Raekwon - Staten We Go Hard Vol.1 (hosted By J Love)
Album Tracks:
TRACKLIST
01) (02:15) Intro
02) (04:06) Staten We Go Hard
03) (01:59) Trenchmen
04) (02:18) Pop Champagne (Freestyle)
05) (02:38) Criminology 09
06) (03:50) Yessir (Feat. Crooked I & Ghostface)
07) (03:48) Wu Ooh
08) (02:32) Stick Up Muzik
09) (02:26) Blood Missles (Feat. Az)
10) (02:02) History
11) (01:27) Very Well (Skit)
12) (02:48) White Lines
13) (00:59) State Shoutout
14) (00:19) SuperFly (Skit)
15) (02:14) Real Talk
16) (04:08) Once In A Lifetime (Feat. Mika)
17) (03:33) Resolution
18) (04:06) Watch How You Talk to Me
19) (02:28) Spook That Sat By The Door
20) (02:02) Rae’s Letter To B.I.G
21) (01:01) Where’s The Money (Skit)
22) (01:58) Flawless
23) (02:07) The Setup
24) (00:28) Attention (Skit)
25) (03:39) Heat Rocks
26) (00:57) Rotate (Freestyle)
27) (03:17) Renaissance Rap
28) (01:49) Get It In (Freestyle)
29) (01:24) Guerilla Rap
30) (02:36) Realer (Feat. Maino)
31) (03:31) Give It To Me (Remix)
32) (01:50) Words From The Chef (Outro)
Biography: Raekwon
* Born: January 12, 1968 Period: `90s, 2000s
Biography:
Raekwon may not have achieved the solo stardom of his fellow Wu-Tang Clan mates Method Man or Ol` Dirty Bastard, but along with Genius/GZA and frequent partner Ghostface Killah, he`s done some of the most inventive, critically acclaimed work outside the confines of the group. Born Corey Woods and also nicknamed the Chef (because he`s "cookin` up some marvelous sh*t to get your mouth watering"), Raekwon joined the Staten Island, NY-based Wu-Tang collective in the early `90s and played an important role on their groundbreaking late-1993 debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Although the group`s contract allowed its individual members to sign with whatever label they chose, Raekwon stayed with Loud when the first round of Wu-related solo projects began to appear. Following his 1994 debut single, "Heaven and Hell," his own solo debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, appeared in 1995; while it didn`t sell on the level of Method Man`s Tical, singles like "Ice Cream" and "Criminology" earned him a reputation in the hip-hop underground. Moreover, the album received near-unanimous critical praise for its evocative, image-rich storytelling and cinematic Mafia obsession (on some tracks, he adopted the guise of gangster Lex Diamonds). Also notable was Raekwon`s crackling chemistry with heavily featured collaborator Ghostface Killah, who enjoyed something of a coming-out party with all the exposure (he hadn`t been nearly as much of a presence on Enter the Wu-Tang).
Raekwon returned to the Wu-Tang fold for the group`s 1997 sophomore effort, Wu-Tang Forever. That LP was followed by a second round of solo albums, and Raekwon`s Immobilarity was released in late 1999, this time on Epic. This time around, neither RZA nor Ghostface Killah contributed to the album at all and perhaps as a result, reviews were more mixed. Raekwon recorded with the Wu on their subsequent albums The W (2000) and Iron Flag (2001), and announced plans to reteam with Ghostface Killah for a sequel to Cuban Linx.
