Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon may soon be living up to billing as "the chef."

The rapper is expected to open up his own restaurant by the year's end, and vows that he will be spending some time in the kitchen himself, cooking for his customers, who he boasts will be treated like family.

Raekwon's own relation, mother Andrea, passed along her culinary secrets to him back when he was just a kid, as she cooked for the rest of the neighborhood, including other members of the Wu-Tang Clan.

Just like his mother, Raekwon is expected to dish out food like macaroni, collard greens, and grits. He describes his seasonings as being "off the hook."

Raekwon says that his restaurant, which will be named after his mother, will likely open in either Georgia or Virginia first, and possibly spread across the country as part of a small chain.