Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... [Explicit Lyrics]

Raekwon | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (August 1, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000002WU8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (184 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,204 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Striving for Perfection

2. Knuckleheadz

3. Knowledge God

4. Criminology

5. Incarcerated Scarfaces

6. Rainy Dayz

7. Guillotine (Swordz)

8. Can It Be All So Simple [Remix]

9. Shark Niggas (Biters)

10. Ice Water

11. Glaciers of Ice

12. Verbal Intercourse

13. Wisdom Body

14. Spot Rusherz

15. Ice Cream

16. Wu-Gambinos

17. Heaven & Hell

18. North Star (Jewels) [*]

Editorial Reviews

TracklistA1 Striving For Perfection 1:43 A2 Knuckleheadz 4:05 Rap [Featuring] - U-God A3 Knowledge God 4:27 A4 Criminology 3:49 A5 Incarcerated Scarfaces 4:30 B1 Rainy Dayz 5:17 Vocals - Blue Raspberry B2 Guillotine (Swordz) 4:21 Rap [Featuring] - GZA , Inspectah Deck B3 Can It All Be So Simple (Remix) 4:10 C1 Shark Niggas (Biters) 1:39 C2 Ice Water 4:02 Rap [Featuring] - Cappadonna C3 Glaciers Of Ice 4:54 Rap [Featuring] - 60 Second Assassin , Masta Killa Vocals - Blue Raspberry C4 Verbal Intercourse 4:07 Rap [Featuring] - Nas C5 Wisdom Body 2:34 D1 Spot Rusherz 3:51 D2 Ice Cream 4:16 Rap [Featuring] - Cappadonna , Method Man D3 Wu-Gambinos 5:09 Rap [Featuring] - Masta Killa , Method Man , RZA D4 Heaven & Hell 4:57 CreditsProducer - RZA Rap [Featuring] - Ghostface Killah (tracks: A2, A4, B1 to B3, C2 to C5, D2 to D4)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE ONE AND ONLY BUILT FOR PURE RAP FANS, September 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (Audio CD)

I have every Wu-Tang cd there is and I've been a fan since the start of the WU. I have to say that Rae's album is the greatest album in history. I bought that album when it first came out, which was around four years ago, and every time I listen to it, it still feels like the beginning. Most cd's I buy, I get sick of in a few weeks or even days. However, this album is so perfectly balanced and groundbreaking that I get chills everytime I listen to it. When I listen to it, it just boggles my mind. This is the album that started the entire "Mafia/money-making" craze that has taken over the rap world, but Rae's the only one who did it right. He brought originality and creativity to it, and he did it his own way. When I see other rap stars pretending to be mobsters, they're just followers of the original, Raekwon. Only Built For Cuban Linx...- THE BEST ALBUM EVER

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wu-Tangs Best Solo Effort ....Ever, November 16, 2002

By 

Anthony Hanes "anthony_hanes" (winston-salem, north carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (Audio CD)

1995 was a one of the greatest years in the history of hip hop. The underground circuit was strong and future stars were on the rise. The Wu-Tang had a world-wide appeal that was almost contagious. With several street bangers already in place who knew that a quit member that goes by the name "The Chef" would drop an album that would prove to be timeless. Raekwon's "Only Built For Cubn Linx" is not only the best Wu-Tang album created but one of the best Hip Hop albums of all time. How many CD's can you play all the way throught and be totally entertained as well as educated. Hell, even the skits were dope! Standout tracks such as "Rainy Days", "Incarcerated Scarfaces", "Wu Gambino's", "Ice-Cream" and "Knowledge God" all represent classic Wu-Tang music......But on "Verbal Intercourse"..Nas drops one of hip hops hottest verses followed by an equally hungry Raekwon. The album is pretty much flawless and the outro is one of the best I've heard. Titled "North Star"..an old school cat from the neighborhood talks about the good times and watching a young Rawkwon grow up to be one of hip hop's finest. Believe me people, "Only Built For Cuban Linx" should have gotten a perfect rating in every hip hop magazine. Shame on the source for giving this album 4.5 mics and then seven years later say they made a mistake! Don't make the same error....go cop it"

t-hanes

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest hip-hop albums ever made., July 22, 2000

By 

Peace Daddy "Eclectic ReflectionZ" (Where the Wind Blows) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (Audio CD)

If you don't have this album in your collection, seriously, either you don't like hip-hop or there's something wrong with you. This is a timeless classic.
I'm not even going to begin to describe why every track is dope, cuz I'd literally be here all night. Incarcerated Scarfaces, Glaciers Of Ice, Ice Cream, Wu Gambinos, Heaven & Hell, etc...they're ALL classics. But if I had to choose two favorite tracks off of here (I could never choose just one), they'd be Rainy Dayz and Verbal Intercourse.
Rainy Dayz is so smooth it'll give you chills....I remember the first time I heard this track, I played it over and over again, and just like the whole album, it never gets tiring or old.
Verbal Intercourse lets us hear with our own ears the transformation of Nasty Nas to Nas Escobar, and Esco fails to dissappoint. Everything about this track is beyond classic--the unbelievable beat and the flawless flows of Nas, Rae, & Ghost combine to make this one of my personal favorite tracks of all time.
Now enough reading this review, BUY THIS ALBUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW!