they ran business. the loyalty part

[@merkcityboy834]

They don't really fuck with anybody they'll use non Italians but being with them not gonna happen wrd tho blacks gangs should learn from that like the Bloods they should stay a black organization they let 69 in an look what happened..

[@rasalghul1263]

I can’t believe from a line in a move you think all Italians are like that?? What’s this bandwagon all of a sudden with saying Italians are racist? What cause they didn’t have anyone but Italians in the mob? It’s the “ Italian” mafia. Just like Mexican mafia and Russian etc etc they only have their own in the crime syndicates. Ppl gotta stop taking Hollywood so seriously. If we are going by those standards how come nobody ever calls out of mafia’s.. why this hard on with Italians all of a sudden.. I find it very offensive and unfair saying Italians hate black ppl. Total bullshit

[@tyrionstark]

@@rasalghul1263 I see you didn't mention the black mafia.... but to address your statement: film is a reflection of the times. There has been countless shows, films, and documentaries where there's blatant hatred and disrespect towards blacks. Along with that, there has been deliberate and strategic actions to destroy the organization of blacks doing the same thing these others races have and are still doing. If you're offended, then you're ill-informed on what has been happening to blacks since the 60's. I won't even express prior years, let's just touch on 60's-present. You see the films, how are we portrayed? You see the films of other races, how are they portrayed. I'm not saying all Italians hates blacks, but I'm sure a fair amount do or did back then. Take emotions out of it and see things for what they are.

[@djairalert422]

It would’ve been crazy if the Cuban mafia reached out after that and said “You can’t call it Only built for Cuban Linx” lol

[@anarky305]

Cuban Mafia doesn't have shit to do with the style of gold necklace jewelry, plus if you know Cubans, it counts as free advertising so they wouldn't give a fuck

[@TheRealestIdealist]

@@anarky305 It’s just a joke lol…it’s like a kid going “knock knock”. Who’s there? “Banana”…then you say, “look you little shit, bananas can’t knock…they don’t have hands! But keep telling that joke, because bananas could use the free advertising!” 🤪

[@djairalert422]

@@TheRealestIdealist awesome response!🤣💪🏽🤩👑 Some people don’t have a sense of humor, and are just plain miserable.. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@che1925]

I don’t think you knew it was a chain fam lol

[@6thfloor33]

“Only Built 4 Herringbones” would have been the title.

[@christopappageorge827]

Never understood the desire to emulate those who look down on you.

[@AAAA-nv5cf]

“They’re not having that, and if they having that, you know what they’re having”- -Raekwon Another quotable

[@rokaine7334]

IYKYK

[@guiseppe6215]

They having 80% of the CDs sold .. Plus juice 😭.

[@TheNumbasign2]

Halfing. Lol

[@Bigscrillaoncapnemcuhss]

@@guiseppe6215 not 80 lol they def taking 25-40 tho lol

[@WaveySingh]

murderous bar

[@mrmotown1004]

It’s unfortunate that sometimes black men would rather embrace other folks culture than our own

[@blackjesus6433]

Give 50 his respect for naming himself after a Black G 🙏🏾

[@harvest2630]

Nonsense. We always been able to multi task.

[@fergusonDJ]

Oh please

[@jakoidtonge]

The Mafia was the blueprint for gang culture in America,and every demographic embraced it,ain't just black folk.

[@Tuelz...]

@@jakoidtonge there was gangs in america way before that but they was the more famous before the no booze era. Alot of gangs went back recentlly to the older ways of gangs with it just being areas instead of organizations like in the 90s

[@shabba194]

If you read this man’s book you’ll see everything in the interview

[@IIG]

There could be 200 parts to this interview and I'm watching all of them shits. Make Rae a regular.

[@SeanSwann1]

Real shit

[@Zeal808]

💯

[@DeeMaxum]

Everything is in the book... Support Rae instead

[@IIG]

@@DeeMaxum True enough I haven't bought the book, but that doesn't mean I haven't supported the fuck out of Raekwon over the years.

[@Bobdinkins666]

Hope everyone has a happy holidays. Now go listen to some wu tang!

[@machomusprime50]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Happy Holidays. And I was listening to Supreme Clientele earlier.

[@Doc-Z7Z]

Nah. That new Nas. Magic

[@justadrum]

Thank you my guy! Same to you ❤

[@furiousstyles9662]

"YOU HAVE TO THINK YOUNG BROTHA!!"

[@g.r.a.h.a.m.]

I have always thought that Raekwon should have followed up his Cuban Linx album with a "Wu-Gambinos" mafioso album with all the characters from that track.

[@RAA10382]

Well his sophomore album (IMMOBILARITY) was a concept album based on The Godfather movie. In the trilogy, the Corleone family eventually set up their own “legal” business called The Imobilarie, which was actually a front for them to keep conducting “other” business. But yea, it would’ve been dope if all the Wu-Gambinos appeared on the IMMOBILARITY album.

[@yezmirsheppard-halika6892]

@@RAA10382 but did you know that before you read the book???

[@DanceArchives24]

Yeah right. They werent abt to mess around with whyte Zaddy. The fact that they even wanted the last name of other men already showed the Gambinos that they werent worthy of any form of affiliation. I can only imagine the "colorful" language that family used when they heard some rappers wanted to take their last name.

[@g.r.a.h.a.m.]

but they were affiliated with the NY Gambino family.

[@christiandior3888]

​@@DanceArchives24 Are u a man or woman?

[@BrxRck]

I wonder if they were aware of No Limit Records group the "Gambino Family". they went gold

[@pacman1153]

@Terence Johunkin I'm no mafia expert but the New York mafia is backed up by the Sicilian mafia and the Ndrangheta mafia. What I read, the Ndrangheta mafia is the most feared and powerful mafia in the world. Don't know.

[@romeored901]

Lol, I forgot all about that.

[@mosesisraelites2598]

Remember the mafia was big in New Orleans but it's said it non existent for like 50 years, maybe true or maybe their just low key. P turned down a Colombian trafficker that wanted partnership in no limit

[@mosesisraelites2598]

No limit records was distributed by priority so they probably knew about the Gambino family album

[@LouisianaVodouEmpressbitches]

Lol exactly. They ain't and never ran nuthn down here. This is Creole country.

[@KeizeShow]

It’s interesting that rappers never get called out for “culturally appropriating” from Italians. Edit: I don’t personally have an issue with it. I love how cultures clash. But I’ve seen a lot of people called out for so-called “cultural appropriation”.

[@mattdonahew]

@@lifttreesup why would you want to honor someone who is racist towards you? Lmao

[@aaronverico1396]

Because those rappers give respect & homage to the Italian mob and culture. They acknowledge where it comes from. It's not culture appropriating, if you do that. Culture appropriation is when you take from another persons' culture, but act like you created it; and don't give respect and props to where it comes from. That's the difference.

[@leifa888]

Because you clearly don't understand the concept and it's original intent. You're just outraged because someone else told you to be outraged on limited information

[@mattdonahew]

@@aaronverico1396 the italian mob was extremely racist towards African Americans so why would they respect them?

[@cjrantfifa]

@@aaronverico1396 Italian mob is not Italian culture. They’re scum bags who put shame on the Italian name

[@Hellseventeen]

I swear to god during the late 90’s or early 2000’s they both had a album / tape coming out by the same name , crazy I was just reminded about that from this video

[@Billy.Ripken]

At that point in Wu history. They coulda named it ANYTHING…as long as it was purple & Wu.

[@rodmills737]

Word

[@unknownaccount6748]

Yeah anything but "WU-GAMBINOS"😂🤣😅 just goes to show you that even these street guys know their limits on who they can disrespect and who they can't.

[@KingJT80]

@@unknownaccount6748 even the street guys setting the limits has their limits ain't nobody invincible

[@unknownaccount6748]

@@KingJT80 yeah I know but some of these rapper's who grew up in the hoods think they can do whatever they want and talk to anyone how ever they want, but that's not always the case.

[@KingJT80]

@@unknownaccount6748 yeah unless you're like jprince or something you want have that much juice anyways

[@caseyaylward8853]

That's awesome. I love hearing these old WuTang stories

[@vicvega24]

Always wondered about "Childish Gambino"

[@nervousrobot]

he's dressed like he's about to throw a rod and reel in the truck and go fishing

[@trevorjames4619]

He’s dressed like he’s about to deliver a load across the country

[@Clyjade_of_God_and_Putin]

He's appropriating three cultures at once.

[@blackjesus6433]

Salute to 50 for naming himself after a Black G 🙏🏾

[@giovannicarter3076]

FACTS!!!

[@RedRanger_]

Exactly the reason why

[@jojodancer1743]

Word. I never understood naming yourself after a group that has no respect for you.

[@KtotheG]

50 got permission, too... AZ didn't get permission and he ain't even from Harlem.

[@jojodancer1743]

@MRE 4 LIFE Calm down Hillary Clinton. Everybody aint a "predator". Mostly just human beings born into a fucked up situation eating however they can. Jesus.

[@oualidtrabelsi5784]

everybody is gangter until the real gangsters show up 😂

[@BRTKW88]

Yeah Steve always strucked me as a real G and a very strong personality.

[@Cuffski]

@What are Bankers so afraid of huh?

[@elijahhilb6518]

@@Cuffski dude has a whole KZbin account against bankers I don't think there is anything to understand about him

[@bosschedda_]

A real G? Goodness u people are silly.

[@timmyggztv]

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

[@SharkVshore]

Every one for you is a Legend 🤣

[@isaidwhatisaid5369]

@@SharkVshore Right.

[@thickg438]

Don't get his props

[@thickg438]

His word play top tier

[@renl-rated2883]

He not better than me

[@natural_niky]

I’m here ,loving these videos with Raekwon.

[@arzulife8586]

In other words …. Don’t idolize those who don’t idolize you

[@godflint]

Exactly!!!

[@lukekennedy5351]

Ass kissers

[@morethanahuman6112]

They worked for the Gambinos, moron.

[@RICO_SUAVE_86_]

There used to be a group on No Limit Records back in the 90's called *Gambino Family* I wonder if they ever got a similar call too lol

[@djmaxxhtx]

Being a small group from the South, they flew under the radar.

[@Rex-tg4ry]

I dont even think that the gambino's knew about them

[@RICO_SUAVE_86_]

@@Rex-tg4ry you're right. They were one of the more underground No Limit artists (Gambino Family, Full Blooded, Lil Italy, etc) and released one album in 1998 and we never heard from them again lol

[@RICO_SUAVE_86_]

@@djmaxxhtx facts

[@Rex-tg4ry]

@@RICO_SUAVE_86_ yeah but to be honest a lot of people got away with that just look at yo gotti for exemple the thing is that a lot of the current mobster are some streets kid from new york that grew up in the 80/90s probably listening to rap music even Lil Vic Orena grandson is a rapper and his stage name is lil vic... ( if you dont know who Orena was he is the one that started the 3rd colombo war back in in the 90s)

[@galedribble9535]

“…Cuban Linx” was a waaaaay better title anyway

[@retiredtidepodeater3339]

They should've went with the Wu-Binos lol

[@ultramag0343]

Dope title👍🏾

[@enosger]

How’s about Gamtang clan.

[@bosschedda_]

No

[@sr_73_]

Imagine the Italians naming their music after crips and bloods🤦🏿‍♂️... smh

[@maroon9273]

Or the counsel, black mafia, junior mafia, 609 mob, young boys inc, and bmf

[@morenitomoreno1282]

Rappers obsession with the racist Italian Mafia has always been weird to me.

[@jayanthony2414]

Italian music isn't street music genius so that makes no sense

[@the1yxul8v3txhate2]

Yep & I Hurd the mafia ain’t like black people 😂

[@stansmith9293]

Funny thing is tho the Italian kids in Italy make trap music now tho guess everything comes full circle

[@razorb23]

When i hear Raekwon...I think of the ODB dedication song...with that Believe in God instrumental....classic!

[@DTecksVision]

I prefer "OB4CL" anyways, one of the best album names ever! But "Wu Gambinos" was a track named on the album..why was there no issue with that?

[@onpoint357]

Maybe cos it was just a track hidden away inside a album

[@jknumber5138]

@@onpoint357 North star was hidden. Everyone knew Wu Gambino. It's one of the best songs on the album

[@joolzvega7298]

@@jknumber5138 but only being a song title it's less likely to be noticed by or offend the family than the album title. Plus they most likely already had the song done at that point and were like fuck it we using it lol.

[@mdronbray7]

Real shit

[@freddycalipari4242]

@@jknumber5138 c’mon man 20 years later people only mention the title or c.r.e.a.m. Titling the album after a crime family name is as if you have ties to them.

[@LAMBORGHINIACE]

97 Master p Had a Group called Gambino Family

[@kolisionn]

Only built 4 Cuban Linx is one of the hardest album titles so it all turned out good in the end lol

[@smashedavocado79]

Why don't rappers pay homage to their African roots instead of racist mobsters? Wu-Mandela, Wu-Lumumba sounds better than Wu-Gambino...

[@leonhenry4861]

We Mugabe, Wu Mansa Musa

[@mingchenwei1978]

I bet you wouldn’t say that behind the screen internet gangster.

[@Rex-tg4ry]

because the italian mafia is the biggest criminal organization that operated in united state

[@arilab5120]

because it has more to do with the racial and cultural social context of how the Italian Americans managed to take their piece of cake in a country dominated by Anglo-Saxons, the African American who admires the mafia and the Italian American culture, can see that, on the other hand they also pay tribute to their African side by converting to the religion Islam etc

[@durauntejackson1971]

Reakwon always stands up

[@larrylambert9025]

They not having that, and if they having that you know what they having....enough said 🤐

[@iamshawnwilliam]

Let's be honest, they didn't want black ppl using that name. How many racial slurs about black people have you heard it mafia films & documentaries? It's the reason why a lot of our favorite rappers looked goofy using Italian Mafia aliases because those mobsters were racists AF

[@jayanthony2414]

🤦🏽 ffs the mob didn't want fame and notoriety genius that was the whole point to stay in the shadows

[@jeremiahwilliams7630]

@@jayanthony2414 the Mob definitely had Cops on there payroll on top of that.

[@iamshawnwilliam]

@@jayanthony2414 gee, the mob did a great job of "staying in the shadows" with John Gotti plus all those public shootings in Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island & Manhattan in their heydays?

[@jayanthony2414]

@@iamshawnwilliam 🤦🏽 John Gotti was hated within the mob genius

[@vidalmoore3537]

@@jayanthony2414 are you Italian by any chance?

[@PraiseParis]

Glad just gave us a Flash Forward for the 1st time ever y’all…

[@keving.madison5904]

Y’all see how others protect their culture(regardless of how menacing)… While we as black folk want to…shit never mind…we’re the pigeons of the world. Anyway, y’all see that name was changed 👈🏾

[@DanceArchives24]

Sad truth of it all. Gambino family already knew their word would be respected. In now way, shape, or form did they think for a second that Wu Tang was gonna put up a fight. However, thats what they get for idolizing and emsacualating themselves as men by taking on the last name of other men, esp men who hated them.

[@ddubentertainment7594]

The wu would've been next to Jimmy Hoffa lol 🤣

[@rondoughhowell6442]

Well I remember that one of Master P's group was called Gambino Family

[@themostsecretscience6409]

Ironically they all ended up suing P because they don't know how to count.

[@bamnjphoto]

They was like "Yall not going to culturally appropriate our criminal enterprise name"

[@doubleboe7NYC]

"Only Built 4 Cuban Linx" is way better anyway. It's more interesting. F those other guys...

[@devyiguess]

Drop the whole interview goddamn

[@devyiguess]

Drop AZ’s shit too, stop playin wit niggas Vlad

[@mackdabear]

Black rappers appropriated Italian Mafia culture and Chinese culture

[@rahsaanthomas7030]

De La Soul broke it down a long time ago.. See them Cubans don't care what y'all niggaz do Colombians ain't never ran with your crew Why you acting all spicy and sheisty The only Italians you knew was icees..

[@FlipSkriptz]

@@rahsaanthomas7030 love that joint!

[@jeremiahwilliams7630]

But everybody copies and do what we do also .

[@jeremiahwilliams7630]

If Blacks in the Hoods stop Wearing Gucci and Louie, Other Races would do the Same, I bet anybody money.

[@airmaxwell]

I'm glad it came out az OB4CL

[@milagrosbreijo628]

They said y'all Moonies ain't Mafia made lol 🤣💯

[@starshowers2239]

Them dagos aint worth nothing we was here first they're bravado was copied just like anything else from us Bumpy Johnson wasn't scared never backed down and didn't kiss behind to do business with them anyways we don't care the youngins today are not scared of them the New York DA stopped alot of their enterprise they're behind the scenes yes but not like decades ago.

[@milagrosbreijo628]

@@starshowers2239 Tru 💯........I wonder how MASTER P got a pass cause he had a whole group call the GAMBINO FAMILY lol 🎯

[@steez5769]

I think you mean moolies, not moonies.

[@sagiterrorist1211]

How did childish gambino get the sign off on his name? Lol

[@adamphillip5305]

Can't imagine it being called anything else, even hate it being referred to as The Purple Tape

[@karithema9ician657]

Why do they even call it that? The cover art wasn’t even purple

[@adamphillip5305]

@@karithema9ician657 The cassette was purple

[@karithema9ician657]

@@adamphillip5305 oh okay that make sense 👌🏾

[@MrBonafide300]

Tony Soprano Voice : Is not happening.. 😂

[@DaughterOfTheKing_]

I remember when John Gotti oldest nephew told Rick Ross to not ever make songs about the Gotti family again and Rick Ross got scared and took the song off his album 😩

[@UnsilencedOutspokenTikTok]

I love Ross on that luxury vibe but he learned a valuable lesson

[@vic.k9771]

If only he did that with the Bmf record. He definitely got extorted over that one. 😂 😂

[@shottashabazz6721]

Beefing with a 50 year old? @Seven Hunnid I work with 20 year olds on my job and I stay the fck away from them. I’m not in my 50s but I’m older than those young heads in their 20’s but we don’t have nothing in common so why interact with eachother? You probably on some disrespectful sh*t and they checked you for it now it’s a imaginary beef. I know on my job the Cops have to be out there periodically because the those young heads I just mentioned got a Crip & Blood beef going on out on the job so they were have fights regularly. Some of the dumbest sh*t I have seen in my life. You getting decent pay way above the National average but you want to mix your work life with gang gang life. 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@mvjorglo8581]

“Extortion” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@renzo7503]

"And if they are having that, you know what they're having"...

[@dl8185]

Bro is a fed ong

[@mannyderosa8512]

1:28 realest answer ever lol

[@bigdc202]

Sammy the Bull says someone approached him to finance Wu Tang before they blew up, and that he wished he did looking back.

[@bigdc202]

@What are Bankers so afraid of When did Wu come together?

[@lildollarkingv2741]

Merry Christmas

[@Trwillis9]

Lol Rae’s mindset for pressing the issue with calling themselves Wu-Gambinos is to wild.. Dont jock Italian culture that hard.. You can appreciate their Machiavellian ways and organization but RELAX

[@ktd4036]

They not shit kno more knoways

[@antonmills5989]

Mann shut up

[@armandolerma5452]

don’t nobody give a shit about the culture

[@vidalmoore3537]

@@antonmills5989 why he got to shut up? he spoke facts

[@antonmills5989]

@@vidalmoore3537 everybody even the mob steal from the black culture, you must’ve never seen the Sicilian scene from Quentin..

[@davebo6068]

Gotta respect the actual mob especially where names are concerned it's their identity.

[@KD_SWAGGER]

The Gambino Crime Family should be honored that Raekwon wanted to title his debut album Wu-Gambinos. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is a better album title anyways. OB4CL is one of the best solo album ever in Hip Hop I feel.

[@kuraudo9700]

The Gambinos probably didn’t fuck with Hip Hop back then.

[@KD_SWAGGER]

@@kuraudo9700 Who knows...

[@mackdabear]

Italian Americans look down on black people. They didn't want their name associated with people they consider beneath them

[@Slick_Widdit]

They don’t F-W blacks

[@AJWise]

Italian Mafia does not like black people.

[@SeanTimberlake]

"BEATS break heavily Word to INS bless me Throw me like 3 bags of sess

[@IncognitoSprax]

Just going off the title that was probably the smartest move ever, Wu-Tang is still strong in the Gambinos damn sure aren't

[@th53248cardinals1998]

Yeah they are. They are talked about much more than wu tang

[@TheKenkennyg]

@@th53248cardinals1998 not at all lol by 90s the mafia wasn’t make money like crack money and were on their way out in general

[@onlinegigpay710]

@@TheKenkennyg I'm glad you said that. Most dudes be on the mob dick, but in all actually most of the guys wasn't earning on high levels. Many of the mafia guys fucked with small capers and VA petty crime. Frank Matthews went to be war with them.

[@jbizzle2232]

No one should be scared of the mob in 2021 lol if anything cartels are the real guys you should fear

[@florentn7442]

@@jbizzle2232 that’s such an ignorant thing to say. mob is well alive and stronger than ever just because you don’t see it in TV anymore doesn’t mean they’re not around.

[@SmackgunSuge]

Damn that’s crazy… i wouldn’t of thought twice lol

[@truthhurts79]

Only built for Cuban linx sounds more original and better anyway

[@illwaygmack4902]

Awesome 🤲🏾

[@obiwankanobi447]

Why would someone wanna use another famlies last name? I could see if was a fictional name.

[@bilion4ever]

The whole obsession with Mafioso themes and using their names was always strange to me...🧐

[@obiwankanobi447]

@@bilion4ever Bigtime, Tha's why I never cared for Yo Gotti, When I first heard his name I thought it was stupid as hell. Like are you calling for another man or something?

[@jayanthony2414]

🤦🏽 wtf I'm convinced you people are retarded in this comment section

[@theenlightenedone2680]

@@jayanthony2414 How?

[@obiwankanobi447]

@@theenlightenedone2680 Because his rap name is Jay Corleone... smfh.

[@johnthabaptist157]

Well real men respect real men

[@catchwreck928]

Like alot of black folks the self hate is real in the series the mafia actually went in RZAS mom house and called them the N word, just by that violation alone RZA should of never allowed any of them to associate themselves with the mafia. i mean their whole gimmick is Chinese culture mixed with the streets so they should of sticked with that. Stop worshipping these non black people, sh1t makes you look bad. But at the same the time we gotta keep that same energy with hip hop. HIP HOP IS BLACK PERIOD. everybody else are guest.

[@jayanthony2414]

Wtf 🤦🏽 I have to wonder about you people

[@redlake2943]

@@jayanthony2414 You're really triggered in this comment section, mob groupie 🤣

[@UncHoraceTV]

Hip hop is a culture and cultures can be embraced by anybody who relates to em. With your logic, non italians shouldn't eat or make pizza and cook pasta, or non japaneses shouldn't eat or make sushi. Without a doubt, who started something makes it best, but everyone should be allowed to do it. There's where racism and discrimination start if anyone is pretending to exclude any other race out of his culture.

[@jayanthony2414]

@@redlake2943 Wtf make it make sense dummy

[@redlake2943]

@@jayanthony2414 I see you on every comment thread defending your mob heroes, that's wtf I'm talking about.

[@HeartCocoCloud]

Fun wu tang fact uncle Paulie guiltieri Tony sirico was in Cappadonna slang editorial video

[@bencollins51]

The way the Gambinos shut it down ironically proved that they might be WUs, but in no way are they Gambinos😂

[@paulwidit3792]

Yea but take a look at master ps artists explain that

[@bcole1637]

i love the untold stories, cause i didnt know about this one

[@dassolosyndikat5113]

this is news to me

[@akderekx]

“If they are havin that… then you know what they havin” “yea we ain’t havin that” 😂😂😂aye nothin wrong wit knowing when to chill

[@quincyredd3909]

Lol facts! Even countries have internal meetings about when its the right time to strike another country, its all the art of war

[@uptownsamcv]

LMAO @ I wasn't taking a chance.

[@InternacionalBoxing]

Ain't gonna Lie but if you a gangsta be one all the wayyy...Taking back that Album name is a Bi t c h move whichever way you put it

[@SBCollisionMusic8]

Business move.....Y fukk up the 🎒 over a name!!!

[@InternacionalBoxing]

@@SBCollisionMusic8 So snitchin is snitchin but taking back the name ain't soft? Thought Wu was about that Life or atleast they rapped about being "bout it" 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤣

[@camm8642]

there fbi file speaks for them and being about that life......but its moot point if rifkind is in charge and says they can't use it......that's it.

[@JA-cu9qf]

Vlad sounds hyped af.

[@lukekhalid896]

I like how Rae, the whole Wu and the hundred street niggas around em was soldiers ready for whatever, and still knew not to go to war with the Mob.

[@KtotheG]

The Mob made Francis Ford Coppola change The Godfather movie, too... they couldn't mention "mafia" or "La Costra Nostra" at all in that movie.

[@tears2040]

That’s not what it’s about….. Mafia Family is connected, has nothing to do with 1000 street dudes. These are the people that can hit you where it really hurts (money/pockets). You can’t disrespect “The Connected”

[@trevorjames4619]

@@tears2040 bumpy Johnson did .

[@mo2k638]

@@KtotheG mafia was mentioned in The Godfather part 2

[@KtotheG]

@@mo2k638 During the Senate hearing in a question form. I'm not sure if they still had that agreement for Part 2, though... but it was in place for Part 1, because Carlo Gambino was a creative consultant then. I think he died or went to jail, too. I can't remember everything that happened to him around that time.

[@Xander102]

Raekwon is deffinitly my favorite WU Member

[@gemini4lyfe3001]

I never understood NY's fascination with glorifying Europeans in their music back in the 80s and 90s.....

[@BLOCKchainGANGgang]

They were just mimicking the culture of the movies they grew up on. Hollywood glorified it first with their romanticization of it through The Godfather movies and other movies like Goodfellas.

[@ceedaman6550]

“I never prayed to god I prayed to gotti”- Jay z

[@Rex-tg4ry]

man why is it so complicated to understand that the mafia is like the ultimate goal of any small time criminals the mafia is the most powerful criminal organization that ever existed in usa

[@gemini4lyfe3001]

@@Rex-tg4ry you a whole clown if you believe that dumb shit....the most powerful criminal organization in the US was the Catholic Church and those of the Gnostics teachings

[@lcmath1519]

I heard Raekwon do Triumph solo and that shit was ill!!!!!

[@TheKenkennyg]

‘Ayo that’s amazing’ 🔥

[@alexg.9279]

Nothing against one of the best hip-hop groups to ever do it, but imagine real hard core rappers rapping about this and that and being tough and all and then they don't want to name an album with a mafia connection cause they will have major problems, the irony is dumb funny 🤣🤣

[@bombay3201]

That wouldn't have happened in Chicago I promise you

[@austin_madore9417]

@@bombay3201 lmao mafia would make light work of those fake gangsters in Chicago

[@donc7984]

@@bombay3201 Are you delusional Chicago is another Mafia City just like New York. And especially back then the BD'S and the GD'S had a lot more structure and were run like mafia's. Also it's no secret that the outfit controlled distribution of dope and coke in the city they were very much more powerful and structured than corner bangers.

[@daminharris3879]

"Dey not havin it n if dey r havin it den u no wut dey havin"-Raekwon

[@blueoak5262]

John Gotti also worked with the Aryan Brotherhood while he was incarcerated, Hip Hop stop worshiping this sad excuse for a man.

[@dwightchaos9449]

He was getting extrorted by them.. nothing more..

[@blueoak5262]

@@dwightchaos9449 I don't believe that, John I understand said disparaging remarks about African Americans.

[@ghostrider764]

@@blueoak5262 No it’s true. Gotti refused to pay for their protection. The Aryan Brotherhood then had a black man beat up Gotti just so he would have to go to the AB and pay them for protection

[@blueoak5262]

@@ghostrider764 What source confirms this may I ask?

[@ghostrider764]

@@blueoak5262 It was an A&E documentary about the Aryan Brotherhood. Even saw a picture of Gotti all bloodied up. They say Gotti was no punk and didn’t back down.

[@jamalmarsh2617]

ONLY BUILT FOR CUBAN LINK NIGGAS (Title is legendary)

[@tylers6611]

IMO “Only built for Cuban links” is a much more original and cool title that was fitting for one of the greatest hip hop albums ever made.

[@roki8565]

There was a song on the Cuban links album called "Wu Gambinos"