Raekwon and Ghostface Killah have successfully completed the Funk Flex challenge after reuniting for a new song.
The long-serving Hot 97 DJ premiered the untitled track from the Wu Gambinos during his radio show on Thursday (September 1). It finds the veteran rappers trading bars over slick, early ’90s-inspired production from Scram Jones.
Unfortunately, the song is “never going to be on Apple [Music] or Spotify,” according to Flex, but a version can be heard below.
Flex called upon the Wu-Tang Clan rhymers to drop new material last week and even requested that they record the song in their hometown of Staten Island.
“I challenge Raekwon and Ghostface to get me a joint,” Flex said on his radio show. “They gotta be on the same song, no features.
“I know you guys are rich, you’re doing a lot of shows. I look at your jewelery game, and car game and I understand; the Wu-Tang Tour is going on. I think you should record it in Staten Island — just a request.”
Raekwon swiftly accepted Flex’s challenge, sharing a photograph of himself in a Rolls Royce on Instagram. The Chef captioned the pic: “@funkflex WE ACCEPT ALL APPLICATIONS!!!!” He also shared a throwback pic of him and Ghost.
Raekwon and Ghostface Killah have been tearing up mics as a Hip Hop duo for almost three decades, kicking off their partnership on Rae’s classic 1995 album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… and continuing it on Ghost’s Ironman LP in 1996.
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The pair’s last collaboration arrived last November with “Bob James Freestyle,” a freestyle over the musician’s widely-sampled 1974 song “Nautilus,” which was also flipped on Ghostface’s “Daytona 500.”
Raekwon and Ghostface are both currently working on sequels to one of their most beloved albums. Rae told HipHopDX last year that Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… 3 is still being “curated to make it strong,” while Tony Starks is prepping Supreme Clientele 2 with help from Kanye West and Mike Dean.
Raekwon and Ghostface Killah are just the latest rappers to answer Funk Flex’s challenge following fellow New Yorkers Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, Conway The Machine, Juelz Santana and Fabolous, who have all delivered new music in recent weeks.
Hell yeah!!!
dope bars; sounds in the background annoying
Funk Flex waking New York up
As he should, it’s about time. Could even say without the Conway shit he wouldn’t be doing this now…
We aint putting this on spotify or itunes, im the only one making money off this song.
-Flex
lol bring NY back one extorsion at a time.
You won’t find this in the Algorithm! Get’em Flex, take culture back.
Two of the nicest MC’s ever. Period
Eminem??
For what?
Rae and Ghost have classic replayable albums unlike………
THANKS PETE ROCK FOR CALLING FUNK MASTER HELIUM OUT!!!
Flex you should challenge M.O.P.
Fire ?next bone thugs n harmony should be good or at least krayzie and bizzy bone
Maybe he can challenge 50 to do a track with Banks and Yayo.
R.A.G.U.
Fuck Wu Tang. Never liked them.
You don’t like odb on protect ya neck?
Was just at Psycho Las Vegas, for months had been so fing pumped about see Ghostface and Raekwon, then kinda last minute Ghostface bowed out. I was sad but to my joy and excitement Shotgun/ the MFing Methodman stepped up to take his place, a little sad but very happy again, then he missed his flight, so the mfing backbone did two sets and saved the day, on his birthday. GZA thank you for stepping up and filling the spot and throwing down with your boy to make amazement with The Chef.
Reakwon Cuban Linx is in my life, shit I could never and never wanna forget. I cook for a living and you being the Chef, I’d love you to get a deal with a knife producer. Imagune a Reakwon line of kinves. “Cuttin thru the bullshit.” Love yall so much for making life better.