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Contraband & Maiya present: Raekwon & Ghostface Killah - Blue & Cream

A couple months back “I had crazy visions” of an idea for my next compilation, I wanted to make an ode to one of my favorite rap artists Ghostface Killah. Ghostface has long been a favorite rapper of mine and although he’s critically acclaimed he’s more-so considered a cult favorite than anything else. While thinking up ideas about how to formulate a great Ghostface compilation I decided that not only should I include Ghost but that it was necessity for Raekwon to be thrown into the mix due to the symbiotic relationship between the two on wax throughout most of their careers. Upon deciding that I was going to highlight the collaborative effort between the two artists I figured what a better way than to collaborate with someone I know has vast knowledge in the realm of the Wu-Tang as well. So I went into my unorthodox bag of tricks and linked up Maiya from Blindiforthekids.com who not only is a dedicated Wu and Ghost fan but also she is an excellent contributor when it comes to compilations. Over the past year or so I have grown fond of her Rendezvous compilations as well as her and No’s Grimey comps. We each had an equal hand in the finished product as far as the selection of songs is concerned and I feel that although this compilation spans 2 decades it still has a pretty cohesive feel to it. There is no doubt that most of Ghost best tracks feature Raekwon in some way, shape or form and vice versa. In fact some of Ghost’s stand out verses and one of his most timeless interludes can be found on Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… This compilation spans the careers of both Ghost and Rae including Wu-Tang crew joints all the way to GFK’s latest release Apollo Kids, we even have a couple random features thrown in there as well for you to enjoy. Hopefully this is the first of many collaborations between myself and Maiya seeing as though the process for this may have been a little long, I truly did enjoy it, hopefully you will too!

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track list after the jump

1. Glaciers of Ice - Raekwon feat Ghostface Killah, Masta Killa, Blue Raspberry & 62nd Assassin

2. The M.G.M. - Wu-Tang Clan

3. Criminology - Raekwon feat Ghostface Killah

4. Malcom - Ghostface Killah

5. Purified Thoughts - Ghostface Killah feat GZA & Killah Priest

6. Eye For A Eye (Your Beef Is Mines) - Mobb Deep feat Raekwon & Nas

7. All That I Got Is You - Ghostface Killah feat Mary J Blige

8. Can It Be All So Simple (Remix) - Wu-Tang Clan

9. Be This Way - Ghostface Killah

10. The Hilton - Ghostface Killah feat Raekwon