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Thursday, April 5, 2012

Raekwon brought the ruckus to Masquerade

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  • Photo by Shelika Oliver
Raekwon “the Chef” headlined a show at Masquerade last night (Wed., April 4), capping off a lineup filled out by Freddie Gibbs and fellow CTE affiliate Slick Pulla, along with JD Era, Tommy Nova, Kofi Black, Marq Spekt, and Ante Meridian (feat. Rozewood and Mr. Enok). Fort Knox and DJ Dug Boogie hosted. Technically, Rae was there in support of his latest mixtape, Unexpected Victory, but he unleashed a heavy duty set punctuated by a handful of classic Wu-bangers (“C.R.E.A.M.” “Da Mystery of Chessboxin'”), along with a steady stream of solo numbers spanning both Only Built For Cuban Linx pts. 1 and 2, spouting off everything from “Criminology” and "Incarcerated Scarfaces" to “Surgical Gloves” and “House of Flying Daggers.”

It was a pretty comprehensive set to be sure, and he even led the crowd on a run through Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s “Shimmy Shimmy Ya,” as an homage to his fallen Shaolin cohort, and the room became an absolute mob scene. The turnout was bit light, which was kind of bummer, being that Rae is the one currently Wu-Tang swordsmen who’s still making good records, but it wasn’t sparse by any means. It was a grimy New York-style rap show, and you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone in the crowd who didn't raise up a W at least once.

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