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Born Corey Woods, Raekwon joined the nascent Wu-Tang Clan in 1992, just in time to feature heavily on their ground-breaking debut album Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers. Right off the bat the album was a massive critical success, acclaimed by all who heard it for its uncompromising, almost threatening atmosphere and the sheer skill of all the M.C’s involved. Staggeringly, for an album so uncompromising, it was also a pretty serious chart success, just missing the top forty of the Billboard 200 and producing some big hit singles on rap radio like “C.R.E.A.M” and “Can It All Be So Simple”. With that, Raekwon was part of a movement, but after their debuts success, the band went their separate ways to record solo albums.
Raekwon’s effort came in 1995. He signed a record deal with Loud Records in 1994 and while his debut didn’t make him a star the way that Method Man’s “Tical” did for him, “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…” was critically revered for Raekwon’s lyricism and RZA’s production work. The record remains the most acclaimed solo record from a Wu-Tang Clan member, along with GZA’s “Liquid Swords” to this day and for very good reason. The record was still a big hit with that in mind, selling over a million copies in a year and giving him a top forty hit single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the form of “Ice Cream”. He followed this with a victory lap in the Wu-Tang Clan, whose second record “Wu-Tang Forever” was an enormous hit both critically and commercially, scoring the group two Grammy awards to boot.
However, this level of acclaim and success would not be repeated for a while. His next two solo projects gained mixed reactions critically and commercially, and he wouldn’t truly find his feet again until 2009. He released a sequel record to “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx” and unlike most sequels, it was hailed as equally good as its predecessor and as a return to form for its creator. It also mirrored its chart success as well, peaking at number four on the Billboard 200. Since then, Raekwon has continued to make acclaimed records both with and without his Wu-Tang counterparts, and has turned his eye on a new generation of rappers with his label Ice H2O Records. He’s a true original, and for that, he comes highly recommended.
Críticas en vivo
It appears every member of Wu-Tang Clan has gone on to have their own successful cult-like solo career on the back of the collective's mammoth success. Corey Woods better known by the stage name Raekwon is no exception to this and between his commitments with Wu-Tang, he takes to the road as a soloist to perform a selection of his own material as well as surprise covers by his infamous band.
The man has collated a great outfit of performers to join him, particularly a slick drummer who does not seem to miss a beat all evening despite playing at lightning pace. The spotlight is well and truly on Raekwon as he performs classic material, often described as street epics by the often positive critics. Unlike his band member Ghostface Killah who tends to stray away from Wu-Tang's material, Corey is more than happy to delve into their discography for covers of 'C.R.E.A.M' and 'Protect Ya Neck'. It is clear by the mass pandemonium that erupts to the introduction of 'Triumph' that these tracks really did need to be included this evening.
sean-ward
I've been a fan of Raekwon for a long time, so when I heard he was finally coming around in concert, I got tickets right away.
The show didn't disappoint. He did a ton of Wu- Tang songs, which was really awesome. He also did some super old songs as well. I think they were off one of albums from the mid-90's. From there, he did some songs from Wu-Tang members, specifically Method Man and GZA. It was a very nostalgic show, at least for me. I grew up on a lot of those songs, so to hear them live was a real treat. He interacted with the crowd a lot in between songs, which was nice to see. A lot of performers can't be bothered to do that anymore, so that he took the time to do it was awesome.
Overall, I was really happy with the hour long set. He stuck to mostly popular songs, as there were only one or two that I didn't know. It was more of a Wu-Tang tribute than anything else, which was fine with me. I did have a good time, and would definitely go check him out again live if given the opportunity.
Raekwon is the stage name of US rapper Corey Woods. Born in New York, Woods came into prominence in the music scene through being a member of the Wu-Tang Clan, and many of his fans have been following him since these early days, as the band built quite a cult following for themselves. On the back of the band’s mammoth success, Woods has managed to build quite a name and career for himself. Raekwon performed a number of Wu-Tang Clan tunes from his early days, which absolutely delighted the crowd. The whole performance had a nostalgic air to it, with a mix of the old collective’s songs and a few old school tunes thrown in for good measure, which had the whole crowd clapping along and getting down to the music. The crowd loved Raekwon, particularly as he interacted so much with the crowd, talking to us and thanking us for coming to see him. It was really nice to see him so appreciative and so humble and, overall, it was a brilliant night.
sabraziz
Great show, venue and night!! Loved getting some audience members up on stage and when crowd roared lyrics to the best songs! The dj (I think called Mr thing) right before ghost face and raekwon was irritating for only playing 10 seconds of a song before moving on. I had a great time tho - would 100% see again great atmosphere
will-griffiths
It was an Epic event. I truly was grateful to be apart of something great. Thanks everything was spot on from the opening to closing acts. I was able to be comfortable by sitting in the Balcony and just relaxing. The Chef said we look like we was at the opera.
EDouble
A really dope show for real Hip Hop fans. He gave big props to Prodigy (R.I.P), and he even did some classic Wu-tang. I got pick out of the crowd for being a chocolate deluxe, and he even retweeted my tweet. It was good night with good energy.
themkeffect
The show was outstanding. Raekwon brought back the NYC in me. Rae did an great job on his music performance. The location and the restaurant was a perfect spot for Raekwon to perform. I recommend other artists to perform at SoHo.
Richieboy22
DOPE SHOW! IVE SEEN WU TOGETHER ABOUT 5 TIMES...BUT I LOVE SEEING THEM EACH DO THEIR THING SOLO ON STAGE. RAE WAS LIIIIIVE AND SPIT ALLL THE CLASSICS BEAUTIFULLLY!! LOVE LOVE LOVE HIM...THANKS FOR AN AWESOME TIME! #WU
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