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In 1992, he joined the Wu-Tang Clan, an originally nine-member rap group drawing mainly from the Staten Island but also from the Brooklyn boroughs of New York City. He rapped as Raekwon The Chef , and also used the aliases Lex Diamonds, Shallah Raekwon, and Louis Rich.
Dec 11, 2021 · Raekwon's verse on the single "C.R.E.A.M," from Wu-Tang's 1993 debut album "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)," blew him into mainstream. The streets almost instantly took to Wu-Tang's unorthodox...
The Wu-Tang was an immediate sensation, as there had never been a nine-member group in rap history. Raekwon was quickly recognized for his unique cadence and slang, which established him as one of the standout members of the group early on.
- January 12 th, 1970
- Corey Woods
- New York City
- Raekwon the Chef, Lex Diamonds
Sep 24, 2015 · Although Method Man and Ol’ Dirty Bastard had released their first solo LPs beforehand, it was Raekwon’s debut that finally convinced those perhaps a little reluctant to accept the fact that the Wu-Tang Clan were revolutionising rap.
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (commonly referred to as the Purple Tape) is the debut studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon, released on August 1, 1995, by Loud Records and RCA Records. [2] The album was loosely composed to play like a film with Raekwon as the "star", fellow Wu-Tang member Ghostface Killah as the "guest ...
Aug 11, 2020 · For Raekwon, as a neighborhood kid with no knowledge of the record business or how to get in contact with a record label, that realization of rap becoming work didn’t come until signing with...
Aug 1, 2020 · The Source gave it 4.5 mics, and when Stress Magazine debuted in October, 1995, they put Raekwon on their first cover. Hip Hop Connection in the UK also heaped praise on it as did Rap Pages. While it was a clean sweep from the press, in reality it was the fans and buyers who really had the final say.
