The Wild nearly lives up to the Dan Lish illustration that covers it.
Leaner and sharper than the preceding Fly International Luxurious Art, Raekwon's seventh solo album has the rapper acknowledging his responsible adult reality ("Now it's all about good livin', raisin' my children"), looking back at his conflicted past (on highlight "Visiting Hour," featuring well-matched throwback belter Andra Day), and narrating a gripping Marvin Gaye bio ("Marvin," with CeeLo Green).
The majority of the verses are, however, devoted to street survivalism.
The more combative, the better, as on "Nothing": "Automatic tax, not askin', get your jawbone fractured." Common breaks color some of the tracks, but they don't sound worn beneath Raekwon, who thrives on the strong-arming likes of "This Is What It Comes Too" [sic] and "Can't You See." Without the occasional blaring horror-score synths and an overcooked "Purple Brick Road," which involves a fawning G-Eazy verse and a pouty pop hook, this would be Raekwon's steadiest work since the Cuban Linx sequel.
Unlike Raekwon's other proper full-lengths, this contains no appearances from any of his Wu-Tang brethren.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Wild (Intro) | Raekwon | Play | 01:47 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | This Is What It Comes Too | Raekwon | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Nothing | Raekwon | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Marvin | Raekwon | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Can't You See | Raekwon | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | My Corner | Raekwon | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | M&N | Raekwon | Play | 02:20 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Visiting Hour | Raekwon | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | The Reign | Raekwon | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Crown of Thorns | Raekwon | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Purple Brick Road | Raekwon | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | You Hear Me | Raekwon | Play | 02:21 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Bang (Outro) | Raekwon | Play | 01:25 | 3 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Skit (Bang Head Right) | Raekwon | Play | 00:55 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Skit (Fuck You Up Card) | Raekwon | Play | 00:53 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | Skit (Bang Fall Down) | Raekwon | Play | 00:34 | 1 MB | 0 MB |
| 43 mins | 99 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark B. Christensen | Mastering |
| 2 | Andra Day | Featured Artist |
| 3 | G-Eazy | Featured Artist |
| 4 | Cee Lo Green | Featured Artist |
| 5 | Lil Wayne | Featured Artist |
| 6 | Dan Lish | Art Direction, Illustrations |
| 7 | Sherif Mokbel | Photography |
| 8 | P.U.R.E. | Featured Artist |
| 9 | Don Perrion | A&R |
| 10 | Raekwon | Executive Producer, Primary Artist |
| 11 | Rashida Watler | A&R, Executive Producer, Product Manager |
| 12 | Donperrion Woods | A&R, Executive Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |