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.
Overview
Corey Woods (born January 12, 1970), better known by his stage name Raekwon ( ray-KWON), is an American rapper. He rose to prominence as a founding member of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, which achieved mainstream success following the release of their debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), in 1993.
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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dog
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 173 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- rapper / actor / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- New Dorp High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.officialraekwon.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/raekwon/
- Xhttps://x.com/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
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.