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 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 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.
TRACKLIST
1. Striving For Perfection
2. Knuckleheadz feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks & Golden Arms AKA Lucky Hands
3. Knowledge God
4. Criminology feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks
5. Incarcerated Scarfaces
6. Rainy Dayz feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks & Blue Raspberry
7. Guillotine (Swordz) feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks, Inspectah Deck AKA Rollie Fingers, & Genius
8. Can It All Be So Simple (Remix) feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks
9. Shark Niggas (Biters)
10. Ice Water feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks & Cappachino
11. Glaciers Of Ice feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks & Master Killa AKA Noodles Vocals by Blue Raspberry & 62nd Assassin of Sunz of Man
12. Verbal Intercourse feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks & Nas AKA Nas Escobar
13. Wisdom Body feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks
14. Spot Rusherz
15. Ice Cream feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks, Method Man AKA Johnny Blaze & Cappachino
16. Wu-Gambinos feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks, Method Man AKA Johnny Blaze, The RZA AKA Bobby Steels & Master Killa AKA Noodles
17. Heaven & Hell feat. Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks
18. North Star (Jewels) - Bonus Track