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| | Only Built 4 Cuban Linx | | | Music Artist : | | Raekwon | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | RCA | | Release Date : | | 1995-08-01 | | Store Price : | | $8.99 | | Artistopia's Price: $8.98 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Striving for Perfection
2. Knuckleheadz
3. Knowledge God
4. Criminology
5. Incarcerated Scarfaces
6. Rainy Dayz
7. Guillotine (Swordz)
8. Can It Be All So Simple [Remix]
9. Shark Niggas (Biters)
10. Ice Water
11. Glaciers of Ice
12. Verbal Intercourse
13. Wisdom Body
14. Spot Rusherz
15. Ice Cream
16. Wu-Gambinos - Method Man, Raekwon
17. Heaven & Hell
18. North Star (Jewels) [*]
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Is it All So Simple...
Submitted on: 2009-10-08 |
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| The original. Pre American Gangster, hands down this is the benchmark of cinematic hip hop. The CD is probably the most clear, concise movie that came out in 95/96. Don't tell me it's a CD, b/c Rae and Ghost paint such a vivid picture that you can see the movie in your mind. This is what Jay should have listened to before crafting American Gangster, seriously. The cd opens with Rae and Ghost discussing how they sick of the "game" and ready to leave it and the big city behind (I'm hanging this up if this don't work... get out of New York, bounce... move on to bigger and better)... They decide on, like every other gangster, one final big lick to set them up. What follows next is the movie in pure cinema classic. From losing a 3rd member in after a bank robbery, to discussing their former connect (Mike Lavona-Incarcerated Scarfaces) to maintaining their positions of power (Can it Be Pt. 2) to enjoying the spoils of their sucess via women (Ice Cream)... they even politic with other big time players (Nas), and send a stern warning to another K.O.N.Y. (Shark N-). They eventually evaluate their position (Heaven and Hell). The cd hits a finally as they call a retirement, but not before receiving a last bit of wisdom from Poppa Wu (North Star). In fact, that name is monumental, for as the North Star is the oldest and wisest star that guides and directs men home, so does Poppa Wu in guiding these young semi-proteges home. A beautiful masterpiece. Truly beautiful. |
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An undisputed classic
Submitted on: 2009-05-31 |
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There have been a few great Wu Tang solo albums but none of them got the drop on OB4CL. This is unquestionably one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. And what makes it so unique is the street slang that is distinctively created by Raekwon and Ghostface, making them one of the most potent duos in the hip hop game. They go together like peanut butter and chocolate.
This album boasts no less than 8 bangers in my opinion (in no particular order)
Verbal Intercourse
Rainy Dayz
Can It Be All So Simple (remix)
Criminology
Guillotine (Swordz)
Ice Cream
Glaciers of Ice
Incarcerated Scarfaces
The rest of the album is so solid too you will find it difficult to skip a track, of which there is 18 to tickle your eardrums.
Ratings:
Lyrics - 9.4/10
Production - 9.7/10
Only Built for Cuban Linx II is supposedly coming out later this year, 14 years after its predecessor. If its half as good it will be the 2009 hip hop album of the year. |
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BEST ALBUM EVER
Submitted on: 2009-05-21 |
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| THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS TO COME OUT OF THE EAST COAST, EVER ,PERIOD. MANY PEOPLE SAY ILLMATIC IS THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME, WHICH I THINK IS AGREAT ALBUM, BUT IT IS KIND OF SHORT, THIS ALBUM THOUGH, PLENTY OF TRACKS...PLENTY OF RZA BEATS...AND PLENTY OF RAEKWON AND GHOSTFACE DOING WHAT THEY DO BEST. THIS ALBUM IS ABANGER FROM START TO FINNISH. I NOTICED THERE WAS 2 REVIEWERS THAT GAVE THIS ALBUM ONE STAR, THESE 2 PEOPLE SHOULD BE HORRIBLY BEATEN AND NEVER ALLOWED TO BUY A MUSIC CD EVER AGAIN, AND IN THE FUTURE YOU 2 SHOULD STICK TO MAINSTREAM MUSIC LIKE BACKSTREET BOYS, OR DESTINY'S CHILD..CUZ OBVIOUSLY YOU GUYS AREN'T READY FOR THIS TYPE ISH |
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 Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx - 4 stars
Submitted on: 2008-12-30 |
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I read a lot of hype (more on the hype later) on this CD for a long time, but had never bought it until December 2008. I think that's an important consideration when rating this CD as I think the artists have evolved (generally becoming better) since then, so I've weighted the rating to account for this.
Some of the track highlights include:
Knuckleheads - While the beat and lyrics feel a bit dated, it's a pretty decent jam.
Criminology - Should have found a way to carry the chorus' wailing horns through the entire song. Other than that, the track is ok.
Rainy Dayz - The best track on the CD. Relevant and smooth even today. One of Rza's best beats ever. And that's sayin' something...
Guillotine Swordz - "A poisonous Rebel like Deck, you can't avoid this." Rebel INS my favorite Wu rapper, how can I not like this jam?!
Spot Rusherz - Classic Wu sound, well done.
Ice Cream - This Ice Cream is better than Haggen Daz or Ben & Jerry's.
Wu-Gambino's - Second best track on the CD. The Wu family come together to lay lyrics to an instant Wu-Tang classic.
I've read that this is one of the best CD solo albums released by the Wu-Tang Clan. Well, maybe when it was released it was (there was only one or two others prior to Cuban Linx, right?), but I think that is very arguable today. There have been a lot of solid releases since Cuban Linx. Still, I think it merits its high praise and hype - this CD doesn't disappoint. |
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Lost for Words
Submitted on: 2008-11-14 |
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| I bought the purple tape @ J & R Music World back in '95, and I rushed home tearing off the plastic wrapper. I inserted the tape in my boom box, hit play, and I was in a trance. I was open, I was in love w/the purple tape. I would come home from school and listen to the purple tape every single day. I am surprised the tape didn't pop. My father hated that album b/c I played it everyday for a month str8. memories. |
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