Raekwon: Method Man Had Most Passion in Wu-Tang

[@MrKs757]

Raekwon spoke the 100% real on this interview. Respect

[@MoNicholasLaird]

Let me take that back. He was the only one to appear on Biggie's first album and the last album Pac did when he was still alive. That's what I meant to say.

[@Tribeofjudah89]

MoNicholasLaird no doubt

[@Gilamunster777]

Bone thugs can

[@nomibe2911]

Shen Agüeybaná II Bone wasn't on Biggie's first album.

[@anthonynegron788]

Pac's last album was Makaveli

[@nymets9559]

Hood Pope99 No that was Makaveli's debut album 😌

[@Jahfariinternational]

Method man tried super hard to look grimy and stay out of the ''pretty boy'' image and still the girls loved him. Even my sister and aunt was hyped of Meth's looks.

[@garystovall8286]

That's what happens when you're being yourself people flock towards you sometimes more

[@HuskeyYT]

That's why rza picked him gza was the college type guy and rae and ghost were the gangster

[@HuskeyYT]

Meth was the ladies man

[@twelve.thirtyfour7436]

I got . Myself a fortyyyy I got. myself a shortyyyyyy

[@lolosmith8446]

nothing he did could hide how good he looked. even to this day.

[@Forenzikproductions]

Method Man and RZA are most passionate about the Wu

[@princemastaking]

INSPECTAH DECK, MASTA KILLA, U-GOD -N- GZA ARE ALSO THE MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT THE WU BESIDES METHOD MAN -N- THE RZA WHO IS MY FAVORITE IN THE WU-TANG

[@Forenzikproductions]

princemastaking I AGREE ALSO IN ALL CAPS SO IT APPEARS THAT I AM SHOUTING! HOWEVER, RZA AND METHOD ARE WILLING TO DO ALBUMS FOR CLOSE TO NO PAY JUST FOR THE LOVE OF WU AND THE REST ARE THINKING ABOUT THE MONEY FIRST, ESPECIALLY RAEKWON.

[@HPSwashere]

fax

[@ots4l338]

I say odb

[@reeceschrock396]

@@Forenzikproductions Not in my ear man

[@sagacitywalker7940]

Dude legit compared moving from illegal to legal life to drinking light and dark liquor lol...part of what I love about his raps is his how he chooses to describe things.

[@dennfoo]

Also known as; comparing apples with oranges fkin dumbass

[@twocents6951]

Sagacity Walker It made perfect sense tho lol

[@YakThaWiseman72]

Yup

[@Godsfavorite187]

💣💥🔥🔥🔥

[@ashvierra7231]

@@twocents6951 it didn't though because both liquors fuck u up

[@bean-nighe]

GZA is pretty underrated to be honest.

[@brandonmontgomery288]

Criminally underrated! Liquid Swords is one of those albums for me 😂

[@YakThaWiseman72]

No he's most definitely underrated Lyrically but Method was from day one like the star he had the Swag.

[@brandonmontgomery288]

@@YakThaWiseman72 You right though, I can't argue with that.

[@gmoney313.]

@@brandonmontgomery288 the gza cd was dope

[@Godsfavorite187]

Hell Yeah

[@winterramos4527]

method is a great actor as well. Not too many rappers make it and method man is still acting which I love.

[@Zone6Entertainment]

winter ramos Ice Cube is too a great fucking actor nowdays (but he has been a actor kinda for years since friday)

[@tyroneparker9540]

Will smith ice t queen latifah and ll still doing their thing as well

[@razorsharp9545]

Now he's a character of Power Book II

[@hedgelow2681]

bro im a youngin nd i only lnew method man as a actor not a actor. then he was in wu tang 😞

[@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484]

Lots of damn actors have made it Queen Latifah , Ludacris , Mos Def, LL Cool J , DMX , Ice Cube , T.I., Puffy ,Tupac, Snoop Dogg, Will Smith , Ice T …just hush at this point

[@missdee4927]

Yeah I remember the girls always loved Method Man the most out of the group. He is very handsome. And he always had charisma for days.

[@tobincirullo6168]

MissMulattofromFL U very beautiful

[@RT-up1je]

This dudes voice is the bomb

[@ItsCleto]

Zif Zag Word.. him and Nas got the best voices in the game

[@nymets9559]

Zif Zag Get a room 👬

[@afrogwada6806]

@@ItsCleto AZ too

[@aniqshardin]

jayz got the worst voice for rap.he sounds like a comedian.

[@aniqshardin]

@@ItsCleto the best *voice* in rap (1)biggie (2) meth (3) nas (4)raekwon

[@QuaDearMusic]

You could kinda tell that Meth was the most passionate, he was never the most lyrical in the Wu, but the Charisma and Energy of his rhyme style was unmatched.

[@kr3539]

Defo, he was my face growing up because his style was easy to digest but then as I grew older I started moving towards RZA until I realised that a lot of RZA verses I liked were in fact Ghost.

[@kylekelly5382]

Tbh I feel like iron flag was carried my meth coz his verses on that album were wild especially on uzi and y’all been warned

[@mrjekyllandhyde9941]

Method Man was always my favorite of Wu tang spittin' straight fire , n' one of my top emcees of all time. Tical !!!

[@Qpacalypse1]

Dan Watts on god

[@datboycotvdotcom9593]

Flawless flow

[@1SauceyChick]

I can listen to Raekwon talk all day

[@Suevalley]

Hellyes! I just seen Method Man earlier this year and he has energy like a teenager, on point stage presence, he loves his fans and it really shows...

[@christopher399]

He's a sweetheart too! He's more than happy to spend time with his fans. I actually have a few autographs ha!!

[@DamnnnSon1]

Without RZA there is no Wu-Tang. Its so amazing he got all these dudes he grew up with to join forces and have all the solo success Wu members had. That won't ever happen again. And they did it without social media help so that makes it even more insane

[@FairlyWhite]

I know what you mean.

[@lolosmith8446]

😂

[@mickeydoodle69]

I could listen to Rae talk all day. Not even rhymes either...Dude is just ridiculously creative, and it comes out in everything he does. They’re all like that, to an extent, but this guy just seems wise beyond his years.

[@billygrady6199]

Method Man was the most passionate and Raekwon was the most high strung...

[@TheGiftof7PRESENTS]

This is love and what it means to be a "TEAM".

[@santostracey93]

I always thought Ghostface was/is the most passionate out of the whole Wu Tang Clan. Meth had passion in his rhymes, and he could rhyme all day, but Killahs voice, his delivery, his Shaolin style, deadly as fuck!!

[@moabt.frican7163]

Tracey Raymundo no one tops odb passion. He was way out there where no other wu member was at the time. He blew up big after wu

[@moabt.frican7163]

U have some good points tho yo

[@hsusyehsh]

Beats was trash

[@Blackjesusbil]

He meant Meth was the most passionate about the GROUP like method man believed in the Wu more than any of them is what he’s saying …Meth felt they was actually brothers and meth wanted to lead them to MORE and wanted them all to have more as a family that’s what he meant by the most passionate about the WU

[@christopher399]

My guess is that Ghostface Killah is the most passionate. Method Man has literally said that he doesn't enjoy rapping as much anymore, and that he prefers acting. Ghostface Killah is the only one who has been very consistent with album outputs. Raekwon to a certain degree, but not on the same level.

[@downtoearthx9393]

Inspectah Deck had the most talent and was totally given a disservice by the entire hip hop community. INS is the greatest member of the group in my opinion.

[@kevinpantel3327]

I Totally Agree With You

[@streetdreamz210]

Word

[@popinmycola]

I like GZA

[@AB-oy5on]

Where's the catalogue bruh? Imo, speaking humbly, you can only consider: GZA, Rae, Ghost and possibly Method Man. They have the albums, singles to be worthy in the conversation, not just the odd verse. Although on Triumph, INS went into God- Mode.

[@thenewthought86]

most talent in what? lyrically or production because he's not the best lyricist and he's a dope producer but he's not the best either. He IS however extremely underrated

[@jaynegs76]

A couple of you guys responding sound like you have school girl crushes on method...OK then

[@thestray]

And? lol

[@blackspring3207]

i'm a 34 year old man and i have a little school girl crush on meth. and i'll beat the brakes off you.

[@aizenzae4510]

only built 4 Cuban linx intro is one of the best intros of all time. I laughed at some points of it but yea its one of the best!

[@fred1606]

Incarcerated Scarfaces is one of my favorite songs. Can't wait to read Rae's book.

[@mobid.2084]

I’m DC but I was a hip hop fanatic and historian. I remember when NY wasn’t as strong for a second. The chronic album was on everybody’s spin cycle and Reggie Noble was holding up the east coast damn near by himself. Brick City was contributing! Rae knows his facts.

[@KBZ3000bc]

"Aight lil pretty ass nigga go out there and do yo dance" lol.

[@noneyabusiness6957]

I love Wu Tang clan but Method man has always been my favorite artist of them all.

[@joeychiovitti3170]

You can tell Method man was the most passionate about his craft

[@badgyrl310]

lol that's funny, I never even considered Method Man light skin. I do agree he had the most energy of the group and imo some of the best singles as a solo artist. I was just listening to You're All I Need w/ MJB. Classic song.

[@ghostoftheyoutubefuture2630]

+badgyrl310 When I first come across Wu Tang I thought he was light skin but then I got a better look at him & realised he wasn't lol

[@jottaz144]

so is he good looking for a woman?

[@davesylvindeckerii4528]

GhostOfTheKZbinFuture he ain't dark skin either

[@silencein.theevenblack6769]

If they were looking for a light skinned frontman why didn't they release a U God single?

[@dylanmorgan2752]

+silence in. the even black Rza said it himself he put method man on the front because he was by far the best looking and most handsome member to attract the female and juvenile audience, just like GZA was better lyrically for white college kids, ghost and Rae were more rough speaking fat gangbangers for the corner kids to listen etc. Etc. Point is meth was light and fly, and just by pure coincidence he was super charismatic and could spit hot fire.

[@tedwardclarksweatfattymess]

VladTV move on the realness not the TMZ ass stuff.

[@BRONXBUSS29]

seriously this answers the question ive had since i was 13 yrs old in 94 which was , why does meth get a solo song on the album with 9 members and everyone was ok with it ? i now know , rea kept it 10000 and that takes a strong group of friends to do that

[@SalmanAlajmi]

Because after the Method Man hit they all decided to push and promote Meth first, plus he was the most complete MC in terms of flow, lyrics, and even the voice.

[@michaelhalvorsen3366]

Let's not forget that GZA also had a solo track on the album, "Clan in the front", but that kinda happened by accident. You see, Gza was tired of always going last on the records because nobody wanted to follow Gza's verse, so he demanded that he would go first on this record, but nodoby wanted to follow his verse, so it became a solo track instead....true story :)

[@michaelhalvorsen3366]

Agree, My personal Wu Tang favourite has always been the Inspectah, his verses were always beast mode.

[@paintballhaven9223]

@@SalmanAlajmi if you ask meth that question. He would say gza or rakwon would be the better one

[@HuskeyYT]

@@SalmanAlajmi wrong method man wrote it and it was hot and could use for a single and radio play so they used it and named it after him cause they didnt have a name for it

[@freedomwhenright7029]

This is why “The Chef” is my fav clan member

[@TTSantiago821]

Rae the Realest.

[@quemoore722]

TTSantiago821 And you’re the most beautiful

[@SirDiamondRod]

That’s some real street talk, his talk on Meth getting shine.

[@JWolfiez]

I love this, this is what a true brotherhood sounds like.

[@Skindoggiedog]

The thing about head-strong individuals is that they don't like authority and consider themselves their own 'masters'. If RZA came through and said he was the leader, that places him in a difficult position - and he realized that. That's why he went by The Abbot. He could still maintain a level of creative control while avoiding a lot of the heat that comes with pronouncing himself the leader. It was just clever people-management.

[@wmurray003]

"We calculated..."

[@iyaramonk]

Anyone who has seen Wu live the last few years knows Method Man and maybe Rza is the one that carries their shows.

[@TheThirdChild]

1. Ghostface Killah 2. Method Man 3. Raekwon 4. GZA 5. RZA

[@nunyabizness6376]

How .uk not even rank deck?

[@parismore8796]

What about ODB

[@brownin329]

Um...no

[@thesoundisgod]

RZA RZA RZA RZA RZA RZA RZA RZA RZA RZA RZA RZA RZA RZA RZA RZA RZA RZA RZA RZA RZA.... That's all I gotta say. RZA had the most passion and still does, he is the clan leader.

[@sights1018]

Wu-Tang is iconic from my teen years. And, Raekwon and Meth, along with Ghost were the illest, with RZA producing all the hits! 💪💪💪

[@codycharles2699]

Tical is top three albums ever. I use to where his c.d case as a necklace in highschool. 21 years ago. DAMN!

[@whipsNstuff]

🤭

[@nathanmoore5435]

Yes Rae, I know what you mean.

[@jerrodsatterfield7]

Wu thang was world wide everbody love them

[@demetriharlan5887]

"Meth vs Chef"

[@kennethbonney7638]

Good interview 💯

[@jamieldivinerobinson9110]

I like to give a shout out to Raekwon for giving props to jersey not a lot of these young ones know about rap back in the day for real on that

[@thegraciousfundamentalists6146]

Newark NJ we love Staten Island... 💪🏿💯,, we cousins... 👍🏾🙌🏿

[@yaboikobe]

Great interview.

[@deanprincegold]

Raekwon has always been in my top 5💯

[@djtrakakadrunkpoet8598]

Whooo I don’t miss them days

[@evilpandakillabzonattkoccu4879]

.....nothin more relaxin than not having to worry about doing regular day shit.

[@theOmniscienTist]

I'm feeling the liqour analogy.Peace chef.making classics 15years

[@andreafavini630]

reak has the flow even talking

[@TheCardsfan2]

i was about to say that. Mad love for RZA w/out question, but Deck has some of the most memorable bars/verses EVER

[@KtotheG]

I remember Inspectah Deck said he was surprised to see Meth be so well-received by the ladies because he was the grimiest one out of the whole crew. Now Rae is saying that they knew he was the "fly light-skinned nigga" who needed to get the ladies in. Which is it? Maybe Deck was hatin', lol?

[@wmurray003]

Different people have different opinions.... right?

[@zh9607]

Kory Green, grimiest lyrically

[@ram-ham]

"...he a fly light-skinned nigga..." LOL!

[@ymleggo]

The Chef is right tho, ladies still be loving Tical to this day 😂

[@0Moreno0]

Meth was the only feature on 'ready to die' album - that says a lot.

[@dimgelsinger2448]

Best wu interview

[@kuruptzZz]

method man IS hip hop...will never sell out, in fact even when making movies and shit the mainstream is what caught up to meth

[@sebastiankardio8395]

Jersey!!!🤙🏿

[@cbrnic]

Holy shit how many time is he gonna say ya know what I mean 🤦🏻‍♂️😩 shit was driving me nuts, ya know what I mean 😂

[@drewr4353]

He’s a hood boy!

[@BossANova-xw9qi]

"ight pretty nigga, get up there and do ya dance" lmao

[@michaelshealey1303]

Rza was like Allah The Father and The WU was his first 9 borns and his brother Divine was his Old man Justice and Power was his Ebeka

[@marcusbingham8319]

Peace.... Nobody can cee what u was saying or you would have way more likes but all that is actual fact.

[@brosie15]

Damn and u commented this before the show came out. So "Power" was a real person?

[@wisexrob7824]

“Peace to power and my whole unit”Raekwon

[@imsofocused4678]

Bruh...that was a dope comparison. I'm not even affiliated with the Nation of The Gods and Earths but I love the comparison. And remember, RZA is The Abbot to them. So they held him in high regard.

[@TerrenceTheodore]

Rae got his own slang, and no one but him could make sense saying this!

[@-sdot83]

This the first and only nigga to mention a lobster omelette, I know that's basic but I never heard a mf ever talk about a lobster omelette, Rae was on some hood/elegant sophisticated type shit lol

[@whoodyGPonder-fj6hq]

Respect No ego shit!! Lets get this money!! The chef showing jersey mad love!! Wu foreva9

[@pfeiffdog0811]

That’s funny. I don’t really dig meth solo. Tical was just alright for me. Rae ghost and gza first solos however are all time great albums in my opinion.

[@SamSam-qj5ud]

1. Raekwon 2. Ghostface 3. Method Man 4. ODB 5. Inspectah Deck

[@hayabusacustoms]

My boy always fresh

[@kadehanley7639]

Inspectah Deck the most underrated MC of all time. SUUUUUUUUUU

[@SomeoneElse038]

Every time I hear him speak I feel like I’m back listening to an album skit.

[@kenyonr]

using Rae's logic, UGod should've been first.

[@Tbirdication93]

Im a pretty big fan of GZA, but when you look at the names above you shouldn't freak out. And to think inspectah deck is 6th or lower is pretty crazy too, he has spit some of the illest verses in Wu-Tang clan, but i don't mind seeing this list. There is so much talent in this group that i never manage rank these guys. But everyone has their favorites.

[@archangel_gold2451]

Rae one of the toughest persons I can think of in my life time of living

[@samuelarroyo5784]

Wu tang was a blessing for these guys,pure luck,right person on the right time,they hit the lotto

[@silencein.theevenblack6769]

The most surprising thing about this video is that Method Man is considered light skinned.

[@leahnicole8381]

silence in. the even black He is tho light skinned doesn’t mean you have to be pale.He’s not dark he’s like the color of honey or caramel.

[@fcnvideospt2343]

Exactly smh this nigga a regular brown complexed nigga

[@thetrollspuppeteer5121]

@@fcnvideospt2343 no meth is same complexion as Redman I met him more than once he is lite skinned he damn sure ain't dark

[@brownin329]

Stupid colorist conversation.

[@ilovejaspersosomuch]

Nothing like wu-tang! Every one of there songs are brillant.

[@Supastackman]

I always brought the Rae and Ghost albums though.. Also liquid swords by Gza...

[@Lee_Forre]

Great interviews. Why not release the entire video instead of chopping it up?

[@TheMass33]

InspecTa was and is my fav Tang member!

[@drakuladadon973]

Salute WU Legends! R.I.P ODB!

[@chrismorale]

he lived in englewood for a bit. i used to see him with big bub all the time on The Ave.

[@MrIlleism]

Where did Rae get those Specs? Want to knoow :)

[@dantescoleman8461]

" ...and Meth was a fly light skin nigga..." much love to the Chef!

[@NEMtvOfficial]

yea i heard that, and a method man story of how they met says pac was a big meth fan and approached him like a fan rather then a celeb

[@dtowntexg]

"lil pretty ass nigga get up there and do your dance" LMAO

[@alexsm3882]

Yes raekwon, I know what you mean...

[@onYaFace2023]

wu-tang forever!

[@marlonperryman9126]

The chef is my favorite.

[@bradleepitt7409]

A yo Vlad, the Wu tang series brought me back here

[@BillionaireMove]

or the old song called tragedy..he a beast..and very intellegent

[@Antrizzle2009]

Yep what happened was Dogg Pound, Red, Meth, and Inspectah Deck had already did the track, then when Pac got out he heard it was and like "i gotta have that on my album". It originally was supposed to be on Dogg Pound's album but Daz had lost the track temporarily. That's Kurupt's side of the story anyway.

[@Treaxvour]

Smart move. Wu is geniuses man

[@Antrizzle2009]

See I heard that it was Masta Killah that was Cappadonna's replacement, not Meth. I did hear tho that Cappa was the one that taught Meth how to rhyme.

[@SunnyBlackFromDaBronx]

Real fucking quality interview from the GOD ... PEACE to the Gods & Earths & seeds everywhere .....

[@HopeAndrea_HFG]

Very smart to push whoever was getting the most buzz instead of getting caught up in their own heads. Success with the general population is about supply and demand. This is a basic marketing concept and they bodied it.

[@citizengain]

1 thing I've noticed is most of the highly acclaimed lyricists in Hip Hop, know how to talk properly in interviews.

[@blackbuddah8543]

Rae, Raps and talks in parables.

[@imanualmahida8278]

Rae talking feels like he's rapping 🤣🤣💯💯💯🔪