Raekwon - "Walk Wit Me"

In 1995, Raekwon released a 90s classic in Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. With the help of fellow Wu members RZA and Ghostface, they were able to craft a cinematic album. The listener could transfer themselves (regardless of their suburban-ness or lack of what cocaine really looked like) into the seedy world that Chef and Killah detailed with the help of RZA's rugged beats (strings, samples, etc...all you would expect of early RZA). Since it's release, an official followup has been anticipated by fans for the past decade-plus. Even though it does not hold a candle to its predecessor (much like the recently released Blueprint 3 pales in comparison to the original) it is still a fresh release that takes you right back into the underworld that Raekwon created fourteen years ago. Although this track isn't found on the album, "Walk Wit Me" follows in line with the rest of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. 2.

(Side note: Kind of weird seeing Raekwon (and his 39 years and extra lbs.) and thinking that it has been nearly two decades that Wu first blasted upon the hip-hop scene.