Intense Records

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (Purple Vinyl) 2LP

£31.66 (£37.99 incl. VAT)

One Of The Most Enduring Tales In The History Of Hip Hop Is Now Available In A Limited Edition Yellow And Clear Split Color Pressing. This reissue features the formerly CD only bonus track, "North Star (Jewels)” as well as completely enhanced and painstakingly remastered audio. 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, 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 a 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 instrumentalfrom the legendary Wu mastermind, The RZA. While 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. Tracks: A1. Striving For Perfection. A2. Knuckleheadz feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks. & Golden Arms AKA Lucky Hands. A3. Knowledge God. A4. Criminology feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks. A5. Incarcerated Scarfaces. B1. Rainy Dayz feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks & Blue Raspberry. B2. Guillotine (Swordz) feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks, Inspectah Deck AKA Rollie Fingers, & Genius. B3. Can It All Be So Simple (Remix) feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks. C1. Shark Niggas (Biters). C2. Ice Water feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks & Cappachino. C3. Glaciers Of Ice feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks & Master Killa AKA Noodles Vocals by Blue Raspberry & 62nd Assassin of Sunz of Man. C4. Verbal Intercourse feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks & Nas AKA Nas Escobar. C5. Wisdom Body feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks. D1. Spot Rusherz. D2. Ice Cream feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks, Method Man AKA Johnny Blaze & Cappachino. D3. Wu-Gambinos feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks, Method Man AKA Johnny Blaze, The RZA AKA Bobby Steels & Master Killa AKA Noodles. D4. Heaven & Hell feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks. D5. North Star (Jewels) - Bonus Track