Chef Raekwon
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2LP vinyl

The cultural phenomenon that is the Wu-Tang cannot accurately be described without referencing one of the pillars in the Clan's discography; Chef Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx remains firmly planted as one of the defining triumphs in their artistic legacy. The oft referred "Purple Tape", has been cited and debated by many as the greatest Wu-Tang solo project to date and a remains a bullet point in any discussion involving the greatest Cocaine Rap or Street Hop albums of all time. Raekwon's narrative, plays out like a movie script from the violent, drug fueled, underbelly of New York City's criminal landscape, intricately woven over instrumentals from the legendary mastermind behind the Wu-Tang Clan, The RZA. Even the album's main feature "Tony Starks aka Ghostface Killer", referred to as such rather described as a "guest star" appearing on 12 of the albums 18 tracks.

It should be noted that while the Only Built 4 Cuban Linx did produce a string of successful singles, such as Ice Cream, Incarcerated Scarfaces, and Criminology, like all classic cinema, the album was intentionally engineered to be appreciated in one sitting, played from beginning to end. 

NEW /  Released in 1995 / Reissued in 2026

Tracklist:

A1 Striving For Perfection

A2 Knuckleheadz feat Ghostface Killah And Lucky Hands

A3 Knowledge God

A4 Criminology feat Ghostface Killah

A5 Incarcerated Scarfaces

B1 Rainy Dayz feat Ghostface Killah And Blue Rasberry

B2 Guillotine (Swordz) feat Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck And Genius

B3 Can It Be All So Simple (Remix) feat Ghostface Killah

C1 Shark Niggas (Biters)

C2 Ice Water feat Ghostface Killah And Cappachino

C3 Glaciers Of Ice feat Ghostface Killah, Master Killa

C4 Verbal Intercourse feat Ghostface Killah, Nas

C5 Wisdom Body feat Ghostface Killah

D1 Spot Rusherz

D2 Ice Cream feat Ghostface Killah, Method Man, And Cappachino

D3 Wu-Gambinos feat Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Rza, And Master Killa

D4 Heaven & Hell feat Ghostface Killah