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U-God (born Lamont Hawkins, November 10, 1970 in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, USA) is an African American rapper and member of the hip hop collective, Wu-Tang Clan. Though not as well known as other Clan members such as Method Man and Ol' Dirty Bastard, he has been with the group since not long after its inception, and released his debut solo album Golden Arms Redemption in 1999. Being jailed for narcotics possession prevented him from featuring heavily on the group's debut album Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers, his input on the seminal LP consisting of only a short bridge on the group's debut single "Protect Ya Neck" as well as the now-famous opening verse of "Da Mystery Of Chessboxin". Nevertheless, after his release he quickly became known to fans for his rugged flow on Wu tracks such as Winter Warz, "Knuckleheadz" and "Black Jesus" and featured heavily on the group's second album Wu-Tang Forever (on which he was one of only three of the group to get a solo track) . Around this time his young son was accidentally shot and injured, an ordeal the rapper documented on the Wu-Tang Clan track A Better Tomorrow.