With the latest Wu-Tang Clan album finished and just waiting to be be released, RZA has been spending his time preparing to defend his title at a celebrity speed chess tournament.
For fans of hip-hop, a rapper making the transition into acting comes as little surprise since virtually every aspect of his or her behavior on record, and on stage, qualifies as a something of a theatrical performance. Suffice it to say Hollywood is well aware of this...
There's Boogie Down Production's 'Criminal Minded. The Beastie Boys' legendary 'Licensed to Ill. Eric B. & Rakim's 'Paid in Full.' Hip-hop has plenty of albums that are considered landmarks in the culture, but what do they mean for the casual fan? They're essential listens and are still on the p…
Ghostface is back! By that we mean the Ghostface we met way back in 1993, a masked rapper with a chip on his shoulder. The Staten Island-bred MC has finally donned the mask again, this time in the crafty noir-inspired video for "Rise of the Ghostface Killah," off his incredible colla…
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival saw a handful of amazing performances over the weekend, but few could top the Wu-Tang Clan, who reunited on stage last night at the festival's Outdoor Theatre. "No disrespect to none of y'all," Raekwon said on stage...
In an interview with Hot 97 DJ Enuff, Kanye West has responded to receiving No. 7 on MTV's Hottest MCs list, saying Big Sean should have made the list, but that his personal pick for No. 1 is Lil Wayne. The best part of the call is when he claims to have given Sway his first TV, then hangs up..…
After first appearing in a handful of projects by writer-director Jim Jarmusch like 'Coffee and Cigarettes', RZA (aka Robert Diggs) quickly demonstrated he had as much of an aptitude for acting as he did an affection for the art form as a whole...
Wu-Tang Clan alum Raekwon stopped by The Combat Jack Show to discuss the iconic group's twenty-year history and his love for house music. Who knew he was such a big fan of the disco classic "The Hustle?" The Chef also discusses what it was like coming up in rap's golden ag…