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Staten Island, New York (1992 – present)
Corey Woods (born January 12, 1970) is an American rapper most well known as Raekwon (the Chef), one of the nine talented Wu-Tang Clan members. Raekwon joined Wu-Tang Clan, a hip hop group based in Staten Island, New York in 1992 When the time came for him to release his first solo album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… (1995), hip-hop, once again, underwent a momentous transformation. To give an accurate analogy Cuban Linx is to albums what Scarface is to movies. The album moves from track to track like a film moves from scene to scene.
With its invigorating instrumentals and dramatic lyrical tales, Raekwon painted vivid pictures and presented powerful imagery through his enchanting verbal expression.
Rae’s ground breaking debut album helped to bring the flavour of flossing to wax as well as the use of the moniker among Wu brethren and other prominent emcees. The single “Verbal Intercourse” featured the first appearance of Nas Escobar, Nas’ alter ego. Similarly, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, who served as Rae’s partner in rhyme throughout the entire Cuban Linx album, also developed a slew of other identities. Identities like Lex Diamond, one of the flashy, witty and intellectually stimulating personas of the multifaceted Raekwon.
In the years after the release of Cuban Linx, Raekwon continued to record several albums with the Clan including the platinum Wu-Tang Forver (1997) and The W (2000), as well as the gold Iron Flag (2001). He also starred in the critically acclaimed film Black and White, before releasing his second solo album, Immobilarity in 1999. Four years later, it’s time for another masterpiece from Raekwon.
Rae’s ground breaking debut album helped to bring the flavour of flossing to wax as well as the use of the moniker among Wu brethren and other prominent emcees. The single “Verbal Intercourse” featured the first appearance of Nas Escobar, Nas’ alter ego. Similarly, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, who served as Rae’s partner in rhyme throughout the entire Cuban Linx album, also developed a slew of other identities. Identities like Lex Diamond, one of the flashy, witty and intellectually stimulating personas of the multifaceted Raekwon.
In the years after the release of Cuban Linx, Raekwon continued to record several albums with the Clan including the platinum Wu-Tang Forver (1997) and The W (2000), as well as the gold Iron Flag (2001). He also starred in the critically acclaimed film Black and White, before releasing his second solo album, Immobilarity in 1999. Four years later, it’s time for another masterpiece from Raekwon.
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
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ImbissBrunto wrote:
OB4CL is fucking epic. [3] It feels like the audible version of a classic gangster flick.
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neurokirurgi wrote:
OB4CL is the greatest rap album ever made.
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ElizabethzABish wrote:
OB4CL is fucking epic. [2]
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mitchfork wrote:
That nigga
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TheHitMan202 wrote:
The man.
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ianjulienne wrote:
meh. i find that his mixtapes are actually better than his albums.
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gendervariant wrote:
I don't want another half ass mixtape, I want a well thought out album.
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Escobar97 wrote:
Happy Birthday
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MNakurkin wrote:
Happy birthday Raekwon!
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Kidd290894 wrote:
Happy birthday @Raekwon!
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jussi_m wrote:
Happy birthday, Master Chef.
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infendo wrote:
happy birthday
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spikedylacid wrote:
Wow, whoever mixed / mastered his new tape needs to be fired >.>.[2]
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bitchimspecial wrote:
In love with the mixtape. It's very smooth
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david-1992 wrote:
@shinobinoryuu: for a mixtape it's above average, if he released it as an official album it'd be considered mediocre because there was a lot missing but it was a good free gift to the fans to wrap up 2011/introduce 2012 and a good way to show he's still making music, better to have artists drop some free material between projects than nothing at all
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ShinobiNoRyuu wrote:
Mixtape is mediocre.
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FishandFrites wrote:
this shit hard
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soob07 wrote:
New mixtape is pretty nice !!
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LyricEater wrote:
This Shit Hard >
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IDoubleJI wrote:
i ain't feeling the tape nahmean
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- Feb 20 Raekwon Garfinkels, Whistler, Canada
- Feb 21 Raekwon Club 9one9, Victoria, Canada
- Feb 22 Raekwon Fortune Sound Club, Vancouver, BC, Vancouver, Canada
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx PT II is the #5 album of the year on Pitchfork
18 Dec 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/raekwon
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