Wu Tang Wednesday - Raekwon ft Wu Tang - House Of Flying Daggers

 It's Wu Tang Wednesday son!!!! Ok, its Thursday... but whatever. Here is the video for Raekwon's House of Flying Daggers off of Only Built For Cuban Linx Pt. II. I know this song and album are over a year and a half old, but I have never seen it (because MTV & BET don't show videos no more!!!)and really love the album. The Wu uses a cartoon/motion comic strategy for this one, and the track is from the late great J Dilla. Dilla is even resurrected in cartoon form for this one. Rae is joined by some of the hardest hitters of the Wu: Ghostface, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, and  Gza. They bring the martial arts movie classic "The 5 Deadly Venoms" alive in this animated masterpiece that I just had to share with all of you. Long live the Wu!!!!

Wu Tang Wednesday - Ghostface Killah ft Mary J Blige - All That I Got Is You

I heard this song three times in the past week, so I felt like it was a sign. Great track, always brings a tear to my eye. Ghost sure knows how to paint a picture, doesn't he? Off the Ironman album... one of the best songs to ever come out of the Wu camp!

Throwback Thursday - 3/17/11 - R.I.P. Nate Dogg

Late on March 15th the music community suffered a tragedy when the world lost legendary G Funk artist Nate Dogg to complications from a stroke. He was only 41 years of age, but boy did the homie bless some songs with the best choruses ever.

Honestly, 'Regulate may be one of the greatest West Coast rap song ever... but his hooks on 'Next Episode', '21 Questions', and 'Oh No' are just a few of the songs that would not have been the same without him. To lose him at such a young age to an uncontrollable disease is a true tragedy. He will be missed.

I am glad to have been part of the era in which Nate brought his style of music to the world. In honor of Mr. Hook's passing, here are some of my favorite Nate Dogg tunes. Hope you enjoy. Rest in peace Nate... But don't worry, you know all dogg's go to heaven!!!

Warren G ft. Nate Dogg - Regulate



Mos Def & Pharoah Monch ft. Nate Dogg - Oh No



Snoop Dogg ft. Nate Dogg, Kurupt & Warren G - Ain't No Fun If The Homies Can't Have None (This is my all time favorite West Coast Rap song... ever! - Mike D)



Eminem ft Nate Dogg - Till I Collapse



Mark Ronson ft Ghostface Killa & Nate Dogg - Oooh Weee



Dr. Dre ft Kurupt, Nate Dogg & Snoop - The Next Episode



Jadakiss ft. Nate Dogg - Times Up

Wu Tang Wednesday - Raekwon Feat. Ghostface Killa - Butter Knives

This is a fire track from Raekwon's newest album 'Shoalin vs.Wu Tang'. It reminds me of the old Rae & Ghost tracks that they made back in the 90's... this shit is fire. I often use the Wu Tang Wednesday column to look backwards, but today I gotta honor the right here and now. Go cop the album and support good music!!!!