Raekwon

Released: August 1, 1995

Featuring: Ghostface Killah

Songwriter: Ghostface Killah Raekwon

Producer: RZA

[Skit: Raekwon & Ghostface Killah]
Niggas is fucking crazy, you know what I'm sayin'?
Hell yeah, man
Word, you know how niggas be bitin' and shit
Niggas be bitin' mad styles and shit from niggas, man (Yeah, no doubt)
That's what I be hatin' man, I can't stand a fuckin' bitin'-ass nigga
Wanna use your lines all ahead of time before you even get a chance to shine on your own shit (Word, no—)
True (Know what I'm sayin'?)
Nah, niggas be killin' me though, son, because, you know
They be take— be comin' with your words and shit
They hear you say one word then here they come with the word
Tryin' to flip it and bounce it and shit on some bullshit (Yeah, yeah)
Not soundin' right, first of all and shit (Yeah), you know what I'm sayin'?
Boom, but then you got niggas, son, on the real, you know what I'm sayin'
Niggas, niggas, niggas, niggas is bitin' off your album cover and shit (Yeah)
Boom, bad enough they bitin' lines like niggas killed me (Yeah)
When they came with some Na—
Niggas bit off of Nas shit! You know what I'm sayin'?
Word, niggas, niggas, niggas, niggas caught his little album cover, boom
Then done did a Nas for that shit (Yeah)
I'm like, damn, what the fuck, man? (Yeah)
It's like these happy-go-lucky niggas, man, when they get on, man
They wanna pop a little, a little champagne (But like I said, you—)
You know what I'm sayin'?
Every few, every time you see 'em, you know what I'm saying?
Like, front on, don't front for me, man (Yo, man)
You gon' play that role, man, play it, though (It's like this, man)
Niggas, man
Niggas know not to fuck around with this shit, though
I don't give a fuck how nasty niggas get (Nah, son)
Let me tell these niggas somethin', God
I don't want niggas soundin' like me on no album
You know what I'm sayin'?
For real, 'cause I'ma— I'm approach a nigga, man
For real, man, I don't want nobody soundin' like me, man
For real son, you know (No doubt)
Bad enough, nigga, I don't want nobody sound like nobody from my Clan, man
Keep it real, get your own shit man, and be original (Word up)
That's all, man (And you'll be a better man)
And— And you gon'— you gon' come out on your own way (Word up)
Whatever how you gon' take it, man, fuck it (Word up)

Corey Woods, or Raekwon, is a rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. He released his solo debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… in 1995, and has since recorded four solo albums, as well as work with Wu-Tang and an extensive amount of guest contributions with other hip hop artists.

Raekwon is often cited as one of the pioneers of the Mafioso rap sub-genre. In 2007, The editors of About.com placed him on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time. The Miami New Times described Raekwon’s music as being “street epics” that are “straightforward yet linguistically rich universes not unlike a gangsta Illiad.

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