Sunz of Man Co-Founder Wu-Tang Affiliate Red Hook, Brooklyn

The Comeback Still Rising

Chron "Hell Razah" Smith co-founded Sunz of Man and earned a gold record alongside Earth, Wind & Fire, Ol' Dirty Bastard, and Wyclef Jean. In 2010 a brain aneurysm took nearly everything. He spent a decade relearning how to walk, talk, and rhyme, and still rehabs every single day. Now he is finishing his comeback album while a new documentary films every step, and the culture is watching.

Watch His Story
Hell Razah and Ghostface Killah backstage
With Ghostface KillahBackstage
Hell Razah with RZA in the green room
With RZAGreen Room
Hell Razah on set of the new documentary
Hell RazahFilming The New Doc
The Trailer

Risen: The Story So Far

The documentary that told the survival story. The sequel is filming now.

Risen: The Official Trailer
No. 20Billboard 200, Sunz of Man debut
📀 Gold"Shining Star" w/ Earth, Wind & Fire (1998)
6+Solo studio albums
2Documentaries: Risen (2020) + one in production
30Years in the culture
The Story

From Red Hook To Resurrection

Few artists ever get one act this dramatic. Hell Razah is living three.

Hell Razah at 15 Bush Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn
15 Bush St · Red Hook, Brooklyn

ACT I The Rise

Out of the Red Hook projects, Razah co-founded Sunz of Man, the marquee group of the Wu-Tang family's extended universe. Their debut "The Last Shall Be First" reached No. 20 on the Billboard 200, and "Shining Star" with Earth, Wind & Fire, Ol' Dirty Bastard, and Wyclef Jean was certified gold. Six solo albums followed, including "Renaissance Child" and "Razah's Ladder."

ACT II The Fall

In 2010, at the height of his run, a brain aneurysm put him in a coma. Doctors doubted he would ever perform again. He spent the better part of a decade relearning everything: how to walk, how to talk, and how to rhyme. The recovery never really ends; he still rehabs every single day.

ACT III The Return

The documentary "Risen" (2020) told the survival story, and it streams free on Tubi today. The next chapter is being written right now: a comeback album A&R'd by Chad James and produced by Hai and Gladez, with Wu-Tang family collaborations already recorded, a new documentary in production, and a milestone 50th birthday in October 2026.

The Footage

In Their Own Words

Raw, unfiltered conversations filmed for the new documentary.

Chad James On The Album
The Recovery
The History
Earth, Wind & Fire & ODB
Working With Wyclef
Producing With Hai
Teach Them
Conscious Hip-Hop
Wolves
Straight From The Feed

The Movement In Motion

On stage with the Wu, in the studio, and everywhere the comeback is being documented.

The Moment

What's Building Right Now

Three connected projects, one story, all landing inside the same window.

The Film

A New Documentary

The sequel to "Risen" is in production now, following the comeback in real time: the studio sessions, the road, and the people who carried him back. A story of perseverance built for streaming audiences.

The Music

The Comeback Album

A&R'd by Chad James and produced by Hai and Gladez, with collaborations from the Wu-Tang family already on tape, including Cappadonna and Inspectah Deck. The record that closes the loop the aneurysm tried to break.

The Moments

A Milestone Year

Razah turns 50 in October 2026 as the Wu-Tang family closes out its farewell tour. Screenings, listening events, and a once-only birthday celebration are in motion around it.