Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
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Only Built for Cuban Linx is an East Coast rap album by rapper Raekwon, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). His first solo album, Raekwon, a member of The Wu-Tang Clan, quickly established himself a reputation as one of the most critically praised members of the collective. Only Built for Cuban Linx is a solo album, but, like most Wu-Tang solo records, includes a great many collaborations, here especially with RZA and Ghostface Killah. This album also, like most of the records by the members and affiliates of the Wu-Tang Clan, features a lot of movie samples, this time sampled mostly from the English dubbed version of the Hong Kong action film The Killer.
Track listing
- "Striving for Perfection" (Diggs/Woods) - 1:43
- "Knuckleheadz" (Diggs/Woods) - 4:05
- "Knowledge God" (Diggs/Woods) - 4:27
- "Criminology" (Adams/Bascombe/Burgess/Coles/Diggs/Patterson/Woods) - 3:49
- "Incarcerated Scarfaces" (Diggs/Raekwon) - 4:30
- "Rainy Dayz" (Diggs/Woods) - 5:17
- "Guillotine (Swordz)" (Diggs/Woods) - 4:21
- "Can It Be All So Simple" (Wu Tang Clan) - 4:10
- "Shark Niggas (Biters)" (Diggs/Woods) - 1:39
- "Ice Water" (Diggs/Woods) - 4:02
- "Glaciers of Ice" (Coles/Diggs/Turner/Woods) - 4:54
- "Verbal Intercourse" (Diggs/Woods/Jones) - 4:07
- "Wisdom Body" (Diggs/Woods) - 2:34
- "Spot Rusherz" (Diggs/Woods) - 3:51
- "Ice Cream" (Diggs/Woods) - 4:16
- "Wu-Gambinos" performed by Raekwon / Method Man - 5:09
- "Heaven and Hell" (Diggs/Woods) - 4:57
- "North Star (Jewels)" (Diggs/Woods) - 4:00
Personnel
- Nas - Vocals
- RZA - Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Miguel Rivera - Design
- Method Man - Performer
- Raekwon - Vocals
- Fourth Disciple - Assistant Engineer, Mixing
- Tom Coyne - Mastering
- Dennis Coles - Executive Producer
- Robert Diggs - Executive Producer
- Mitchell Diggs - Executive Producer
- Oli Grant - Executive Producer
- Daniel Hastings - Photography
- Masta Killa - Vocals
- Ghostface Killah - Vocals
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album
1995 The Billboard 200 No. 4 1995 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums No. 2
Billboard (North America) - singles
1994 Heaven Hot Rap Singles No. 32 1994 Heaven Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 34 1995 Glaciers Of Ice The Billboard Hot 100 No. 43 1995 Incarcerated Scarfaces The Billboard Hot 100 No. 37 1995 Glaciers Of Ice Hot Rap Singles No. 5 1995 Incarcerated Scarfaces Hot Rap Singles No. 5 1995 Heaven & Hell Hot Rap Singles No. 21 1995 Criminology Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 32 1995 Incarcerated Scarfaces Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 37 1995 Glaciers Of Ice Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 2