Chef Raekwon*Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...

Label:

RCA – MOVLP1291

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue , 180 Gram

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Hip Hop

Style:

Boom Bap

Tracklist

A1 Striving For Perfection 1:43
A2 Knuckleheadz
FeaturingTony Starks
4:05
A3 Knowledge God 4:27
A4 Criminology
FeaturingTony Starks
3:49
A5 Incarcerated Scarfaces 4:30
B1 Rainy Dayz
FeaturingTony Starks
5:17
B2 Guillotine (Swordz)
FeaturingTony Starks
4:21
B3 Can It Be All So Simple (Remix)
FeaturingTony Starks
4:10
C1 Shark Niggas (Biters) 1:39
C2 Ice Water
FeaturingTony Starks
4:02
C3 Glaciers Of Ice
FeaturingTony Starks
VocalsBlue Raspberry
4:54
C4 Verbal Intercourse
FeaturingTony Starks
4:07
C5 Wisdom Body
FeaturingTony Starks
2:34
D1 Spot Rusherz 3:51
D2 Ice Cream
FeaturingTony Starks
4:16
D3 Wu-Gambinos
FeaturingTony Starks
5:09
D4 Heaven & Hell
Backing VocalsBlue Raspberry
FeaturingTony Starks
4:57

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Sony Music Entertainment
  • Copyright ©Sony Music Entertainment
  • Manufactured ByMusic On Vinyl B.V.
  • Distributed ByMusic On Vinyl B.V.
  • Manufactured ForSony Music Entertainment
  • Produced ForWu-Tang Productions, Inc.
  • Published ByCareers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.
  • Published ByRamecca Music
  • Published ByWu-Tang Publishing
  • Mastered AtSterling Sound
  • Pressed ByRecord Industry – 11267

Credits

  • Art DirectionCartel (9)
  • DesignMiguel Rivera (5)
  • EngineerThe RZA*
  • Engineer [Assistant Engineer]Islord
  • Executive-ProducerRobert Diggs
  • Mastered ByTom Coyne
  • Mixed ByThe RZA*
  • Mixed By [Co-mixed By]4th Disciple (tracks: B2, D1, D3)
  • Photography ByDaniel Hastings
  • ProducerThe RZA*
  • Set Designer, Design [Logo]Christian Cortes

Notes

Originally released ℗ & © 1995 Sony Music Entertainment.

On Tracks A1, A4, B2, B3, C2 to C5, D2 to D4 Ghost Face Killah is credited as 'Ghost Face Killer AKA Tony Starks'.
On Track A1 Golden Arms is credited as 'Golden Arms AKA Lucky Hands'.
On Track B2 Inspectah Deck is credited as 'Inspektah Deck AKA Rollie Fingers'.
On Tracks C3, D3 Masta Killa is credited as 'Master Killer AKA Noodles'.
On Track C3 60 Second Assassin is credited as '62nd Assassin of Sunz Of Man'.
On Track C4 Nas is credited as 'Nas AKA Nas Escobar'.
On Tracks D2, D3 Method Man is credited as 'Method Man AKA Johnny Blaze'.
On Track D3 RZA is credited as 'RZA, The AKA Bobby Steels'.

Made in the EU.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 8 718469 537754
  • Barcode (Scanned): 8718469537754
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A): 11267 1A MOVLP 1291
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B): 11267 1B MOVLP 1291
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C): 11267 1C MOVLP 1291
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D): 11267 1D MOVLP 1291
  • Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA

Other Versions (5 of 51)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (Instrumental) (2×LP, Unofficial Release) Not On Label GG 002 US 1995
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (2×LP, Album, Stereo) RCA 07863-66663-1 US 1995
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (CD, Album) RCA 07863 66663 2 Europe 1995
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (CD, Album) RCA 07863-66663-2 Canada 1995
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (Cassette, Album, Limited Edition, Purple) RCA 66663-4 07863, 66663-4, 07863-66663-4 US 1995

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Reviews

  • rdinfante920's avatar
    rdinfante920
    I stand by MOV’s product. I have a couple releases of theirs and they all sound ridiculously good. Each instrument and sound is so clear. Gross copy. Def grab it if u can
    • ricstultz's avatar
      ricstultz
      An incredible pressing of a wu classic, wonderful job all around by MOV
      • marekmarecki7's avatar
        marekmarecki7
        I almost bought this record because I heard it sounds great but thankfully I realized it doesn't have North Star Jewels before placing the order.

        I don't care how good the pressing is, OB4CL without North Star Jewels is incomplete. It's a crying shame that track isn't on here.
        • UrielG123's avatar
          UrielG123
          Sound wise it’s good and bass heavy. However sibilance is pretty prominent as expected. Played with the Nagaoka MP-110
          • Nathan8031's avatar
            Nathan8031
            Sounds ok, my copy has inner-groove distortion on both discs but not as bad as the get on down version.
            • cfigz82's avatar
              cfigz82
              Edited 5 years ago
              I own the Get On Down Purple vinyl release and this 1 by Music on Vinyl and will say this remaster blows the doors off the Get On Down pressing. Very clean and all the dynamics are there. The attention this classic deserves. I also really like the High gloss look they did on the Jacket. No Gatefold but did include non static sleeves.
              • maroko's avatar
                maroko
                I barely delve into the realms of hip-hop these days, but when I am in the mood for it, this is what my hand reaches out for first. Best ever? No. Does not even have to be. Favorite? Definitely.
                This album oozes class and style, loaded with surreal metaphor and vivid imaginery, but still undeniably veracious. Odd combo it is, but The Chef doses it just right.
                Unlike its west coast counterparts, Raekwon goes head and shoulders deep into a unvierse of the Sicilian mob, gives nods to Scarface and Carlito's Way, boasts the high life as if he was a mixture of Nicky Barnes, George Jung and the holy pope of pimps. Which is great. Instead of recycling the blood, crips, 'bros before hoez' rhetoric, busting caps and what not, Raekwon (aided by the never better and more confident Ghostface Killah), creates a world so blown out of proportion, yet so palpable and credible, due to his absolutely stunning delivery.
                He is no Pharoahe Monch, intricacy wise, but he could paint the Sistine Chapel for days on end with his brilliantly split lyrical personality, teetering between street corner ruggedness and boisterous flamboyance like it was as simple as flipping a coin.

                As if that wasn't enough, RZA caters some of his finest (if not the finest) beats he's ever carved, serving up everything from excerpts of dialogues of John Woo flicks through to Al Pacino's rabid monologues from Scarface and then back to some dramatic strings on Rainy Dayz or Verbal Intercourse.
                It also has the finest ever Wu-Tang track not found on a Wu-Tang Clan album, Wu Gambinos.
                This album has so much of everything done just right there is nothing for you not to like. The lyrical content may be composed of what it is, but it never tips over into being exasperating. You have heard the topic peeled to death since, but I have never heard it coated into so many layers of poetic trickery.

                If for once, this album is a picture perfect example of how even a previously tackled topic can sound fresh if presented in an original fashion. Here, you have two absolute goliaths of the nineties unleashing their absolute best, and over over twenty years later, few have come close.
                On a final note, this Music On Vinyl release is a thing of absolute beauty. Dynamic, rich and full. Every syllable is audible just like every single musical element. Just blasted it today and it took me through an entire childhood of watching the Godfather, tape recording and what not. Pure bliss. Even if you cannot relate to it. Which you can't, naturally. Raekwon is a master of excess, and that is precisely what you get here, anchored by some of the finest beat crafting hip-hop has ever witnessed.

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