The weirdest thing Raekwon has ever said

[Guarded By Martyrs]

Tom Cruise is an Actor....

I think Rae's saying these other heads in the street ain't real like himself & Ghost
They are just pretending or playing a roll, like Tom Cruise.

"Vanilla Sky" is a head-scratcher but what comes to mind is that movie is hard to follow
Some weird shit goes down in that film, that Tom Cruise can't get his head around.
It fucks him up....he doesn't understand what is going on!

Raekwon could be implying that himself & Ghostface do know what is going on.

The scene where he's completely alone, he can't see anyone
Rae could be referring to that particular scene.

"We Vanilla Sky In These Streets" could mean that they're on some other shit
That these "Actors" or those who are "Not Real" simply can't follow.

Or it could just be a flavour reference to Cocaine....Rae cooking up shit.

I haven't listened to "Fishscale" in ages.

A lot of Raekwon's rhymes are just straight up undecipherable (in a great way) at least on first listen

I agree with this.

The slang is the hardest to pin as it seems to constantly evolve and is up for interpretation.

In the midst of what a lot might call nonsense he's able to present intricate stories
As well as hidden jewels in the abstractness he conveys.
His range & dynamics allow him to seamlessly rhyme about anything/nothing :

This is why I think he's probably got the most verses out of The Clan.

I've often wondered who a good comparison to Raekwon would be :
In terms of style and I think the best shout I've heard so far is Goretex.