Raekwon
hip hopeast coast hip hopboom bapgangsta raphardcore hip hopeast coast raphip-hoprapWu-Tang Clan lineageeast coast boom bapgangsta rap narrativessample-heavy hip-hop1990s golden age hip-hop
Corey Woods (born January 12, 1970), a.k.a. Raekwon (/ɹeɪˈkwɒn/), is an American rapper, one of the nine 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. The album moves from track to track like a film moves from scene to scene. With its invigorating instrumentals and dramatic lyrical tales
Influenced by: Wu-Tang Clan, RZA, Ghostface Killah, Slick Rick, Nas
- Label:
- Loud Records
- Active:
- 1992-present
- Scene:
- Staten Island / NYC
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