I have noticed in the past that some people have ragged on this guy and say he is not Wu fam. However he is truely Wu and he is one of the hardest working Kats out. Raaddrr Van was known in the past as Lodd Manafess. His is often doin shows with his group kannadi spadez. He is from East New York. He is well known for holdin down the streets in Time Square freestyling all kats. I have personally witnessed his battles and freestyles and I have to admit he has talent. He is not the glamor type kat flashin diamonds and rapping about cars....He is real, no put ons. You have to respect that. He got into hip hop back in the day listening to Just Ice and all classic battle raps. He met ODB in 1993 in East New York. ODB really felt his flow and he hooked him up to the RZA. He has laid tracks with Killah Priest and O.C. on the Black God album. Rza currently has the album but has yet to release it. He released "street monopoly on may 25th 2010", which contains two tracks produced by the RZA. If you haven't heard this LP yet, I really recommend picking it up. It really capture the old school wu flavor. I am not playing around, the album is really tight. Check the track Bed stuy, it is raw. I will try and upload a track in this thread so you can hear his flow. I really think people are quick to judge without listening to his album. I really hope he keeps puttin out some fire. PEACE TO THE GOD RAADDRR VAN.
