A serious contender for the title of best Wu-Tang solo album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is also perhaps the most influential, thanks to Raekwon's cinematic imagination. If the Genius is the Wu's best overall lyricist, Raekwon is arguably their best storyteller, and here he translates the epic themes and narratives of a Mafia movie into a startlingly accomplished hip-hop album. Raekwon wasn't the first to make the connection between gangsta rap and the Cosa Nostra (Kool G Rap pioneered that idea), but he was ...   [ read more ]

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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is a hip-hop classic that would serve as binoculars for not only how the general public would view hip-hop artists, but also how hip-hop artists would view themselves. The hoods all across America have been craving for it, the streets have been starving...and now the country is famished for this: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Part II (The Purple Tape). With years of valuable experience from working alongside some of the most influential figures in the recording industry to date, Raekwo...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Please note, this LP is an official Sony release, but does not include artwork. A serious contender for the title of best Wu-Tang solo album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is also perhaps the most influential, thanks to Raekwon's cinematic imagination. If the Genius is the Wu's best overall lyricist, Raekwon is arguably their best storyteller, and here he translates the epic themes and narratives of a Mafia movie into a startlingly accomplished hip-hop album. Raekwon wasn't the first to make the co...   [ read more ]

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