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― banjee trillness (The Reverend), Wednesday, 20 April 2011 20:26 (thirteen years ago) link
what the hell kind of name is Raekwon, anyway?
― ex-heroin addict tricycle (Shakey Mo Collier),
I guess we will never know
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 25 October 2016 22:24 (seven years ago) link
http://www.thenamemeaning.com/raekwon/
someone wu is gifted with words
― j., Wednesday, 26 October 2016 00:49 (seven years ago) link
I've always though it comes from some '70s kung fu movie, like the name of the group. Like, maybe there's a character called "Ray Kwan" in one of them or something?
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 26 October 2016 06:44 (seven years ago) link
Kwon is a korean name. Don't think you'll find it in kung-fu movies.
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 27 October 2016 17:12 (seven years ago) link
although I guess it coulda been Ray Quan
but still this seems like a stretch
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 27 October 2016 17:13 (seven years ago) link
Plenty of dudes named Ray Kwan living in Hong Kong...
― Tuomas, Thursday, 27 October 2016 17:24 (seven years ago) link
yeah this was always my way of thinking, it was kwan but maybe it was transliterated as "kwon" in 70s movie subtitles
― harold melvin and the bluetones (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 27 October 2016 17:28 (seven years ago) link
nice to see that naming kids Raekwon had a big spike around 1996, seems appropriate. I'd like to see the numbers on babies named Ol' Dirty Bastard.
― Al Moon Faced Poon (Moodles), Thursday, 27 October 2016 17:35 (seven years ago) link
if you google it, he says it's his 5% Nation name, though doesn't explain beyond that. Also, his middle name is Quontrell
― rob, Thursday, 27 October 2016 19:43 (seven years ago) link
aha!
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 27 October 2016 20:01 (seven years ago) link
haha that's so obvious doh!
― harold melvin and the bluetones (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 27 October 2016 20:03 (seven years ago) link
So his full name is Corey Quontrell Woods, seems like the mystery is solved indeed.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 27 October 2016 21:01 (seven years ago) link
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II needs some love
10 Bricks!
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 27 October 2016 22:24 (seven years ago) link
Surgical Gloves too
― though she denies it to the press, (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Thursday, 27 October 2016 23:28 (seven years ago) link
house of flying daggers is great too
pyrex vision is the only marley marl production credit i remember seeing in ages
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 28 October 2016 00:08 (seven years ago) link
I'd like to see the numbers on babies named Ol' Dirty Bastard.
I always see signs for this realtor when I'm in seattle and immediately hear TONIGHT IS A SPECIAL NIGHT FOR ONE THING LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF MY NAME IS MR. RUSSELL JONES in my head
http://www.russelljonesrealestate.com/siteimages/logo.jpg
― joygoat, Friday, 28 October 2016 00:37 (seven years ago) link
Nah, nigga the currency rushes like popping a wheelieHolding a pipe with one hand, the other countin' the billies
― Οὖτις, Monday, 5 December 2016 17:19 (seven years ago) link
peace connecticut
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 5 December 2016 19:33 (seven years ago) link
What's the vocal sample in the beginning of Kiss the Ring? Before the song kicks in and it goes Elton John there's a male vocal bit that I recognize, maybe from another Rae or Wu track but I'm spacing.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 20 July 2023 20:41 (ten months ago) link
oh forget it, it's the New Wu on the same album!
― dan selzer, Thursday, 20 July 2023 20:47 (ten months ago) link