Raekwon on Performing at Rikers Island for ODB and the Origins of Wu Tang

[@seand8415]

Raekwon the Chef on Joe Rogan 🤯

[@charlieo3150]

I know right WOW who would have ever thought that!!

[@alucard1067]

Yeah, fvcked me up too!

[@ka9202]

👀👀👀👀 ikr!

[@rayecoone5889]

if that surprises you then you know nothing about Rogan. He is a HUGE hip hop fan

[@awyzeguy]

​@@rayecoone5889exactly, he's done several interviews with hip hop artists & his boy Lex interviewed RZA

[@chrisdurrett5592]

As a 53 year old man I can honestly say that this era of hip hop will never happen again. WU Tang is forever and can't be replicated. I'm so happy I can pass this on to my kids and grandkids.

[@DeSher15-3]

I'm 50 & I approve this message!!lolfrfr💯🎯

[@ancientfuture9690]

100% It was like magic.

[@millyardopeacecraft9778]

Id say you need to check out Coast Contra they the closet it gets

[@Isosi720]

Nah, It’ll be back around 2090, if you around for another 65yrs you’ll see. It’s gonna be wyld , wild!

[@nathano9637]

​@@millyardopeacecraft9778 it's not just about the music, it was about the time and the culture. It was new and just getting commerical exposure. Cell phones ruined everything. Try going to a concert it's nothing but social media picture opportunities. It'll never be the same.

[@tminusnyc2915]

"I grew up on the crime side, the New York Times side, stayin' alive was no jive" 💥💥💯

[@fonzarelly3154]

C'mon man,them words was heavy. And they got cats in the chat talking about Triumph.

[@davidotto3590]

“..Had second hands, Moms bounced on old man, so then we moved to Shaolin land”

[@jasonhayes3944]

The purple tape nuff said son!

[@Pauliewalnuts_822]

"A young youth, rocking the gold tooth"

[@nickparlatti9438]

Only way I was getting a g off was drug loot 💪🦾☯️

[@oldmanyemiyamtvg491]

I was in college at 19 yrs old and one winter I had pneumonia. Some friends drove from Chicago to Iowa. While upstairs sick and couldn't move or get out of bed. I heard this album they were playing in the stereo and it was this one track that really caught my attention. I got the strength to get up out of the bed and went downstairs and I asked "what is that?" told them to "play it again!!" It was Ice Water from the "Only Built For Cuban Linx" album. I kid you not, two days later listening to that track and that album repeatedly, it made my fever go down and I was getting much better. Only Built for Cuban Linx album took away my pneumonia. That's a story I have told to people for years. Been a fan ever since.

[@stevemill8959]

That’s super interesting I wonder if that is some shit that scientists and drs don’t even know about

[@UnuAltu91]

Just a coincidence bro, how much bs people can spit really?

[@jamesjefferson6670]

👨🏽‍🔬 vitamin & minerals

[@mwashstudios4331]

Salute

[@prevailwithme]

Aaaaaaaaahhhhh aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh aaaaaaaaaaAAaAaAaaaah, classic.

[@gobabawonan2199]

Anyone who was around in 1997 knows how insane it felt when Triumph dropped -- I STILL get chills

[@mikaelanderson7224]

what y’all thought y’all wasn’t gon see me??

[@namrekcanad]

I remember recording the video and memorizing every lyric now I'm getting old and still know every line.. hardest shit

[@namrekcanad]

@@mikaelanderson7224 I'm the Osiris of this shit!

[@namrekcanad]

@gobabawonan2199 crazy intro then that first verse drops oh my god.. just passing the mic each murdering

[@luciousthomas6141]

Yeah when Triumph dropped it was crazy. I picked up Wu Forever from Circuit City on launch day. Double CD with Enhanced CD. I put the enhanced cd in my old Macintosh and you could see little Wu mansion graphics, bios for all the members and links to buy Wu wear gear. I also had got the Jordan 12 playoffs while watching the Bulls win it all again. 55points on the Bullets, the sick game and all! I also had the N64 and just copped Starfox 64, and my cuz up the street had just copped that Soul Blade on PS1. We played those games religiously! Great times!

[@telephonic]

His Cuban Links albums are God tier Hiphop.

[@steveyjay8657]

Facts

[@Hatren]

"Mind over matter next batter be Tical"!

[@amck72]

The first Cuban Link album to me was the greatest hip hop album in history period.

[@each1teach1academy43]

The first one to me is top 3 and depending on the day it’s #1

[@jonnybravvo4282]

@amck72 Only Built for Cuban Links is def up there. So is GZA's Liquid Swords

[@sidneylattimore4577]

I never get tired of ODB stories. RIP!

[@southernsocceridiot1986]

Lord knows that I'm no rap expert but Wu Tang Clan seemed to be the complete rap group ever. Each member had their own style. Kind of weird, kind of gangster, some fast, some slow, melodic alliteration, complex rhymes. Their music will always be timeless. 😎🤓

[@iceavelli7667]

Not to be replicated

[@tecumseh821]

I feel like they were also the only rap group where people who didn't really listen to hip hop but loved wu tang

[@TheNeighborOnThe3rdFloor]

⁠@@tecumseh821Cypress Hill and Beastie Boyz are like that too

[@J1465-x4x]

@@tecumseh821 Cypress Hill as well, all the metal kids and stoners I knew back in the 90s loved them

[@tirellv4938]

Im from cali born and raised but we loved newyork hiphop like all regions, and they definitely had their legends with ground breaking styles that resonated through out hiphop internationally and nationally. Newyork downfall was their cockyness and arrogance as a whole, like since hiphop started there we should disregard the rest of the nation or anyone whos not close to eastcoast. Of course even in the 90s you had your few hiphop artist and fans who respected stuff outside their region and even did collabs. But as a whole they wanted nothing to do with outsiders and i experienced it first hand when i was in the service with anyone from newyork. As far as human nature goes its normal with any invention that a certain region, group, or culture created to look at everything else as somewhat foreign when they created something. But there should be some amount of leeway for acceptance and being humble so the orginators can flourish. Wu is definitely legends though and ive always respected them.

[@Blankman1900]

“When it comes to the children, WuTang is for the children. We teach the children”. -ODB

[@RicArmstrong]

ODB actually lifted the back of a car after it ran over a kid. It happened while ODB was recording in studio and they came out to help the little girl. That's how that quote started.

[@kingjellybean9795]

For real? ​@@RicArmstrong

[@RicArmstrong]

@@kingjellybean9795 Yes, I'm sure there's still something about it online. It happened in the late 90's

[@michaeladam3190]

yea not for black children they kill them lol what a damn joke

[@LaymanGamin]

@@RicArmstrong I got a homie who lifted a car 😂

[@ENDO.2000]

Bro has one of the most perfect rapping voices. The way he pronounces words is just butter. Born for it.

[@paulsamson24]

Voice and inflection matters a whole lot when it comes to rapping. One of the reasons why I can’t really get down with Kendrick. No one was talking about homeboy for a couple of years before midway point into 2024, gotta love the societal popcorn hype machine 😂

[@AgentLemmon]

@@paulsamson24 Kendrick used to sound ill though, but i agree, his weird voice inflections became a thing he does way too much now. Sort of like when Em started to use this weird spanish chipmunk vocals. It becomes a parody almost.

[@dannyv2335]

Bro sounds like he hasn’t aged a day

[@ENDO.2000]

@@paulsamson24 I agree, huge hip hop fan and I recognize Kendrick’s talent but I could never get down with his inflection.

[@Soldier_Sean]

What about action Bronson

[@RicArmstrong]

I saw WuTang live back in the 90's in Washington DC. They opened up for Rage Against the Machine. One of the best concerts I ever been to. 👍

[@nightshade-o7g]

Rage FOR The Machine***

[@RicArmstrong]

@nightshade-o7g Yeah, they are now.

[@madmike017]

same! i saw em in west palm beach.... damn what was that like 97-98?

[@RicArmstrong]

@@madmike017 Yeah, it was '97

[@Rydonattelo]

Rap Metal / Nu Metal as a genre has aged worse than any other style of music ( possibly Dubstep has ) . I loved it at the time with the turntables and that muffled distortion " on the phone " vocals but a lot of it is very hard to listen to now, it's impossible to watch without cringing 😬

[@HDitzzDH]

SUUUUUUU! Certainly didn't expect Chef to be on JRE but I'm all for it.

[@Kiceburg]

Joe Rogan experience ✅️

[@Soldier_Sean]

Zooooo as in Brooklyn zoo

[@JD-xf5so]

SUUUUUUU!👐

[@MistaP13]

It wasn’t rare that you had so many in a group…it was rare or unique to everyone in that group that has legitimate skills on the mic.

[@aholmes74ah]

You're absolutely right. They were all NICE on the Mic!🎉

[@daveruss9972]

Nah, it was also rare to have that many in a group.

[@filbertovandette]

​@@daveruss9972true...but you alread had NWA who had already set the stage....Wu Tang had better talent across the board...imo....

[@daveruss9972]

@@filbertovandette - I was only speaking on how rare it was to have that many members. PE and NWA definitely set the stage but only had 4-5 central members. Who was the most talented is up for debate and quite subjective. Peace

[@AB-nb2ic]

​@@daveruss9972PE only had 1 solid lyricist. NWA had none.

[@kingjellybean9795]

Holy shit... joe is choppin it up with the chef?

[@typeonegative1835]

Raekwan the Chef cooking up some marvelous shit to get ya mouth watering

[@dwighthayles1226]

Joe Rogan is just different. His general knowledge and ability to get interviews that are so diverse cannot be matched.

[@GhilenPeek]

It helps that he doesn't have a producer that tells him who to interview. He invites people who has subjects he is genuinely interested in.

[@franklingoodwin]

Raekwon the chef cooking on The Joe Rogan Experience

[@Blaqk_8298]

How many people got luv for the WU?

[@jonnybravvo4282]

Always 💯

[@stevemill8959]

All people

[@Levipaulsen]

Every member except Masta Killah his features are terrible

[@Renoraines-s7t]

Insert W fingers right here.

[@frankautullo9901]

👐

[@WatchingHamasBURN]

This is why rogan is the fucking man! Was not expecting to see this !!!

[@Vgallo]

Rogan is larping hard and you a sucka if you can’t see that.

[@monkeyballs2342]

@@VgalloRaekwon acknowledged Joe for knowing his stuff he literally said it in this clip

[@dirtyduval1904]

​@@Vgallorogan has been a huge wu tang fan Long before the podcast was created. he's a fan of 90s rap in general.

[@Vgallo]

@ dude he doesn’t know shit, go watch his ep with snoop if you don’t believe me, he’s just been prepped with things to say like every talking head. You’re probably just Rogan fanboys and want him to be hip.

[@monkeyballs2342]

@@Vgallo haters gonna hate

[@jasonphilbin3844]

RIP TO ODB THE LEGEND

[@morallycorruptmaleficentti1194]

Raekwons and Meths voices are so legendary. Growing up in LA, I grew up on WuTang bc of my older brother. 36 chambers is a literal masterpiece. WU forever 👐

[@donaquiles495]

The purple tape, one of the greatest albums of all time 💯💯💯

[@FrankWhiteCA]

Wu Tang is for the Children

[@reggiebrown4911]

For the babies. RIP Old Dirty Bastard

[@bradleywilson3137]

You called it a month ago and now XAI767 is blowing up glad I listened

[@persistentprogress3225]

Another shit coin. $46.00 to .22 .. hahaha

[@keithm2327]

Saw the whole WU preform in the early 90’s b4 they got really famous . It was right as CREAM was getting big . It was a show at Lakewood high school in N.J. A small gymnasium. Couldn’t believe that went there . Probably the best concert I’ve been to .

[@biglos5291]

Yo, you were blessed to see the process from the beginning, organically! Shout out to you for being there to witness greatness in it's infancy!

[@BigMaj83]

This is unbelievable. I can't believe JR got the Chef for an interview. I'm flabbergasted.

[@SONNYHOTmusic]

Every time I think about Wu Tang impact on the game, I go back to when I was in high school and I ended up in a Goth house party. Out of no where, someone threw on the 36 chamber album and they all went nuts. They were rapping to the songs word by word.. it was crazy

[@tp1_philler179]

Finally a real chef on JRE.

[@lirraniriza1019]

Lol good one

[@cowtowngangsta]

I remember when RZA was on JRE. Get him back because that other guy wouldn’t let RZA talk!

[@Ontime2day]

Darnell...

[@dariansedillo5612]

Forreal that dude ruined the whole interview tryna be funny while RZA was tryna drop knowledge.

[@ogvelociraptor205]

Get GZA to school Terrence Howard

[@biglos5291]

Darnell's lame ass.. smh Gza would be awesome on Rogan!! Gza broke it down for punk ass Neil Degrasse Tyson.. Lol

[@BR-ip5pz]

My favourite Raekwon songs: Investigative Reports and Criminology.

[@HelpMeFindTheseSongs]

"Investigative Reports" is not a Raekwon song. It's a GZA song from the Liquid Swords album.

[@mannygonzalez8358]

@@HelpMeFindTheseSongshis verse tho

[@alanpoole4249]

This was intelligent hip hop. Raekwon and Inspecta Deck were unreal

[@bernabefernandeztouceda7315]

Ghost above everybody

[@OldNewMama]

Inspecta Deck had the best verse of all time on Triumph.

[@pizzareviewsonthego]

Was and still is, they're still dropping albums.

[@TheEs150]

when rappers were real

[@rassmall4180]

Only Coast Contra now.

[@artyross392]

The 90s in NYC was the realest shit in the world. Peace to the Gawds

[@MrBronx61]

Especially early 90s...1994 was the high point, IMO

[@markusstevensakabiginfinit9523]

Its really dope to see the chef on Joes pod.... WU-TANG FOREVER.... Definitely need to see Ghostface, Method & RZA on here

[@jonathanb9037]

Holy fu*k....the year starting off right!!! Thanks Joe!

[@juliantorres8818]

A Lesson in Wu-Tang. Compliments to the Chef

[@iceavelli7667]

You can tell Joe was super excited about getting Raekwon on the pod.

[@jonnybravvo4282]

Only Built for Cuban Links is a no skip classic. I love Wu. They're a 1 of 1. Timeless

[@tom2gunzbombadil689]

@jonnybravvo4282 and that's for real 🖨🖨🖨 no fkn skips. Tho admittedly I did skip heaven & hell alot but only because I had the single lonnng before the album and that track was floating around in the underground for forever. Great fkn song but I played it to DEATH.

[@jonnybravvo4282]

@tom2gunzbombadil689 i be doin that too sometimes haha. Makes sense. Def classic

[@MrYoungfly1]

People forget who Joe really is! Stay multicultural, fam-observe everything from all angles. Presidents come and go, but Wu-Tang is FOREVER! 👐🎤

[@charlesgordon5156]

👏🏽

[@jacobmartinez2732]

Odb’s final unreleased song called wasted times. When he said the line “True the cash was there, and the stash was there And I thought that Forever that the Wu was there” that shit hurt me. Guess even tho they visited and performed all he wanted was to be checked up on more often during and after his time in jail..

[@leftydrizel1842]

That's his beat song.

[@TheQwagmyer]

WU TANGGGG WU TANGGGG WU TANGGGG Best rap group of all time!

[@Valkonnen]

I did their first video in the 90's. We shot it in the Staten Island projects .It was an experience.

[@PokerFace837]

It’s true, I can confirm.. I was the camera

[@Valkonnen]

@@PokerFace837 No, I would have remembered YOU.

[@DanCGe]

You shot Protect Ya Neck?!

[@stevemill8959]

That’s dope, you need to be on these podcasts. The comment section is always so interesting. I bet u got alot of stories too. Tell us one! lol

[@jamesjefferson6670]

Good looks fam

[@deadturbo63]

I absolutely love this guest 🙌. Great job, Joe and Jamie 🎉

[@jamesprovosthemingway4285]

Growing up during the 90s, anywhere in the 5 boroughs, Wu-Tang was hot 🔥

[@xcreenplay7264]

Man, I lived long enough to see Rae on the Joe Rogan pod😢 Happy New Year 🎉

[@mcdan2696]

Thank you Joe! This is such a wonderful Throw Back! You are literally, Fair!!!

[@PhanoftheShow]

greatest thing about Joe is he just lets guys talk and get them to open up

[@thecardbunker801]

Wish Prodigy was alive..... he would be a great person to be on JRE

[@Parallelpipefart]

Yoels romeros drip is crazy

[@trevcar]

Haha looks hella like him

[@Ontime2day]

Love Jesus people

[@nurlord]

😂😂

[@russellglen341]

The way Joe listens, you can tell he has real respect for Rae and the Wu

[@wickeddep6630]

Excellent content, Joe.

[@TheRealSamBlack]

One of the greatest to ever do it. Wu❤❤❤❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️. Brooklyn, Staten Island.

[@ThePatriotParadox]

This was so influential and fueled a generation

[@shockwave1864]

I remember being at the “Urban Aide for Life” concert in MSG back in like 95-96 and the Wu was the closing act. They brought like 300 people with them apparently and security didn’t want to let them in but by the time their set started there was at least like 60-70 heads on stage and even climbing up the cables holding up the stage and equipment etc.. I was like 15 back then and still remember it like yesterday in my 40’s lol Edit: talk about coincidences…JR mentioned the Wu coming 300 deep just as I was posting the first part of this 😂

[@doomstarks182]

Raekwon says Park Hill. Me: “See my face on a 20 dollar bill. Cash it in and 10 dollars back”

[@74antsanchez]

That's cappadonna bar

[@1_Devs]

"The fat LP wit cappuccino on the wax"

[@analogalbacore7166]

That's capp

[@felipepineda1585]

God Winter Warz was such a sick song!

[@heishephaestion4178]

King of Podcasts did it again. Awesome to see this one.

[@johnmonica]

Gives new meaning to the ODB line “all in together now”

[@nurlord]

If you haven't already, check out the GZA and DJ Muggs song All in Together. It discusses the early crew of GZA, RZA, and ODB.

[@CarlosPerez-tv7rz]

The Chef on Rogan is amazing .

[@sauditate4562]

Joe Rogan been a Wu fan from day one...word up🥷🏾🏁

[@theebonymaw]

dope. you know Joe gotta get Nasir next...

[@Mr.JonDoE]

When that TRIUMPH video came on all summer the TV went up to max

[@RODTWILLIAMS]

Let's go, Joe! This is another reason us Black men respect and love you. Rae the GOAT !!!! ❤Forever

[@LittleHippie09]

There will never be another group like Wu Tang Clan.

[@jonbonson75]

Graham Hancock, Trump, Raekwon. No wonder it's a legendary podcast.

[@EllieN77]

Met and hung out with Raekwon down in Miami over 20 years ago. He was one of the nicest people I have met.

[@haasman100]

Joe fanned out😂 I love it💪🏾!

[@burgessbrooks4435]

Most influential group in hip hop history!!! Each dude had his on style and cadance All straight killers!!!

[@DayDiditBeats]

This is legendary!

[@timothysampson9496]

I love how he starts chill and gets hyped as he starts talking about how it came together.

[@GRIMMDOOM1]

About time Wu-Tang represented on JRE

[@patrickbateman580]

You new to JRE or something? RZA was on in 2019

[@bigpoppa5732]

When I went to see Wu Tang play with Rage against the Machine in ATLANTA.O'DB had security walk me in.Once in ,no more static and nothing but LOVE.Music makes people come together, thanks 🖖✌️

[@idawgy2017]

I was 12 .. not into rap at all .. still not but I bought the 36 chambers album .. wtf .. crazy .. used to play on my cd player lol on hockey road trips

[@theALMIGHTYYY]

Dope interview

[@brandons9913]

I had the pleasure of sitting down to eat with Raekwon in Denver some years ago before a 420 concert at Red Rocks. Dude was surprisingly super down to earth and humble. Much respect..

[@ravigonzales]

Sheesh you got a real street legend on the show. Nice. Chef

[@Bdogg12784]

Greatest line from 100% of the greats of any music. "We did it for the music not the money" or any variation.

[@heatheraimz1]

I still got Cuban Links in the rotation on the daily.🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤

[@jamesfrank5131]

1993 i was 11 years old on Long Island, i had the Protect ya Neck single cassette tape, im almost positive Method Man was on side B. This was before 36 chambers came out. I remember listening to it over and over. Me and my young white boys from the suburbs grew up on Wu in the 90’s. Wu tang is for everyone. When my first son was born in 2017, he was rockin a Wu onesie as a baby. Thank you Rae for creating some of the most memorable music of my lifetime. So glad to see you on Rogan. Peace and love 🙏

[@MACHOMANRANDYSAVAGE2211]

ODB was a comet......so beautiful

[@yznerf23]

Thank you Rae and JRo..

[@weed22k]

he's right. Stat is considered to be 'out of bounds'. born & raised in Queens myself.

[@Darksagan]

Damn Raekwon on JRE. .Starting the year off right.

[@fishntools]

Stapleton is 15 Blocks from Park Hill. I remember when they sold weed.

[@JoeCraig-kk5bz]

You've made 1000 something shows, this is by far the best. He a real person

[@GraymanPodcast]

Wu Tang Clan.....the greatest group in rap history. I could listen to their interviews about the Wus early days for hours and hours. SALUTE to the Wu

[@kykeon]

He is over 50 and still cool

[@thatsright6688]

Clicked FAST when I saw the Chef on Joe Rogan!!

[@Dawg-fight]

I love these hip hop stories

[@dendriovos]

For those who remember Rotterdam 1994,Metropolis festival in Zuiderpark.Wu Tang Clan followed by the Prodigy who just came out with Jilted...the earth literally shook so much you had the feeling the ground could collapse

[@seansimms6693]

The Wu Tang vs Shoalin movies are the best, Hellswind Staff, Kid with the GoldenArms…great messages in old kung fu flick.

[@kill_monger2126]

Love the variety of guest Joe has on

[@ericmagnetics7637]

Writing rhymes is like punching the bag reakwon quote wutang forever baby

[@jesuse.9395]

This is random having Raekwon on Joe Rogan but I love the Wutang Clan

[@missk1880]

Raekwon the don, damn I miss wu tang. ❤

[@elroymcfly8027]

Rae is one of the best hip hop of All-Time

[@michaelhauser6440]

It's crazy how Gen Z'ers think complex and clever rhyme schemes are dated nowadays

[@Dime_time333]

Yet adlibs and heavy auto tune are king.

[@amels4620]

Because they are academically DUMB! With exceptions being Kendrick Lamar J Cole and a handful of others. Just a handful!

[@bernabefernandeztouceda7315]

I mean, if you do it today it's super dated and corny, like those Griselda guys and roc marciano stuff... Just pathetic

[@DutchWeazel]

Good to see Raekwon on the pod!

[@2Pac7196]

Raekwkon the chef, rest in peace ODB, love from Argentina

[@brendonshuler856]

My seeds, run with his seeds, marry his seeds That's how we keep Wu-Tang money all up in the family

[@bernabefernandeztouceda7315]

That was Ghost

[@ShaunaNugent-d3k]

Respect to Incarcerated Scarface's. I always have to listen to it when I fly into Europe or UK🎉