{"id":7053,"date":"2025-07-28T11:09:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T15:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/?p=7053"},"modified":"2025-07-28T14:14:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T18:14:32","slug":"raekwon-bear-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/raekwon-bear-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Raekwon presents \u201cBear Hill\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/raekwon\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"611\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Raekwon<\/a><\/strong>, fresh off the release of his eighth solo album, <strong><em>The Emperor&#039;s New Clothes<\/em><\/strong>, unveils the raw and horrific clip of <strong><em>Bear Hill<\/em><\/strong>, released on July 18, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Directed by <strong>James Gerde<\/strong>, <strong>Tyler Bernabe<\/strong> and <strong>Raekwon<\/strong> The music video itself is shot in dramatic black and white. 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