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Lamont Jody Hawkins ( born October 11 , 1970 ), better known as U - God ( short for ___MASK52___ God ), is an American rapper and member of the hip hop collective , Wu - Tang Clan . He has been with the group since its inception , and is known for having a deep , rhythmic flow that can alternate between being gruff or smooth . `` Criminology '' is the second solo single by Wu - Tang Clan rapper ___MASK59___ , from his debut album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx ... , featuring Ghostface Killah , like many of the songs of the album . The song starts with dialogue from the film Scarface , where Alex Sosa insults Tony Montana through phone , calling him a `` fucking little monkey '' , because he failed to blow up the activist ' s car , then the first verse is performed by Ghostface Killah , and the second by ___MASK59___ , without a chorus . The B - side of the single is `` Glaciers of Ice '' . Ghostface Killah wrote his verse in San Francisco , and requested that RZA make a beat for the song . The song was sampled later by Mos Def , for his song `` Mathematics '' . Corey Quontrell Woods ( born January 12 , 1970 ), better known by the stage name ___MASK59___ , is an American rapper and a member of the Wu - Tang Clan . He released his solo debut , " Only Built 4 Cuban Linx ..." in ___MASK45___ , and has since recorded numerous solo albums , as well as continuing to work with Wu - Tang and providing an extensive number of guest contributions to other hip hop artists ' works . He is the founder of his own label ICEH20 Records . Dennis Coles ( born May 9 , 1970 ), better known by his stage name ___MASK27___ , is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu - Tang Clan . After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of " Enter the Wu - Tang ( 36 Chambers )", the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success . ___MASK27___ debuted his solo - career with " Ironman " in ___MASK3___ , which was well received by music critics . He has continued his success over the following years with critically acclaimed albums such as " Supreme Clientele " ( 2000 ) and " Fishscale " ( 2006 ). His stage name was taken from one of the characters in the 1979 kung fu film " Mystery of Chessboxing ". He is the founder of his own label Starks Enterprises . Staten ___MASK80___ is one of the five boroughs of New York City in the U . S . state of New York . In the southwest of the city , Staten ___MASK80___ is the southernmost part of both the city and state of New York , with Conference House Park at the southern tip of the ___MASK80___ and the state . The borough is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull , and from the rest of New York by New York Bay . With a 2015 Census - estimated population of 474 , 558 , Staten ___MASK80___ is the least populated of the boroughs but is the third - largest in area at . The borough is coextensive with Richmond County , and until 1975 was the Borough of Richmond . Its flag was later changed to reflect this . Staten ___MASK80___ has been sometimes called " the forgotten borough " by inhabitants who feel neglected by the city government . Clifford Smith ( born March 2 , 1971 ), better known by his stage name Method Man , is an American rapper , ___MASK67___ producer , and actor . He is known as a member of the East Coast hip hop collective Wu - Tang Clan . He is also one half of the hip hop duo Method Man & Redman . He took his stage name from the 1979 film " Method Man ". In ___MASK3___ , he won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group , for " I ' ll Be There for You / You ' re All I Need to Get By ", with American R & B singer - songwriter Mary J . Blige . Hip hop is a subcultural art movement that was formed during the early 1970s primarily by African - American and Afro Puerto Rican youths residing in the South Bronx in New York City . Art historian Robert Farris Thompson describes the demographics of the youth that characterize the South Bronx in the early 1970s as " ___MASK18___ - speaking blacks from Barbados " like Grandmaster Flash , " black Jamaicans " like DJ Kool Herc , " thousands of Nuyoricans ", who introduced the rhythms from Salsa ( music ), as well as Afro conga and bonga drums , as well as many who emulated the sounds of Tito Puente and Willie Colón with existing styles of musical styles from jazz to ___MASK46___ associated with African Americans prior to the 1970s . Hip hop music became popular outside of the African - American community in the late 1980s . After the rise of new media platforms and Web 2 . 0 technology of the Internet , fans would primarily consume the musical genre through social networking sites ( SNS ) beginning with Myspace evolving to notable mobile apps like YouTube , Worldstarhiphop , SoundCloud , and Spotify . Fishscale is the fifth ___MASK99___ by American rapper and Wu - Tang Clan member ___MASK27___ , released March 28 , 2006 on Def Jam in the United States . The album features guest appearances from every member of the Wu - Tang Clan , as well as ___MASK27___ ' s Theodore Unit . It also features production from several acclaimed producers , such as MF Doom , Pete Rock , J Dilla , and Just Blaze , among others . The album follows an organized crime theme , and is named after a term for uncut cocaine , fishscale . Wu - Tang Clan is an American hip hop group from New York City , originally composed of East Coast rappers RZA , GZA , Ol ' Dirty Bastard , Method Man , ___MASK59___ , Ghostface Killah , Inspectah Deck , U - God and Masta Killa . Cappadonna later became an official member of the group . The group was formed in and is associated with the New York City borough of Staten Island . Russell Tyrone Jones ( November 15 , 1968  November 13 , 2004 ), better known under his stage name Ol ' Dirty Bastard ( or ODB ), was an American rapper and producer . He was one of the founding members of the Wu - Tang Clan , a rap group primarily from Staten ___MASK80___ , New York which first rose to mainstream prominence with their 1993 debut album " Enter the Wu - Tang ( 36 Chambers )". Enter the Wu - Tang ( 36 Chambers ) is the debut ___MASK99___ by the American hip hop group Wu - Tang Clan , released November 9 , 1993 , on ___MASK76___ and distributed through ___MASK84___ . Recording sessions for the album took place during 1992 to 1993 at Firehouse Studio in New York City , and it was mastered at The Hit Factory . The album ' s title originates from the martial arts film " The 36th Chamber of Shaolin " ( 1978 ). The group ' s " de facto " leader RZA , also known as Prince Rakeem , produced the album entirely , utilizing heavy , eerie beats and a sound largely based on martial - arts movie clips and soul music samples .