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Raekwon

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The Resume

    (January 12, 1970- )
    Born in Brooklyn, New York
    Birth name was Corey Woods
    Member of the Wu Tang Clan
    Recorded the solo albums ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Lynx…’ (1995), ‘Immobilarity’ (1999), ‘The Lex Diamond Story’ (2003), ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Lynx… Pt. II’ (2009), ‘Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang’ (2011), ‘Fly International Luxury Art’ (2015), and ‘The Wild’ (2017)

Why he might be annoying:

    He has also used the names Sha Raider, Shallah Diamond, and Lex Diamonds.
    He smoked crack.
    He fathered a son and a daughter out of wedlock.
    He made Cristal champagne into a hip hop staple by promoting it on ‘Cuban Lynx.’
    He feuded with RZA during the making of the Wu Tang albums ‘8 Diagrams’ and ‘A Better Tomorrow.’

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was #10 on <6869>MTV<6869/>’s list of the hottest MCs (2009).
    ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Lynx…’ has frequently been called the best solo album by a Wu Tang member (with GZA’s ‘Liquid Swords’ the main rival for the title).
    The Miami New Times described his lyrics as being ‘like a gangsta Iliad.’
    He said, ‘I like to mix it up, that’s why they call me The Chef because you’re gonna get a little bit of this, a little bit of that, the dish is never gonna be the same.’

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 35 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying