Because I studied, I did my homework, I lived it.” “When I made my solo album, I wanted to be one of the greats. “You got some dudes that got a lot to say, but don't really be passionate about what they feel and where they want to go in life,” Raekwon says. The impact of their Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) album and the first of the crew’s critically and commercially successful solo outings (Method Man’s Tical and Old Dirty Bastard’s Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version) set the precedent that Rae made sure to uphold. Those n***as is different.”ĭifferent is exactly what Wu-Tang was-a prodigious nine-member kung-fu-film-influenced rap group forged in New York City’s least recognized borough, Staten Island. It’s the most gleamingest chain that comes in the party, and you know when you see n***as with those on, those ain't your everyday n***as. I'm like, 'That shit sounds like the biggest chain of them all.' It can't be broken.
“One rhyme said something about ‘only built for Cuban links n***as who pull strings,’ so right there, it hit me. “Me and Ghost, we was doing a lot of writing together,” Raekwon tells Apple Music. Co-host is an accurate depiction of Ghost’s role here, the guesting MC appearing on 14 of Cuban Linx’s 18 tracks. The “Purple Tape” he refers to is Raekwon’s debut album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, released in 1995 as a special purple-tinted cassette. You may have to select a menu option or click a button.It isn’t often that an MC can use the fact that he’d appeared on another MC’s album to big himself up, but that’s exactly how it worked for Ghostface Killah when he rapped, “The world can’t touch Ghost/Purple Tape, Rae co-host,” on “Mighty Healthy” from Ghostface’s sophomore album, 2000’s Supreme Clientele.
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Click the AdBlock Plus icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.Refresh the page or click the button below to continue.Under “ Pause on this site” click “ Always”.Click the AdBlock icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.Verbal Intercourse (Instrumental) (4:02)Īdblock Adblock Plus Adblocker Ultimate Ghostery uBlock Origin Others Can It Be All So Simple (Instrumental) (5:32)Ĭ1. Guillotine (Swordz) (Instrumental) (4:21)ī3. Incarcerated Scarfaces (Instrumental) (4:30)ī2. Striving For Perfection (Instrumental) (01:35)Ī5. Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Instrumental Vinyl Tracklist: Check out the tracklist and stream Raekwon’s classic album below. Pre-orders for the instrumental version of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… are currently available here. The collective premiered a seven-track EP to coincide with the documentary. He released his last official full-length album The Wild back in 2017 but he’s kept busy through other Wu-Tang Clan endeavors like Hulu’s Wu-Tang: An American Saga and Showtime’s Of Mics and Men. Pre-orders are currently ongoing but expect a wait to get your hands on the collector’s item, as shipments start late-September 2020 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic causing delays.Įarlier this year, Raekwon debuted his new The Appetition EP through a partnership with Red Bull Music.
A reverse-board, silver-inked jacket with die-cut printing houses the artwork featuring both Raekwon and Ghostface Killah. The latest iteration of Cuban Linx is pressed on two purple-in-clear splatter vinyls.
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