raedisc

This section of the site details Rae's history on wax chronologically, including his own albums and all his guest appearances (or as many as I can find, in any case). All song titles with links feature Raekwon and clicking on the links will reveal the song lyrics.

For the very few that don't know yet, the Wu-Tang Clan is an extremely influential hip-hop group which originally included eight members and has been a dominant force in the music industry for many years. The group's debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), was an raw hip-hop classic and is widely considered one of the greatest albums of all time. The members of the group on this first album were MC's Raekwon, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Inspecta Deck, Ghostface Killah, U-God, Method Man and MC/Producer RZA. Raekwon had a number of prominent appearances on the album, most notably his verse on "Can It Be All So Simple" and the classic "C.R.E.A.M.".

Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Track Listing:
1. Bring Da Ruckus
2. Shame On A Nigga
3. Clan In Da Front
4. Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber
5. Can It Be All So Simple
6. Da Mystery of Chessboxin'
7. Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin' Ta F' Wit
8. C.R.E.A.M.
9. Method Man
10. Protect Ya Neck
11. Tearz
12. Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber (Part II)

Raekwon the Chef's first solo joint, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., is the album for which he is most widely known for and is considered by most to be his greatest accomplishment to date. Actually, the album wasn't exactly a solo album; although Raekwon gets more shine than any other MC on the disc, most of the other Wu-Tang MCs also appear on several cuts, along with outsiders Nas, Blue Raspeberry, and 62nd Assassin. The most important of the guest MCs is undeniably fellow Wu member Ghostface Killah, who tag-teams with the Chef on 11 of the 16 songs and recieves one solo song as well. The album is produed entirely by the RZA, with some assistance from the 4th Disciple on two songs.
Regardless of the team effort, this album is clearly Raekwon's show. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... established Rae's skill as a crime storyteller and created his mafioso-gangsta theme which would later be bitten by nearly every rapper in the mainstream for several years. The essential Raekwon the Chef album.

Closely following Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., Wu-Tang Clan MC GZA released another excellent solo album, Liquid Swords. Raekwon contributed with a guest verse in the song "Investigative Reports".

After the success of Raekwon's solo joint, it was only a matter of time before the Wu-Tang tried to recreate his incredible partnership with Ghostface Killah. Thus Ironman was released, once again teaming up the two MCs, and adding Cappadonna to the unit as well. Unlike Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., Ironman had the Chef playing the sidekick to Ghostface's front man, since Ghost had not released an official solo album yet. Raekwon appears on 12 of the 16 tracks.

Ironman
Track Listing:
1. Iron Maiden
2. Wildflower
3. The Faster Blade
4. 260
5. Assassination Day
6. Poisonous Darts
7. Winter Warz
8. Box In Hand
9. Fish
10. Carmay
11. Daytona 500
12. Motherless Child
13. Black Jesus
14. After The Smoke Is Clear
15. All That I Got Is You
16. Marvel