Raekwon ‎– Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (New Vinyl)

Raekwon ‎– Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (New Vinyl)NEW DOUBLE LP New sealed copy. Reissue on 180 gram black vinyl. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (commonly referred to as The Purple Tape) is the debut studio album by American rapper and Wu Tang Clan member Raekwon, released on August 1, 1995, by Loud Records and RCA Records. The album was loosely composed to play like a film with Raekwon as the "star," fellow Wu Tang member Ghostface Killah as the "guest star," and producer RZA as the "director." It features

NEW DOUBLE LP

New sealed copy. Reissue on 180 gram black vinyl.

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (commonly referred to as The Purple Tape) is the debut studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon, released on August 1, 1995, by Loud Records and RCA Records. The album was loosely composed to play like a film with Raekwon as the "star," fellow Wu-Tang member Ghostface Killah as the "guest-star," and producer RZA as the "director." It features appearances from every member of the Wu-Tang Clan except for Ol' Dirty Bastard. The album also features debut appearances for affiliates Cappadonna and Blue Raspberry. It also features an acclaimed guest appearance from rapper Nas, which marked the first collaboration with a non-affiliated artist on a Wu-Tang related album.

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... has received acclaim from music critics and writers over the years, with many lauding it as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. With its emphasis on American Mafia insinuations and organized crime, the album is widely regarded as a pioneer of the mafioso rap subgenre. It is considered to have been highly influential on hip hop music over the next decade, being heavily referenced and influential on acclaimed albums such as Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt (1996) and The Notorious B.I.G.'s Life After Death (1997).

TRACKLIST:

A1 Striving For Perfection

A2 Knuckleheadz

A3 Knowledge God

A4 Criminology

A5 Incarcerated Scarfaces

B1 Rainy Dayz

B2 Guillotine (Swordz)

B3 Can It Be All So Simple (Remix)

C1 Shark Niggas (Biters)

C2 Ice Water

C3 Glaciers Of Ice

C4 Verbal Intercourse

C5 Wisdom Body

D1 Spot Rusherz

D2 Ice Cream

D3 Wu-Gambinos

D4 Heaven & Hell