Description: The cultural phenomenon that is the Wu-Tang cannot accurately be described without referencing one of the pillars in the Clan's discography; Chef Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx remains firmly planted as one of the defining triumphs in their artistic legacy. The oft referred "Purple Tape", has been cited and debated by many as the greatest Wu-Tang solo project to date and remains a bullet point in any discussion involving the greatest "Cocaine Rap" or "Street Hop" albums of all time.
Raekwon's narrative plays out like a movie script from the violent, drug fueled, underbelly of New York City's criminal landscape, intricately woven over instrumentals from the legendary mastermind behind the Wu-Tang Clan, The RZA. Even the album's main feature "Tony Starks aka Ghostface Killer", referred to as such rather described as a "guest star" appearing on 12 of the albums 18 tracks. It should be noted that while the Only Built 4 Cuban Linx did produce a string of successful singles, such as "Ice Cream", "Incarcerated Scarfaces", and "Criminology", like all classic cinema, the album was intentionally engineered to be appreciated in one sitting, played from beginning to end.
In continuing with it's proud tradition of honoring historically significant hip hop albums, Get On Down is honored to present Raekwon's "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx", back on double translucent purple vinyl. And if that wasn't enough, the entire album also features completely enhanced and painstakingly remastered audio. This is the definitive must-own vinyl edition of Raekwon’s masterpiece.
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Label: Sony Music/ Loud Records/ RCA Records/ Get On Down Records
Catalog: GET 51295
Year: 2012
Format: Vinyl
Track List:
- Striving For Perfection
- Knuckleheadz (Feat. Ghost Face Killer (Ghostface Killah) aka Tony Starks & Golden Arms aka Lucky Hands)
- Knowledge God
- Criminology (Feat. Ghost Face Killer (Ghostface Killah) aka Tony Starks)
- Incarcerated Scarfaces
- Rainy Dayz (Feat. Ghost Face Killer (Ghostface Killah) aka Tony Starks & Blue Raspberry)
- Guillotine [Swordz] (Feat. Ghost Face Killer (Ghostface Killah) aka Tony Starks)
- Can It Be All So Simple [Remix] (Feat. Ghost Face Killer (Ghostface Killah) aka Tony Starks)
- Shark Niggas [Biters]
- Ice Water (Feat. Ghost Face Killer (Ghostface Killer) aka Tony Starks & Cappachino aka Cappadonna)
- Glaciers Of Ice (Feat. Ghost Face Killer (Ghostface Killah) aka Tony Starks, Master Killer (Masta Killa) aka Noodles, vocals by: Blue Raspberry & 62nd Assassn of Sunz Of Man)
- Verbal Intercourse (Feat. Ghost Face Killer (Ghostface Killah) aka Tony Starks & Nas aka Nas Escobar
- Wisdom Body (Feat. Ghost Face Killer (Ghostface Killah) aka Tony Starks
- Spot Rusherz
- Ice Cream (Feat. Ghost Face Killer (Ghostface Killah) aka Tony Starks, Method Man aka Johnny Blaze & Cappachino (Cappadonna)
- Wu-Gambinos (Feat. Ghost Face Killer (Ghostface Killah) aka Tony Starks, Method Man aka Johnny Blaze, The RZA aka Bobby Steels (Bobby Digital) & Master Killer (Masta Killa) aka Noodles
- Heaven & Hell (Feat. Ghost Face Killer (Ghostface Killah) aka Tony Starks
- North Star [Jewels]
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