Raekwon

Raekwon rose to prominence as a founding member of Wu-Tang Clan, then stepped out on his own with Only Built 4 Cuban Linx in 1995, Ghostface Killah credited throughout as a co-lead rather than a guest. Widely known as The Purple Tape, RZA's cinematic production behind a narrative that plays out like a crime film, it's regarded by critics as one of the greatest hip-hop albums ever made and set the template for an entire subgenre of mafioso rap. Nas appears on Verbal Intercourse, one of the record's most cited tracks.