The Wild (Raekwon album)

2017 studio album by Raekwon

The Wild

Studio album by

Raekwon

Released

March 24, 2017

Recorded

2015–2017

Genre

Hip hop

Length

43:04

Label

Ice H2O
Empire

Producer

Dame Grease
Dan the Band
Frank G
G Sparkz
J. Dot
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
Mally the Martian
Mark Henry
MK Beatz
RoadsArt
Xtreme

Raekwon chronology

Fly International Luxurious Art
(2015)

The Wild
(2017)

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. III
(TBA)

The Wild is the seventh studio album by American rapper Raekwon. The album was released on March 24, 2017, by Ice H2O Records and Empire Distribution.^[1]^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Consequence of Sound	B+^[5]
Exclaim!	8/10^[6]
HipHopDX	4.3/5^[7]
The Observer	^[8]
Pitchfork	7.4/10^[9]

The Wild received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 80, based on seven reviews.^[3]

Track listing

*The Wild* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Wild Intro"	Corey Woods	RoadsArt	1:47
2.	"This Is What It Comes Too"	Woods Vernon Brown	Xtreme	2:47
3.	"Nothing"	Woods Frank Guastella	Frank G	2:58
4.	"Skit (Bang Head Right)"	Woods	Frank G	0:55
5.	"Marvin" (featuring CeeLo Green)	Woods Thomas DeCarlo Callaway-Burton	Frank G	4:06
6.	"Can't You See"	Woods	RoadsArt	3:13
7.	"My Corner" (featuring Lil Wayne)	Woods Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.	G Sparkz	4:29
8.	"Skit (Fuck You Up Card)"	Woods	Xtreme	0:53
9.	"M&N" (featuring P.U.R.E.)	Woods	Dame Grease	2:20
10.	"Visiting Hour" (featuring Andra Day)	Woods Cassandra Monique Batie	Mally the Martian	3:17
11.	"Skit (Bang Fall Down)"	Woods	RZA	0:34
12.	"The Reign"	Woods	Mark Henry MK Beatz^[a]	4:49
13.	"Crown of Thorns"	Woods Jeremy Jones	J-Dot	3:10
14.	"Purple Brick Road" (featuring G-Eazy)	Woods Gerald Earl Gillum Erik Ortiz Kevin Crowe Tiffany Kathryn Giardina Kenneth Bartolomei	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League	4:00
15.	"You Hear Me"	Woods	RoadsArt	2:21
16.	"Bang Outro"	Woods	RZA	1:25
Total length:				43:04

Notes

^{^{^[a]}} signifies a co-producer

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[10]	88
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[11]	41

References

^ "The Wild by Raekwon on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
^ Colin Stutz (2017-01-12). "Raekwon Announces Release Date & Art for 7th Solo Album 'The Wild'". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
^ ^a ^b "Reviews and Tracks for The Wild by Raekwon". Metacritic. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
^ Andy Kellman (2017-03-24). "The Wild - Raekwon | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
^ Geslani, Michelle (2017-03-23). "Raekwon – The Wild". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
^ Wallace, Riley (2017-03-24). "Raekwon The Wild". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
^ Ketchum, William (2017-04-05). "Raekwon The Wild Album Review". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
^ Phil Mongredien (2017-03-26). "Raekwon: The Wild review – a welcome return to form". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
^ Matthew Ismael Ruiz (2017-04-14). "Raekwon: The Wild Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
^ "Raekwon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
^ "Raekwon Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2017.