I definitely had to do some soul searching, and there would be a lot of times where I would sit back and look at the Internet and say to myself, ‘This is a way of being able to communicate with all my fans all over the world, other than just being in New York and only hearing the New York side of things.’ Raekwon Read Quote
In a nutshell though, it’s just all about opening up to the people that really care about my career and really listening to everybody who is listening to me. It’s just made me stronger, to really be able to open up that door and listen to everybody else’s opinions. Raekwon Read Quote
I’m not an artist that strays away from my fans. Nah, everybody is open to come and talk to me respectfully and I’m going to give them the same respect. Raekwon Read Quote
I just wanted to give them the ‘Lost Jewelry’ so they can say, ‘Yo, they get that’s mean.’ And then when I tell ’em, ‘Yo, that ain’t even the meal. Get ready for the meal!’ That’s when we ’bout to go crazy because the taste of the appetizer. Raekwon Read Quote
So my thing is we want come in and diffuse anything that’s not real, anything that doesn’t associate with real hip-hop. We want to be the one that says, ‘Yo, we want to help build and build a bigger and better industry.’ I’m just like, ‘Yo, with talent from Toronto, Vancouver, Quebec. Who’s paying attention?’ Raekwon Read Quote
I’ve never been the type of person to jump up and throw out the album without it being what it’s supposed to be. Raekwon Read Quote
When you think of Hollywood, you think of the land of opportunity. I always want to have the opportunity to do things conducive to my career. Raekwon Read Quote
So for me, I had to get something going to promote the new project that I got. I decided to come with the ‘Lost Jewelry’ EP, which is a mixtape but it’s more sexier because it’s all fresh music. Raekwon Read Quote
I’m my own biggest marketing tool. I know the history of the business and I might as well capitalize on it. Raekwon Read Quote
I’ll tell a young kid in a minute, ‘If you don’t know how to read, then what good is trying to be an MC?’ Like, you can MC, but if you’re not trying to be a better person, learn and apply that to your MCing, then how far do you think you’re really going to go? Raekwon Read Quote
