Released through Loud Records and RCA and produced almost entirely by the RZA, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… immediately stood apart from its peers. Packaged in its now-iconic purple cassette shell—giving ...

Raekwon will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his acclaimed solo debut Only Built 4 Cuban Linx with a special instrumental version of the record arriving on vinyl this fall via Certified Classics, in ...

The Wu-Tang Clan remains one of Hip-Hop’s most viable collectives and the crew’s gritty approach coupled with an innovative plan to transform the industry is a case study of strength in numbers.

The post Raekwon Says Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. III Is on the Way appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Raekwon has announced he’s readying a new album that should have fans pretty excited: Only ...

2013 marks the 20th anniversary of the Wu-Tang Clan. A vital act in the East Coast’s Hip-Hop resurgence of the mid-90s, the nine-man collective was a creative force to be reckoned with. The group’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Wu-Tang Clan's first album, "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)," was released in late 1993, and it sold respectably, though its ...

Raekwon's 1995 seminal debut album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, is a cinematic masterpiece in the same film-related comparison to The Godfather, Scarface and the classic blaxploitation flick Super Fly.

XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: Aug. 1, 1995: On this day, in 1995, Raekwon delivered a visual album that changed the rap game. The word "classic" often gets thrown around a lot ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Keeping an ear to the music blogosphere The Purple Tape has become the kind of cultural touchtone that many music fans love to ...

The RZA and Raekwon will unite to perform the iconic Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… album with a live orchestra next week. Fans of the Wu-Tang Clan and Raekwon will get to hear his iconic Only Built 4 Cuban ...

The wait is nearly over. After four years of work, and fourteen years of fan anticipation, the Chef has finally confirmed an August 11 release date for Only Built for Cuban Linx II (EMI). The journey ...

30 years ago today, one of the greatest conceptual albums in Hip Hop history dropped. Raekwon the Chef released his solo debut Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, co-starring his Wu-Tang brother-in-arms, ...