Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…

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Artist: Raekwon

Title: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...

Year: 1995

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Tracklist

  • 1. Striving for Perfection (1:44)
  • 2. Knuckleheadz (feat. Ghostface Killah & U-God) (4:03)
  • 3. Knowledge God (4:24)
  • 4. Criminology (feat. Ghostface Killah) (3:47)
  • 5. Incarcerated Scarfaces (4:42)
  • 6. Rainy Dayz (feat. Ghostface Killah & Blue Raspberry) (6:02)
  • 7. Guillotine (Swordz) (feat. Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck & GZA (Genius)) (4:22)
  • 8. Can It Be All So Simple (Remix) (feat. Ghostface Killah) (5:38)
  • 9. Shark Niggas (Biters) (1:38)
  • 10. Ice Water (feat. Ghostface Killah & Cappadonna) (3:38)
  • 11. Glaciers of Ice (feat. Ghostface Killah & Masta Killa) (5:20)
  • 12. Verbal Intercourse (feat. Ghostface Killah & Nas) (3:31)
  • 13. Wisdom Body (feat. Ghostface Killah) (2:38)
  • 14. Spot Rusherz (3:13)
  • 15. Ice Cream (feat. Ghostface Killah, Method Man & Cappadonna) (4:13)
  • 16. Wu-Gambinos (feat. Ghostface Killah, Method Man, RZA & Masta Killa) - Hidden Chambers Remix (5:39)
  • 17. Heaven & Hell (feat. Ghostface Killah) (4:56)
  • 18. North Star (Jewels) (3:58)

Review

Some albums define a sound. Others invent a world. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… does both. Raekwon’s debut isn’t just a solo record—it’s a cinematic underworld built from the dust and glamour of 1990s New York, with the Wu-Tang Clan’s shadow stretching over every beat. Produced almost entirely by RZA, the album plays like a gangster film told in rhymes: rich, paranoid, luxurious, and blood-stained.

Raekwon and Ghostface Killah are the duo at the heart of it all, trading bars with a chemistry so effortless it feels telepathic. Tracks like “Criminology,” “Incarcerated Scarfaces,” and “Glaciers of Ice” aren’t just stories—they’re architecture. Every syllable carries weight, every sample feels like dust settling on a kingpin’s desk. RZA’s production—grimy yet orchestral—frames the rhymes like chiaroscuro lighting, giving the violence and ambition a mythic texture.

Thirty years later, the album still sounds untouchable. It codified “mafioso rap,” influenced everyone from Nas to Pusha T, and stands as one of hip-hop’s most complete visions of street poetry and self-mythology. Cuban Linx isn’t just Raekwon’s masterpiece—it’s hip-hop canon. - Marcus

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