One of the lesser-known MCs in the nine-member Wu-Tang Clan, U-God was born Lamont Hawkins, and also raps under the aliases Golden Arms, Lucky Hands, Baby U, and 4-Bar Killer. U-God missed out on the first round of Wu-Tang solo projects, which occurred in between the releases of the Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers and Wu-Tang Forever albums; however, he got his chance during the second go-round that followed. 1999's Golden Arms Redemption, which displayed a wide variety of sounds from gritty blaxploitation funk to urgent string sections, and featured guest appearances from several Wu-Tang members and affiliates, made him the eighth member of the group to record a solo album. He has since released two more albums: 2004’s U-GODZILLA presents the Hillside Scramblers and 2005’s Mr. Xcitement. He has appeared on solo tracks of all of the other members of Wu and also has been featured on tracks by Cappadonna, Cypress Hill, La the Darkamn, Killarmy, Mathematics, and Tony Touch. He also released a DVD, Rise of a Fallen Soldier, in 2004.