Dinner is served. Raekwon has released his seventh studio album, The Wild.
The Chef has 16 tracks on the LP, including features from CeeLo Green, Andra Day, Lil Wayne on “My Corner” and G-Eazy on “Purple Brick Road.”
Raekwon partnered with tech company SubPac to bring a handful of lucky fans and supporters The Wild through a backpack that plays the music for a full-body experience.
Prior to releasing The Wild, the Wu-Tang vet also shared a remix of “What It Comes Too” with Ghostface Killah.
Stream Raekwon’s The Wild below and keep scrolling for the tracklist and cover art.
- The Wild Intro
- This Is What It Comes Too
- Nothing
- Skit (Bang Head Right)
- Marvin (feat. CeeLo Green)
- Can’t You See
- My Corner (feat. Lil Wayne)
- Skit (F**k You Up Card)
- M&N (feat. P.U.R.E)
- Visiting Hour (feat. Andra Day)
- Skit (Bang Fall Down)
- The Reign
- Crown of Thorns
- Purple Brick Road (feat. G-Eazy)
- You Hear Me
- Bang Outro
[This article has been updated. The following was published January 12, 2017.]
Today, January 12, marks the 47th birthday of the Wu-Tang Clan’s most fly and luxurious member, Raekwon. But he’s the one giving the gift out to the fans, as he’s taken to social media to make good on his promise that his new music would be arriving for the new year.
Officially unveiling The Wild as his seventh studio album, the artwork (created by Dan Lish) depicts the Staten Island rap legend in an urban concrete jungle of sorts, towering over personified animals.
Early reports also claimed the album was to be released on March 10, 2017 but The Chef debunked those rumblings on Twitter.
“FYI album date will be released on a later date it’s not March 10th and also my middle name ain’t Quontrell either lol,” he wrote, with the latter being a reference to his Wikipedia page.
One thing’s for certain, however. The LP will be released through ICEH20/Empire Records.
Peep below for Raekwon’s The Wild cover art.
(The post was last updated on Nov 27, 2016)
After a quiet 2016, Wu-Tang Clan’s resident chef Raekwon will be back cooking with new music next year, according to a post on his Instagram account.
“LP IS DONE !!!!! #blades is sharpened. # 2017 release litted !!!!! I will always appreciate real rap…..#factual” he wrote in the caption of a shot of himself getting a trim from the barber.
This new LP will be Rae’s seventh solo studio effort since his Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… debut in 1995. Since then he’s also dropped more than a dozen mixtapes, as well as the Wu-Massacre collaborative album with Ghostface Killah and Method Man in 2010.
His most recent release, 2015’s Fly International Luxurious Art, came out after a long lead-up and earned him a 3.5/5 in DX’s review, where contributor Homer Johnsen wrote, “He certainly isn’t at fault for thinking outside the box, but considering the anticipation and buzz generated for any Raekwon product – especially F.I.L.A.— the finished product doesn’t quite match the overwhelming talent and legacy of the legendary emcee.”
That album featured guest spots from Ghostface Killah, 2 Chainz, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, French Montana and A$AP Rocky, among others.
So far, Rae hasn’t released any feature details on the upcoming project, though he toured with Ghostface over the summer and his IG shows him pictured with producer/record exec/turntablist A-Trak and, uh, Justin Bieber.
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I hope GZAs album is dope… and this… then Meth can step up and release Crystal Meth and all will be right with the world.
Meth has had a series of lackluster albums. The Meth Lab broke my heart…
Meth Lab was a compilation meant as a prelude to Crystal Meth. He said a few years ago he was taking his time because he wanted to make a true classic. It really has been a long ass time since he announced it though, I couldn’t even tell you which year.
Yeah this is me being an idealist but I have a feeling that GZA’s album will be strong. I’m sure ghostface will release something his work rate is better than all the other members combined!
That new Meth, Redman and Masta track was hard as nails! Can’t wait!!
Chef’s last disc was alright but he needs to get back to that CL2 gritty shit again.. i got high hopes for this disc
WHAT DA FUC ARE THOSE? IS THAT SUPPOSE TO BE A HAIRLINE? C’MON CHEF. GO BALD ALREADY. THAT HAIRLINE A WHOLE FOOTBALL PITCH AWAY FROM WHERE ITS SUPPOSE TO BE. LMAO
barber pushed his hairline all the way back tho.
Please let it be Cuban Linx 3
It won’t. He would have to announce it so we can actually wait 4-5 years like we did with CL2.
Lol, in 06 he announced in February or so that CL2 would be out in the next few months guaranteed, I went to a group home in like April, where I couldn’t keep up with what had come out. I had to make a list of albums I wanted for when I got out and had to kind of guess what was and wasn’t out yet (Big Bang by Busta, Killa Season by Cam, Year of the Dog by DMX which turned out to suck, were all on it) and assumed that one had come out already since it was promised. Turned out when I got out that December it still wasn’t out and didn’t drop until 2009. Pointless story nobody will care about. #swag
maybe the jay z joint might get on there from MCHG
Man I just hope the MOFO doesn’t sound like his last studio…I didn’t feel that album man…
Agreed. It was good for like one or two spins but that was about it. Such a letdown.
Anything but another wu tang album. I can live with this if its halfway decent
Lost all respect for dude after the Action Bronson thing.
What did Raekwon do to Action Bronson?
He confused with Ghostface.
Even Ghostface has admitted to confusing Action Bronson with Ghostface though.
Damn, i want to rub his forehead to hear this new album 3 times like a geini.
Rae stole the albumcover from Sean P. Some Bieber features on the album or French montana?
No Wu-Tang Logo….Sign Of Things To Come?
Keep looking, it’s on the freaking building…
Didn’t know every album and single cover of everything and anything released by the group, its members, or any of its affiliates had to have the Wu logo on the cover. And like Rhythm-x said, it’s on the building.
PLEASE CAN WE ALL COMPARE CHEF’S HAIRLINE ON THE ALBUM COVER AND HIS REAL HAIRLINE ON THE INSTAGRAM PIC, PLEASE COMPARE BOTH AND TELL ME THAT IS A TRUE DEPICTION OR NAH?
And you care so much, why?..
BEST COMMENT OF 1/12/2017!
Niggas commenting on his hairline?!!! How gay is this s$it man… How u guna try and play the chef?!! Log off
It’s a nice cover. Still hoping it’s better than FILA.
Hell yeah! Keep that wu torch burning
FILA had 2 really dope tracks in HEATED NIGHTS and 4AM. Everything else on that album was eh. I’ll support Raes efforts every time, just hope this one is better than FILA
SALUTE HEATED NIGHTS IS DEEP
dope cover but ruck aka Sean P!….immediately came to mind*r.i.P*
I thought the same fam
R.I.P Megatron Sean
Can’t wait for this !!! Chef never disappoints. Keeping real hip hop alive
If I get Wu vs. Shailon quality, I’ll be happy. Just do better than FILA
When I first heard Reason say ” real niggaz lick shots peace Ct.” I said about time someone realized Ct or should I say Hartford and Hard Hittin New Britain. I can’t wait to listen to the new LP. Yo Reakwon u got to come back to Hartford!!
A backpack for the full body experience????
What are we talking about here???
Let’s get a picture of that shit!
Much respect to the Chef… and to the Wisdom of the Universe-for the Teachers of Allah an the Nation of the Gods… forever!!! .. Be Healthy y’all
shit is a hot album
Yo the fore head tho, that hairline been pushed “All the way BACK…Hairline is all the way BACK, nothing cant stop it, its all the way BACK” {French Montana voice}
So what? Mans a legend your a nobody living in your mommies basement with that nice full hairline no girls no car no nothin probably and if you do its probably some old shitty civic or something with rims on it lmao and as far as women any fat bitch whos willing to fuck in your shitty car at barclose which leaves the slimmest nastiest picking lol enjoy that life while raekwon keeps killing it
We are on a hip hop wesite and this dude talking about somebody’s hairline. Take that shit to lipstick alley
I like to suck your lil penis tho, my penis dont function. lol thanks for the co-sign
“Receeding hairline” is the most retarded motherfucker to ever touch a keyboard pretty sure when he/she was born they were so fucking ugly the doctor slapped every braincell out of there head in hopes of correcting the ugly fucked up and now the worlds stuck looking and hearing ugly and stupid here
Yeah I think so too, but I still like to suck my lil penis tho…lol. Djf still lives with his momma who is also his sister. lol. Djf is a lil stupid bastard.
I like lipstick alley tho and paris hilton blog. But fuck you Djf. You stu.pid idiot.
One of the GOATs
dope sans featurd from lil whine. word to those catchin the cover art. ‘the ya man sean, the opposite of a fuckin duran duran son’. riP.
and yea, guy below… who cares about receeding hairline. go back to listenin to yer lil boys n their phantasy rap. you dont have to worry bout them artists ever aging rockin skin tight jeans. #mummywraps
Chef cooked up a good album, better than FILA.
oh no looks like he about to rock the infamous dr. Phil hairline in a few years smh
Wtf?? No one else from Wu on it???
Good album off first listen
It’s 2017, why are rappers still putting skits on albums?
Record is crazy!! Gotta get RAE!!
Still got this album on repeat. “Nothing”, M&N, and Marvin all need a video ASAP