Raekwon the Chef portrays an untouched story of the life of a distraught hustler.

A serious contender for the title of best Wu-Tang solo album (rivaled only by the Genius' Liquid Swords), Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is also perhaps the most influential, thanks to Raekwon's cinematic imagination. If GZA is the Wu's best lyricist, and Ghostface is Shaolin's finest MC, then Raekwon is arguably their best storyteller, and here he translates the epic themes and narratives of a Mafia movie into a startlingly accomplished hip-hop album.