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'From Staircase to Stage': Raekwon on growing up in N.Y. and the Wu-Tang Clan

In his new memoir, From Staircase to Stage, rapper Raekwon recalls watching as that relatively serene New York City neighborhood rapidly declined, succumbing to the wildfires of the crack epidemic.
Steve Inskeep spoke to Raekwon about the new book, the difficulties of his upbringing and the trappings of success.

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"Park Hill was a pretty nice environment — the buildings were very clean and they had doormen, intercoms in order to get in the

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