Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 (Clean) [Clean]

Raekwon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 8, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Clean
• Label: Ice H20 (Ice Water)
• ASIN: B002IRDE2O
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (95 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #419,123 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Return of the North Star (feat. Papu Wu)

2. House of Flying Daggers (feat. Inspectah Deck,Ghostface Killah and Method Man)

3. Sonny's Missing (Produced by Pete Rock)

4. Pyrex Vision (Produced by Marley Marl)

5. Cold Outside (feat. Ghostface Killah and Sugar Bang)

6. Black Mozart (feat. Inspectah Deck)

7. New Wu (feat. Method Man and Ghostface Killah)

8. Penitentiary (feat. Ghostface Killah)

9. Surgical Gloves

10. Broken Safety (feat. Jadakiss and Styles P)

11. Canal Street

12. Ason Jones

13. Have Mercy (feat. Beanie Sigel and Blue Raspberry)

14. 10 Bricks (feat. Cappadonna and Ghostface Killah)

15. Fat Lady Sings

16. Catalina (feat. Lyfe Jennings)

17. We Will Rob You (feat. Slick Rick, GZA and Masta Killa)

18. About Me

19. Mean Streets (feat. Inspectah Deck and Ghostface Killah)

20. Kiss The Ring (feat. Inspectah Deck and Masta Killa)

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

With years of working along side some of the most influential figures in the recording industry to date, Raekwon is ready to reemerge his urban flair with the sequel to Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II features cameos from many industry heavyweights such as the Wu-Tang Clan, Jadakiss Styles P, and many others. It also features blazing tracks from the who's who of extraordinary Hip-Hop producers such as the RZA, Eric Sermon, Dr Dre, Scram Jones, Pete Rock, Marley Marl, Allah Mathematics and J-Dilla. Then, it's layered with Raekwon's melodic flows and street oriented delivery. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II will produce the dish that true Hip Hop Fans have been salivating for many years.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

38 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CLASSIC SEQUEL, September 8, 2009

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Intellectualista (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt. 2 (Audio CD)

OB4CL2 is an excellent project! Listed as a sequel to its instant-classic predecessor, this latest installment continues where CL1 left off. Appropriately guest starring GFK (Ghost Face Killah), the energy and chemistry between the duo is undeniable. Raekwon smartly looked to credible hardcore rap producers to help bring to life the street energy that the Cuban Linx theme embodies. Notable producers such as RZA, Marley Marl, Pete Rock and J Dilla add necessary ingredients to the Cuban Linx recipe. The only people missing from this project are ODB and Nas. However, his lineup is not saturated with guest appearances. Instead, Raekwon successfully manages to hold his own for over half of the albun. His equally imaginative music video to "House of Flying Daggers" is a wonderful complement to the song.

Raekwon's sound takes listeners back to gritty Shaolin of the 1990s; however, the production does not sound like leftover beats from that era. Instead, it is a fresh, new take on NYC street life and drama. Raekwon tells terrific stories throughout, narrating a journey through New York's underbelly. There is no glitz and glamour here. This album features no hollywood name-dropping, european exotic car and exotic vacation destination references.

Raekwon's focus is clear and it is all about a genuine agenda to keep Hip Hop culture fresh, consistent and authentic. OB4CL2 demonstrates the Wu are not only still relevant to Hip-Hop, but they are also still necessary for properly representing the culture. Throw your W's up! Salute to Raekwon and the Wu family for a successful release!

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CLASSIC 90's MAFIOSO-RAP FOR 2009+, September 8, 2009

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CC Crespo (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt. 2 (Audio CD)

If you have any interest in Hip-Hop, REAL CLASSIC 90's influenced Hip-Hop, then you have absolutely no excuse to pass on this album right here.

The long-awaited follow-up to the classic masterpiece 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx', Raekwon has gone back to the genre he created back in the 1995 (aka Mafioso Rap) and has created another instant classic in 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt. 2'.

As a 33-year old native New Yorker, I grew up listening to Raekwon, Nas, and other great story-tellers (aka rappers) of the mid-90's. To me, this new Raekwon album is a breath of fresh air for 2009.

If 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx' is a 5-Star CLASSIC hip-hop album, 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt. 2' should easily be rated 4-1/2 Stars, an INSTANT CLASSIC as well. The only reason for 1/2-Star deduction is because rapper Nas couldn't join Raekwon for the follow-up to "Verbal Intercourse" (Nas was going through his divorce with Kelis, so his absence is understandable).

Regardless, if you're reading this you owe it to yourself to buy this album and support the original pioneer of Mafioso Rap, Raekwon (who inspired Jay-Z's 'Reasonable Doubt', and The Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Life After Death', among many others). If you've never heard the original Raekwon album 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx', I urge you to buy it and listen to it back-to-back with this new Raekwon album right here.

To Raekwon: I want to personally say THANK YOU for bringing back CLASSIC 90's style rap into 2009 for all hip-hop fans.

THIS ALBUM IS A MUST-BUY.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Hate to Say "Classic"...but the Boot Fits, September 8, 2009

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Jeffrey A. Lunt - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt. 2 (Audio CD)

After several years (and delays) Raekwon the Chef (along with Tony Starks) releases his second masterpiece. "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx" is still an amazing album. Like most classics in rap or hip-hop, Raekwon's fist joint ages like fine wine. If you haven't listened to said classic, check it out now.

"Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...Part 2" is another classic (albeit with a more polished, '09 feel). Raekwon, along with his Clansmen, step up and deliver street anthem after bloody street anthem. Each track is mad "niggerish" (as Charley Murphy would say).

"Return of the North Star" welcomes the listener back into Chef's Cuban Linx world. (Play both albums back-to-back.) "House of Flying Daggers" is a pure Wu-Banger. "New Wu," which most of us heard online, represents the Wu in the same vein as "Triumph" (or even "Careful (Click, Click)"). "Surgical Gloves," "Pyrex Vision," "Penitentiary," and "Baggin' Crack" are perhaps my favorite tracks. (Raekwon can spin a story, son.) "Ason Jones" is a wonderful tribute to Big Baby Jesus. "We Will Rob You" and "10 Bricks" are some of the best displays of witty, unpredictable talent and natural game in recent years. Ghostface Killah slays the competition on these tracks. And likewise, Method Man comes correct (and as grimy) as usual.

Some of the aforementioned tracks are short (2 to 3 minutes or so). But the album clocks out at 1:10:52...so really, we get plenty of street knowledge.

All in all, this album is a fitting sequel to one of the best albums we've ever heard. Raekwon (and his posse) give us another standard in hip-hop lyricism and production. (Thank God RZA produced several key tracks on this beast.)

I keep telling people: Raekwon never fell off! Hopefully...while all the shark biters are waiting...these Cats will smash the world again.

Wu-Tang forever.

Peace.