From the Record Crate: Raekwon – “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…” (1995)

If there’s one hip-hop group – and symbol – that’s likely to be immortalized in music culture forever, it’s the Wu-Tang Clan, and their unmistakable “W.” With one of the most iconic albums in rap history, the 1993 release, Enter…

The Best of What We Saw at Riot Fest 2019

Riot Fest continues to be one of the nation’s most exciting niche festivals, creating a communal platform for misfits and outcasts to find their people. And for their fifteenth year, they didn’t hold anything back. The roster for Riot Fest…

Interview: FAULKNER

FAULKNER’s story involves some larger-than-life characters. This bi-coastal band (its members hail from New York, New York and Venice, California) was set on the path to success when RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan heard its demo for “NY Anthem.” Since…

Album Review: Wu-Tang Clan – “The Saga Continues”

I’ve been reading Shea Serrano’s The Rap Year Book lately, where the author goes through each year from 1979 to 2015 and decides on which rap song from each of those years is the most important.  One of the sections that caught my…