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Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... flac album
  • Performer Raekwon
  • Title Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
  • Date of release 2006
  • Country US
  • Other formats DMF VQF MP3 TTA AIFF MP2 MP1
  • Genre Hip-hop & RAP
  • Size MP3 1540 mb
  • Size FLAC 1883 mb
  • Rating: 4.4
  • Votes: 753

Only Built 4 Cuban Lin. s the solo debut album of Raekwon, released August 1, 1995. The album was loosely composed to play like a film with Raekwon as the star, fellow Wu-Tang member Ghostface Killah as the guest-star, and producer RZA as the director. It features appearances from every member of the Wu-Tang Clan, as well as affiliates Cappadonna, and Blue Raspberry. It also features an acclaimed guest appearance from rapper Nas, which marked the first collaboration with a non-affiliated artist on a Wu-Tang related album. The Wu breaks down the making of each track here.

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. is the solo debut album of American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon, released on August 1, 1995, by Loud Records and RCA Records. The album was loosely composed to play like a film with Raekwon as the "star," fellow Wu-Tang member Ghostface Killah as the "guest-star," and producer RZA as the "director. It features appearances from every member of the Wu-Tang Clan and affiliates Cappadonna, and Blue Raspberry.

Исполнитель: Raekwon Альбом: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. Pt. II Год: 2009 Качество: 320 kbps Количество треков: 24. 1. Return Of The North Star (feat. Papa Wu) 2:39 2. House Of Flying Daggers (feat. Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah, Method Man) 3:51 3. Sonny's Missing 2:28 4. Pyrex Vision 0:54 5. Cold Outside (feat. Ghostface Killah) 4:40 6. Black Mozart (feat. RZA & Inspectah Deck) 3:24 7. Gihad 2:57 8. New Wu (feat. Ghostface Killah & Method Man) 3:50 9. Penitentiary (feat.

Cuban Linx's portraits of big-money drug deals and black underworld kingpins living in luxury had an enormous influence on the new New York hardcore scene, especially Mobb Deep and Nas, the latter of whom appears here on the much-revered duet "Verbal Intercourse. The fellow Clan members who show up as guests are recast under gangster aliases, and Ghostface Killah makes himself an indispensable foil, appearing on the vast majority of the tracks and enjoying his first truly extensive exposure on record.

Corey Woods (born January 12, 1970), better known by his stage name Raekwon (/reɪˈkwɒn/), is an American rapper and a member of Wu-Tang Clan. in 1995, and has since recorded numerous solo albums, as well as continuing to work with Wu-Tang and providing an extensive number of guest contributions to other hip hop artists' works. He is the founder of his own label ICEH20 Records.

The verses on Only Built 4 Cuban Linx are so cinematically rich that, at times, Raekwon sounds like he's teaching a course in criminology. Conceptually, it's an album made for rap purists who appreciate nuanced hardcore lyrics and uniquely New York lingo-but there's universality here too. The visually dense "Incarcerated Scarfaces" and "Ice Cream" evoke the feeling of a mischievous sibling taking you to a grimy hangout spot-which you'll shamelessly want to revisit. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Raekwon.

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is arguably the best quasi-solo Wu-Tang album (Ghostface Killah literally gets equal billing). Most of contemporary hip-hop's Mafioso-inspired themes and MC street aliases are inspired by the "Wu-Gambinos" motif introduced on this 18-cut LP. As the Wu's preeminent storyteller, Raekwon (. Renews automatically. Sample this album Artist - Artist (Sample).

Tracklist Hide Credits

1 Striving For Perfection 1:43
2 Knuckleheadz
Featuring – Ghost Face Killer*, Golden Arms
4:05
3 Knowledge God 4:27
4 Criminology
Featuring – Ghost Face Killer*
3:49
5 Incarcerated Scarfaces 4:30
6 Rainy Dayz
Featuring – Blue Raspberry, Ghost Face Killer*
5:17
7 Guillotine (Swordz)
Featuring – Ghost Face Killer*, Inspektah Deck*, Genius*
4:21
8 Can It All Be So Simple (Remix)
Featuring – Ghost Face Killer*Written-By – Wu-Tang Clan
4:10
9 Shark Niggas (Biters) 1:39
10 Ice Water
Featuring – Cappachino, Ghost Face Killer*
4:02
11 Glaciers Of Ice
Featuring – Ghost Face Killer*, Master Killa*Vocals – 62nd Assassin Of Sunz Of Man*, Blue Raspberry
4:54
12 Verbal Intercourse
Featuring – Ghost Face Killer*, Nas
4:07
13 Wisdom Body
Featuring – Ghost Face Killer*
2:34
14 Spot Rusherz 3:51
15 Ice Cream
Featuring – Cappachino, Ghost Face Killer*, Method Man
4:16
16 Wu-Gambinos
Featuring – Ghost Face Killer*, Master Killa*, Method Man, The RZA*
5:09
17 Heaven & Hell
Featuring – Ghost Face Killer*
4:57
18 North Star (Jewels)
Featuring – Ol' Dirty Bastard, Popa Wu
4:00

Companies, etc.

  • Mastered At – Sterling Sound
  • Produced For – Wu-Tang Productions
  • Designed At – Cartel
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – BMG Music
  • Copyright (c) – BMG Music
  • Published By – Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Russia) LLC
  • Distributed By – ООО "БМГ Россия"
  • Manufactured By – ООО "Сонопресс"

Credits

  • A&R [A&R Direction (Loud)] – Matt Life, Schott Free
  • Art Direction – Cartel
  • Design – Miguel Rivera
  • Engineer – The RZA*
  • Engineer [Assistant] – The Fourth Disciple*, Islord
  • Executive-Producer – Dennis Coles, Mitchell Diggs, Oli Grant, Robert Diggs
  • Mastered By – Tom Coyne
  • Mixed By [Co-mixed By] – The Fourth Disciple* (tracks: 7, 14, 16)
  • Photography By – Daniel Hastings
  • Producer, Mixed By, Arranged By – The RZA*
  • Set Designer, Design [Logo Design] – Christian Cortes
  • Written-By – C. Woods* (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 18), D. Coles* (tracks: 4, 11), E. Turner* (tracks: 11), L. Burgess* (tracks: 4), P. Adams* (tracks: 4), R. Diggs* (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 18), R. Patterson* (tracks: 4), S. Bascombe* (tracks: 4)

Notes

Track 18 is a CD-only bonus track.

All songs produced, mixed and arranged by for Wu-Tang Productions, inc.
Special thanks to John Wu.

Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC.

All songs published by Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc. for itself and on behalf of Ramecca Music and Wu Tang Publishing (BMI).

Credits say:
Ghost Face Killer A/K/A Tony Starks
Golden Arms A/K/A Lucky Hands
Inspektah Deck A/K/A Rollie Fingers
Master Killa A/K/A Noodles
Nas A/K/A Nas Escobar
Method Man A/K/A Johnny Blaze
The RZA A/K/A Bobby Steels
60 Second Assassin as 62nd Assassin Of Sunz Of Man

Excerpts from:
* 'I Keep Asking You Questions' by Black Ivory courtesy of Mellow Smoke Music/Memory Lane Music Corps (Track 4)
* 'The Way We Were' by Gladys Knight & The Pips courtesy of Essex Entertainment - Written by Alan Bergman/Marilyn Bergman/Marvin Hamlisch (Track 8)
* 'If You Think It (You May As Well Do It)' by The Emotions courtesy of Fantasy Inc. - Written by Porter/Williams (Track 12)
* 'Could I Be Falling In Love' by Syl Johnson courtesy of Syl Johnson (Track 17)
* 'Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Baby' by Barry White (Track 18)

℗ & © 1995 BMG Music. Distributed by BMG. A Bertelsmann Music Group company.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 8 86970 89422 7

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
07863-66663-1, 66663-1 Chef Raekwon* Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... ‎(2xLP, Album) Loud Records, RCA 07863-66663-1, 66663-1 US 1995
766602 Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Instrumentals ‎(CD) Think Differently Music 766602 US 2009
RCA 07863-66663-2 Chef Raekwon* Only Built 4 Cuban Linx ... ‎(CD, Album, Club) RCA RCA 07863-66663-2 US 1995
GET 51295-CS Chef Raekwon* Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... "The Purple Tape" Watch Box Set ‎(Box, Ltd + Cass, Album, RE, RP, Pur) Get On Down, Loud Records GET 51295-CS US 2015
07863 66663 2 Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... ‎(CD, Album) Loud Records, Wu-Tang Records, RCA 07863 66663 2 Europe 1995

Tracklist

A1 Striving For Perfection
A2 Knuckleheadz
A3 Knowledge God
A4 Criminology
A5 Incarcerated Scarfaces
A6 Rainy Dayz
A7 Guillotine (Swordz)
A8 Can It All Be So Simple (Remix)
B1 Shark Niggas (Biters)
B2 Ice Water
B3 Glaciers Of Ice
B4 Verbal Intercourse
B5 Wisdom Body
B6 Spot Rusherz
B7 Ice Cream
B8 Wu-Gambinos
B9 Heaven & Hell

Notes

Only the 1st. edition of this cassette is purple, 2nd. and 3rd. printings are transparent / black.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 0 7863-66663-4 1

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
07863-66663-1, 66663-1 Chef Raekwon* Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... ‎(2xLP, Album) Loud Records, RCA 07863-66663-1, 66663-1 US 1995
766602 Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Instrumentals ‎(CD) Think Differently Music 766602 US 2009
RCA 07863-66663-2 Chef Raekwon* Only Built 4 Cuban Linx ... ‎(CD, Album, Club) RCA RCA 07863-66663-2 US 1995
88697 03983 2 Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... ‎(CD, Album) Loud Records, Wu-Tang Records, Sony BMG Music Entertainment 88697 03983 2 Russia 2006
GET 51295-CS Chef Raekwon* Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... "The Purple Tape" Watch Box Set ‎(Box, Ltd + Cass, Album, RE, RP, Pur) Get On Down, Loud Records GET 51295-CS US 2015

Tracklist

A1 Striving For Perfection
A2 Knuckleheadz
A3 Knowledge God
A4 Criminology
A5 Incarcerated Scarfaces
A6 Rainy Dayz
A7 Guillotine
A8 Can It All Be So Simple (Remix)
A9 Shark Niggas (Biters)
B1 Ice Water
B2 Glaciers Of Ice
B3 Verbal Intercourse
B4 Wisdom Body
B5 Spot Rusherz
B6 Ice Cream
B7 Wu-Gambinos
B8 Heaven & Hell
B9 North Star

Companies, etc.

  • Licensed From – РАО
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – BMG Music
  • Copyright (c) – BMG Music

Notes

Misprints & Misc:
A3 - Knowledge
A8 - Can It All Be So Simple
A9 - Shark Niggas
B8 - Heaven G Hell

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
07863-66663-1, 66663-1 Chef Raekwon* Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... ‎(2xLP, Album) Loud Records, RCA 07863-66663-1, 66663-1 US 1995
766602 Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Instrumentals ‎(CD) Think Differently Music 766602 US 2009
RCA 07863-66663-2 Chef Raekwon* Only Built 4 Cuban Linx ... ‎(CD, Album, Club) RCA RCA 07863-66663-2 US 1995
88697 03983 2 Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... ‎(CD, Album) Loud Records, Wu-Tang Records, Sony BMG Music Entertainment 88697 03983 2 Russia 2006
GET 51295-CS Chef Raekwon* Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... "The Purple Tape" Watch Box Set ‎(Box, Ltd + Cass, Album, RE, RP, Pur) Get On Down, Loud Records GET 51295-CS US 2015