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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.
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Reviews:
Best of Hip Hop
You're missing out if you don't pick this album up. Quite simply, this is one of the best hip hop albums to be released in some time. The production is 1st rate, the lyrics are dope, and the overall composition of this album is fantastic. You know an album is good when you find yourself wanting to re-hear a song over again before moving to the next one. I'd say only 3 of the over 20 songs could have been left out. Otherwise, most of the tracks are bangers and give you the old Wu Tang style we've been craving for years.
The return of the purple tape...Cuban Linx Part II
In 2006, Raekwon made two announcements: One; He's making a sequel to his classic debut, "Only Built For Cuban Linx", and Two; He was signing to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. While one was exciting (the former), the other was a little disheartening (the latter). Being that Dr. Dre is a bit of a nitpicker, he has a tendency to shelve albums...just ask King Tee, Rakim, and Stat Quo. So, when months and even years passed by, this album started to become existent in name only. It was scheduled for a late 2008 release, but Dr. Dre wasn't happy with the results. Also, the album's executive producer (and Raekwon's labelmate) Busta Rhymes had left Aftermath, which put the project into limbo. So, Raekwon took the masters and left for EMI Records to put out "Only Built For Cuban Linx, Part II".
Fast forward to 2009, when the album actually sees the light of day. After hearing the album, I have to ask Dr. Dre one serious question... "What Were You Thinking?" This album is a masterpiece from beginning to end, even with its obvious flaws (22 songs...really?). Production on this album is almost flawless, with production from Marley Marl, Pete Rock, The RZA, The Alchemist and the late J. Dilla. Even the two songs that Dr. Dre contributed don't sound out of place.
While I love this album enough to say that it is the best hip hop album of 2009, I do have a couple of gripes with it. For starters, some of the songs are unusually short and as a vinyl collector, I was surprised to find out that this album was not available on the vinyl format. Overall, even that doesn't deter my decision...Raekwon has done it again!
Classic - Part 2
Raekwon continues with his 90's flow over some 70's tracks. A perfect sequel! He doesn't miss a step on this CD giving his fans the Raekwon that they miss. This is an important CD for the catalog of hip hop. Only Built, Survival Skills, Foundation, Slaughterhouse are REAL Blueprints for HIP HOP!
HIP HOP IS STILL ALIVE
This is up there with the best Wu-Tang Albums of all time . Just going to Fry's and buying this album made me feel 17 again because of the cover alone. The tracks are basically all dope and grow on you with every listen just like the old wu albums. It was worth the wait ! My only beef is that i would have loved to see Nas do a joint on here. Great Album and i wanna see Rae on the Detox cd !
Well.......
I wouldn't say this is as good as the first but considering what has come out in the past 10 years....yeah I said it, TEN YEARS, this album is good. It isn't great but there are some high quality tracks and the beats are grimy. There is some filler on there of course but I would recommend anyone who is a WU fan to pick this up. Burn it to Itunes and pick out about 12 of the 23 tracks. The other 11 can go.
