Raekwon

Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon (aka Raekwon the Chef) immediately turned ears from his first raps on ENTER THE 36 CHAMBERS, particularly his turn on the 1994 hit "C.R.E.A.M." His solo debut the next year, the critically acclaimed ONLY BUILT 4 CUBAN LINX, easily held its own amidst a flood of individual releases from the hyped-to-the-hilt Staten Island collective. With his complex vocabulary wandering through dark recesses of both the mind and mystic urban landscapes, Raekwon swiftly became a cult favourite.

• pop
• hip hop/rap