SAME OLD BULLSHITRaekwon Keeps Us Waiting For Two Days, Then Talks About Cakes
This magazine used to be well known for interviews with big-name American rappers. Back when Dave 1 from Chromeo was still writing for us every month we had scoops like Eminem’s first ever interview, Ol’ Dirty’s last ever interview, Lil’ Kim shot by Terry Richardson and Fat Joe walking us around the Bronx. 50 Cent talked to us about “How to Rob” three years before most people had heard of him, Benzino threatened to kill us, Young Jeezy made us an exquisite corpse, we reunited the Hot Boys, and we broke the story that Cappadonna was broke and working as a cab driver.
Our most recent rap piece involved Bradford Cox from Deerhunter interviewing Soulja Boy, which was OK, but most new rappers are so conservative and dull that it’s a waste of time talking to them.
This month, though, we were offered an interview with Raekwon and thought, “Well, why not?” It’s the Conversations With Distinguished Gentlemen Issue and he certainly fits that description, right? As well as being the hardest member of the Wu next to Masta Killa, he and Ghostface made the finest albums about selling crack ever, in the form of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx and Ironman. Lex Diamonds also made Tommy Hilfiger and Lexus cars fashionable, but we’ll forgive him for that.
But guess what? The whole process of interviewing him turned into a total ball ache and reminded us why we don’t do rap interviews anymore. After keeping our photographer waiting for nearly two days while Raewkon watched WWF and got stoned in his hotel, his management refused to send us even a streamed link of the album so we can’t even tell you how it sounds. On the basis of the couple of tracks we’ve heard leaked, it sounds like, well, pretty good to mildly OK. So what could we talk about? See below. Vice: So, you’re 39 years of age and a family man, many times over. How’s the home life?
Raekwon: I’m still infatuated with this art I do. I make it my business to do my business, you know? But I’m a father, and I make the most of that. I want to be the best family man I can be. What keeps you busiest at home?
I love to cook more and more, every day. That’s part of growing up and becoming a man. I come from a long line of people who know how to cook. So yeah, maybe I was destined to be “The Chef” in multiple ways, you know? What’s your signature dish?
I do a really good baked salmon, and baked chicken with the crispy skin. We all be on that. It’s good to be able to relax with your friends and family and make some good food. Who would win a Wu edition of Come Dine With Me?
I don’t know. There’s some good cooks in Wu. GZA be on some baking shit. He does like a strawberry cake and, like, a lemon one, like that lemon glazed shit. A lemon drizzle?
Yeah, that’s the one.
WORDS BY ANDY CAPPER
INTERVIEW BY JAIMIE HODGSON
PHOTO BY BEN RAYNER (Yeah, it took three people to make this happen).
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 is forthcoming on EMI.
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Anonymous, on Oct 1, 2009 wrote:
Raekwon shouldnt be blamed for this horrific interview. I mean it is VICE, and Raekwon does have better things to do than be succumbed to retarded questions, even if it watching wwf,half your readers probably have no fucking clue who the chef is. So instead of Vice trying to make the chef sound so salty you should try to incourage your interviewer to ask more worthy and though filled questions when in the presence of someone like a Wu-Tang member. Even if this magazine was a buck, I’d want 99 cents back. | | Anonymous, on Sep 15, 2009 wrote:
how can you complain about the answers when you ask him such stupid questions.
interviewing 101.....know the answers before you ask the questions.. | | Anonymous, on Aug 24, 2009 wrote:
Raekwon can do what ever the fuck he wants. | | Anonymous, on Aug 20, 2009 wrote:
Just go’s to show that rap stars are human too. Why should the interview be about rap shit? cant wait till OBFCL2 drops | | Anonymous, on Aug 20, 2009 wrote:
What the hell is going on with the Wu? First Ghostface is a don’t and now Gza is baking lemon drizzle cake? | | Anonymous, on Aug 19, 2009 wrote:
Hey seriously....if the Wu opened a restaurant I’d have to check it out. Get a 3 course meal, and more. Shit...you could walk in, have a seat, order some chicken and pie, and get some smoke to go. Let me know!
I just pray my fellow men are doing something to improve the lives of their loved ones. Also that they understand their actions shape the world and ultimately decides their fate and that of the ones they love. | | Anonymous, on Aug 15, 2009 wrote:
Nice shirt | | Anonymous, on Aug 14, 2009 wrote:
I did read it. Your point being Vice does know something about rap? Still don’t think so | | Anonymous, on Aug 14, 2009 wrote:
"The thing is that Raekwon probably did 20 interviews that day, and for magazines that actually know something about rap. So fuck you Vice"
Did you fail to read the first paragraph of this? | | Anonymous, on Aug 13, 2009 wrote:
The thing is that Raekwon probably did 20 interviews that day, and for magazines that actually know something about rap. So fuck you Vice | | Anonymous, on Aug 6, 2009 wrote:
The GZA makes lemon drizzle!!!! | | Anonymous, on Aug 2, 2009 wrote:
I only Eat Fried Chicken WHen I’m Angry -- | | Anonymous, on Jul 31, 2009 wrote:
Man for real.... Nothing beats Hip Hop artist’s... That some funny arse shit!!!!!!! You guys are all fuck heads, expecting him to talk about selling crack. he said he was a family man, the guy has sold over a million records just off his solo shit. He probably has an accounting firm.. STOP BLAIMING THE WRITER YOU FUCKING CUNT!! LICK GO LICK YOUR DADS SPHINXTER AND SWALLOW A bOTTLE OF TOBASCO SAUCE DICK WAD | | Anonymous, on Jul 30, 2009 wrote:
crack | | Anonymous, on Jul 28, 2009 wrote:
how about not printing a lame interview so we all don’t have to waste a minute of our precious lives reading it? | | JOEY DIAMONDS, on Jul 26, 2009 wrote:
that chicken sounds for real good son | | Anonymous, on Jul 23, 2009 wrote:
He, if youre famous and everybody asks you about your music you would get bored too. So why not talking about some lemon drizzle?? mmmh drizzle.. | | Anonymous, on Jul 11, 2009 wrote:
hes still the mna. dont get it twisted. | | Anonymous, on Jul 9, 2009 wrote:
if i was famous, that’s pretty much what i’d of said. | | Anonymous, on Jul 8, 2009 wrote:
i want 2 minutes of my life back raekwon. it doesn’t sound like you make it your business to do business | | Anonymous, on Jul 8, 2009 wrote:
Classic Vice snottiness. | | Anonymous, on Jul 8, 2009 wrote:
90 per cent of all rap interviews are boring. You should look online to see some other interviews that Raekwon did on this promo tour. All of them are shit. This is the best one. | | Anonymous, on Jul 7, 2009 wrote:
is cooking really "keeping you busy?" i think of shit keeping me busy as more like chores and shit i don’t like. cooking is fun, especially when you have pounds upon pounds of high grade marijuana at your disposal. | | Anonymous, on Jul 7, 2009 wrote:
hilarious | | Anonymous, on Jul 7, 2009 wrote:
JAIMIE HODGSON just made my fuckhead list! | | Anonymous, on Jul 7, 2009 wrote:
So the douche bag writer thinks it’s the subjects fault for not doing his fucking job? What a pantsy asshole. Hey, dipshit, it’s your job to ask interesting fucking questions and to engage the subject in a way that opens him up... nice fucking title to the piece too... it should be called, I’m a Fucking Douche Bag That Doesn’t Know His Fucking Job And Cries About It When I Suck! | | Anonymous, on Jul 7, 2009 wrote:
Raekwon can do what the fuck he wants. | | Anonymous, on Jul 7, 2009 wrote:
GZA, I’ll have a slice of your lemon drizzle cake. | | Anonymous, on Jul 7, 2009 wrote:
Yeah, how dare he keep you waiting two days and talk about cakes!
Oh that’s because you asked him bout cakes. You can’t be disappointed. | | Anonymous, on Jul 6, 2009 wrote:
this interview was god awful. i’m guessing it’ll be another two years before i ever click on a link to this site again. | | | Next 30 comments > |
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