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Born on January 12, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York, United States, Raekwon is a rapper, actor and musician. That puts Raekwon at 56 years old in 2026. Education on record includes New Dorp High School. The listed height is 173 cm.
My Take
Raekwon is one of those artists where a single album is enough to cement a legacy, and Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... is that album — a cold, immersive Mafioso rap masterpiece that still sounds untouchable thirty years on. As a founding member of Wu-Tang Clan, he was already part of one of the most important collectives in hip-hop history, but Cuban Linx proved he could carry a world entirely on his own. The cinematic storytelling, the Rae and Ghost chemistry, the RZA production soaked in kung-fu samples and menace — it all clicks in a way that feels almost accidental and totally deliberate at the same time. His 2009 sequel, Cuban Linx II, was ambitious enough to remind everyone he hadn't lost a step. I find myself going back to his catalog whenever I want rap that feels lived-in and genuinely dangerous rather than just performed.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Raekwon
- Name (Japanese)
- レイクウォン
- Reading
- れいくうぉん
- Born
- January 12, 1970 (age 56)
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Height
- 173 cm
- Occupation
- rapper / actor / musician
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dog
2. Background
- High school
- New Dorp High School
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.officialraekwon.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/raekwon/
- Xhttps://x.com/Raekwon
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raekwon
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q320167
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Raekwon born?
Raekwon was born on January 12, 1970 and is 56 years old.
Where is Raekwon from?
Raekwon is from Brooklyn, New York, United States.
What does Raekwon do?
Raekwon works as rapper, actor, musician.
How tall is Raekwon?
Raekwon is 173 cm tall.
Which high school did Raekwon attend?
Raekwon attended New Dorp High School.
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