Fly International Luxurious Art

Raekwon’s legacy is set in stone. As a solo artist and member of the Wu-Tang Clan, Raekwon has crafted some of the most important works in rap history. Albums like Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... and Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) have ensured that the Chef will always hold a special place in hip-hop lore. Having...

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This Has Been My World Two decades deep and Raekwon is still on top. Interview Roger Krastz Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Spring 2015 issue of XXL Magazine featuring Meek Mill and Rick Ross on the cover. To withstan...

Raekwon is getting ready to drop his highly anticipated Fly International Luxurious Art album on Apr. 28. In the meantime, the Wu-Tang rapper has been dropping singles off the LP, the latest being his collab with A$AP Rocky on "I Get Money." The lou...

Raekwon's highly anticipated Fly International Luxurious Art album will be dropping on Apr. 28. Two weeks ahead of the release, the Wu-Tang spitta drops a new track, "1,2, 1,2" featuring Snoop Dogg. Produced by Scoop DeVille, Kwon delivers his gritty bars while Snoop sets the track off with his smooth rhymes. The Staten Is...

It's a late afternoon in mid-June, and Raekwon is sitting on a couch on the second floor of an apartment building next door to Frank's Chop Shop, the renowned barbershop on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The apartment—owned, I'm told, by an artist friend of his—is so steeped in history that it's almost suffocating: sketches and portraits line the walls; every surface holds another antique candelabra

Raekwon's highly-anticipated upcoming album F.I.L.A. (Fly International Luxurious Art) finally has a release date. The Wu-Tang veteran will be dropping his sixth solo album Sept. 16, a day that's already looking crowded with high-profile releases despite still being three months away. ...

Raekwon is prepping his sixth solo effort—and first since 2011's Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang—titled F.I.L.A. later this Spring, and he shared a few details about the album while visiting the XXL offices yesterday (Jan. 21). The album, whose tit...