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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... is the solo debut album of rapper and Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan

The Wu-Tang Clan is a New York City?based hip hop group. Wu-Tang Clan consists of nine United States rapping: RZA, GZA, Raekwon, U-God, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard....
 member Raekwon
Raekwon

Corey Woods, better known by the stage name Raekwon , is an United States East Coast hip hop rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. His 1995 album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... is widely considered to be one of the best Wu-Tang solo albums, and one of the finest and most influential hip hop albums of the 1990s....
, released in 1995 on Loud Records
Loud Records

Loud Records is a subsidiary of SRC Records founded by Steve Rifkind in 1992 in music.Loud was a hip hop music record label which has released material by acts such as Wu-Tang Clan, Big Punisher, Mobb Deep, Krayzie Bone, The Beatnuts, M.O.P., Tha Alkaholiks, Pete Rock, Lil' Flip, Three 6 Mafia, Project Pat, Xzibit, Twista, Dead Prez, Cella...
. Highly lauded upon its release, the album remains fresh in the minds of hip-hop and Wu-Tang fans fourteen years later.

won released Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...—originally to be titled Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Niggaz—as his first solo
Solo (music)

In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer. In practice this means a number of different things, depending on the type of music and the context....
 album, and the third seen from the Wu camp after Method Man
Method Man

Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man, is an United Statesn hip hop music, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop culture collective Wu-Tang Clan....
's Tical
Tical (album)

Tical is the highly acclaimed debut album by Wu-Tang Clan member and hip hop music artist Method Man. It was released by Def Jam in 1994 making it the first Wu-Tang solo album released after Wu-Tang Clan's debut, Enter The Wu-Tang ....
 and Ol' Dirty Bastard
Ol' Dirty Bastard

Russell Tyrone Jones was an American rapper who went by the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard . He was one of the founding members of the hip hop music group Wu-Tang Clan....
's Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version

Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version is the solo debut album of rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Ol' Dirty Bastard, released on March 28, 1995 on Elektra Records....
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... is the solo debut album of rapper and Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan

The Wu-Tang Clan is a New York City?based hip hop group. Wu-Tang Clan consists of nine United States rapping: RZA, GZA, Raekwon, U-God, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard....
 member Raekwon
Raekwon

Corey Woods, better known by the stage name Raekwon , is an United States East Coast hip hop rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. His 1995 album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... is widely considered to be one of the best Wu-Tang solo albums, and one of the finest and most influential hip hop albums of the 1990s....
, released in 1995 on Loud Records
Loud Records

Loud Records is a subsidiary of SRC Records founded by Steve Rifkind in 1992 in music.Loud was a hip hop music record label which has released material by acts such as Wu-Tang Clan, Big Punisher, Mobb Deep, Krayzie Bone, The Beatnuts, M.O.P., Tha Alkaholiks, Pete Rock, Lil' Flip, Three 6 Mafia, Project Pat, Xzibit, Twista, Dead Prez, Cella...
. Highly lauded upon its release, the album remains fresh in the minds of hip-hop and Wu-Tang fans fourteen years later.

Album Structure & Lyricism

Raekwon released Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...—originally to be titled Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Niggaz—as his first solo
Solo (music)

In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer. In practice this means a number of different things, depending on the type of music and the context....
 album, and the third seen from the Wu camp after Method Man
Method Man

Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man, is an United Statesn hip hop music, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop culture collective Wu-Tang Clan....
's Tical
Tical (album)

Tical is the highly acclaimed debut album by Wu-Tang Clan member and hip hop music artist Method Man. It was released by Def Jam in 1994 making it the first Wu-Tang solo album released after Wu-Tang Clan's debut, Enter The Wu-Tang ....
 and Ol' Dirty Bastard
Ol' Dirty Bastard

Russell Tyrone Jones was an American rapper who went by the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard . He was one of the founding members of the hip hop music group Wu-Tang Clan....
's Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version

Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version is the solo debut album of rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Ol' Dirty Bastard, released on March 28, 1995 on Elektra Records....
. Seeking to musically express Raekwon's blend of Five Percenter creed and inner-city experience, producer RZA
RZA

Robert F. Diggs , better known as RZA , is an United States Grammy winning music producer, rapper, and occasional actor. A prominent figure in hip hop music, he is the de facto leader of the hip hop music group Wu-Tang Clan....
 worked intensively on a haunting sound, slower and more layered than that of the Clan's previous efforts, using strings, piano loops and vocal samples from Kung Fu movies
Martial arts film

Martial arts film is a film genre that originated in the Pacific Rim. This genre is a type of action film characterized by extensive fighting scenes employing various types of martial arts....
. Because of Raekwon's storytelling, gangster-minded approach, the producer set up the album to play like mobster movie scenes:

In keeping with the loose storyline, the album opens with Raekwon and "co-star" Ghostface Killah
Ghostface Killah

Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early- to mid-1990s, each member went on to pursue a solo career....
 planning a job, and U-God
U-God

Lamont Jody Hawkins , better known as U-God, is an United States hip hop music and member of the hip hop culture collective, Wu-Tang Clan....
 is "killed off" after the first song to explain his return to prison, and subsequent non-participation in the album. Cuban Linx is commonly referred to as The Purple Tape because the original cassette's plastic was entirely purple; Raekwon marked the tape distinctively as a reference to drug dealers' method of tagging their product.

The album is often commemorated for its introduction of a distinctive slang
Slang

Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's dialect or language....
 individual to Raekwon and Ghostface; heavy use of the Supreme Alphabet
Supreme Alphabet

The Supreme Alphabet is, in the Nation of Gods and Earths, a system of interpreting text and finding deeper meaning in the original 120 Questions written by Elijah Muhammad and Wallace Fard Muhammad by assigning actual meanings to the letters of the Roman alphabet....
 and Supreme Mathematics, as often used by the Wu-Tang Clan, blended with terms picked up on the inner-city streets of New York, as well as several songs based around detailed, loosely-connected stories. Ghostface Killah appears on fifteen of the album's eighteen tracks, including "Wisdom Body," which is a Ghostface solo song. Ghost garnered attention of his own from his many appearances, which helped launch his solo career with Ironman
Ironman (album)

Ironman is the first album by United States Hip hop music artist and Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah. The LP is slightly different to other first generation solo albums released by Wu-Tang members, owing much of its thematic scope, mythology and samples from classic 1960s and 1970s blaxploitation as well as Martial arts film films....
:

Reception & Influence

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is widely regarded as one of the best albums to come from the Wu-Tang camp; it has been on several lists of best albums or best rap albums, including Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a United States-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J....
's Essential Recordings of the 1990s list. In addition, fellow emcee Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes

Trevor Smith, Jr., better known as Busta Rhymes , is a Grammy Award-nominated Jamaican?United States rapping, songwriter, and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the name Busta Rhymes after watching him perform....
 regarded it as "one of the best albums ever," leading to his taking a position as co-executive producer on the forthcoming sequel. It was retroactively upgraded from 4.5 to 5 mics in The Source in 2002, and was selected as one of the magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums.

Cuban Linx re-popularized Mafioso-flavored, street-oriented gangster rap on the east coast; while the style was developed somewhat by Kool G. Rap in the late 80's, it didn't truly catch on until 1995. References to Cuban Linx could be heard often in following years, notably the spike in popularity of Cristal
Cristal

Cristal is the brand name of a Champagne produced by Louis Roederer. Cristal is easily recognized by its flat-bottomed clear, "crystal" bottle, anti-UV cellophane wrapper, and gold label....
, an expensive champagne mentioned on the album and touted by Rae and Ghost; director Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, Film producer, cinematographer and actor. He rose to fame in the early 1990s as an independent film filmmaker whose films used nonlinear and aestheticization of violence....
, a known affiliate of RZA and the Wu-Tang, also goes on a rant about the champagne's quality in his segment of Four Rooms
Four Rooms

Four Rooms is a 1995 anthology film telling four stories set in a Los Angeles hotel on New Year's Eve. Tim Roth stars as the principal character of the frame tale; he also takes part to a greater or lesser degree in the four stories, which feature Quentin Tarantino, Antonio Banderas and Madonna , among others....
, a film released in the months after Raekwon's album. Ghostface and Raekwon appeared on Mobb Deep
Mobb Deep

Mobb Deep is a hip-hop duo that consists of Havoc and Prodigy . The group is perhaps best known for their dark, hardcore delivery as shown on the classic single "Shook Ones Pt....
's breakthrough The Infamous that year, implying their influence over the Mobb's newly darkened, haunting sound. The year following its release, in 1996, highly-popular rapper Nas
Nas

Nasir Jones, , , better known by his stage name Nas, , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapping and actor. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, he was born and raised in the Queensbridge, Queens housing projects in New York City....
 released It Was Written
It Was Written

It Was Written is the second studio album by American Hip hop music rapper Nas, released July 2, 1996 on Columbia Records in the United States, Canada and Europe....
, revising his image to incorporate the Mafia posturing of Raekwon; Nas had previously appeared on OB4CL, becoming the first non-Wu-Tang member to guest on a Wu-Tang album, and he soon began using the Mafioso moniker "Nas Escobar" bestowed on him by the Wu camp. Method Man and Raekwon both appeared on Mobb Deep's second major-label album, Hell on Earth
Hell on Earth (album)

Hell on Earth is a 1996 album by hip-hop group Mobb Deep, released a year and a half after The Infamous. The album is largely a continuation of the style pioneered on its previous album, which was produced by Havoc , who also rhymes on the album with Prodigy ....
, which continued the duo's interpretation of the Cuban Linx vibe. '96 also saw the release of Reasonable Doubt, Jay-Z
Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter , better known as his stage name, Jay-Z, is an American hip hop artist and businessman. He is the former Chief executive officer of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records....
's debut album, which describes a slick, Cristal-drinking mobster persona and deals with the subjects of street crime and getting out of drug-dealing and into the rap game.

The album refers to "Wu-Gambinos" in various instances, the term being a name for the 'alter-egos' of those rappers involved in Cuban Linx, used on the album and later on various other projects. The alter egos of the Wu-Tang Clan inspired an already dissociative
Dissociative identity disorder

Dissociative identity disorder , as defined by the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , is a psychiatric Medical diagnosis that describes a condition in which a single person displays multiple distinct identity or Personality psychology , each with its own pattern of perceiving and inter...
 hip-hop world to adopt new names and personae, from Nas' 'Escobar' moniker to B.I.G.'s gangster-movie-referential 'Frank White.' A known fan of the Wu, Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur

Tupac Amaru Shakur , also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American Rapping. In addition to his status as a top-selling recording artist, Shakur was a promising actor and a social activist....
 began to refer to himself as Makaveli and gave his Outlawz
Outlawz

Outlawz, also known as Outlaw Immortalz, is an United States Hip hop music group from Montclair, New Jersey, founded by Tupac Shakur in late 1995 after his release from prison....
 crew new names, albeit with a militaristic, dictatorial theme. In 1997, The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.

Christopher George Latore Wallace , popularly known by Biggie Smalls , and his primary stage name, The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper....
 also revamped his image into that of a gun-toting, mob-commanding kingpin, especially on the songs "Niggas Bleed" and "Long Kiss Goodnight," the latter of which is RZA-produced; Nas, then with The Firm
The Firm (group)

The Firm was an American Hip hop music Supergroup that formed in New York City in 1996. It was created by rapper Nas, his manager Steve Stoute, producer Dr....
, put out a similarly-minded album that year in The Firm: The Album. In 2004, producer Kanye West
Kanye West

Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, record producer and singer. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008....
 gained extensive popularity with his album, The College Dropout
The College Dropout

The College Dropout is the debut album by rapper and Hip hop production Kanye West, released February 10, 2004. It was, and still is, his longest album, almost daring the capacity of one Compact Disc, which is 80 minutes....
, using a technique of speeding up soul samples pioneered by RZA on Cuban Linx. OB4CLs impact amongst fans was such that in 2005, after two less-well-received solo projects, Raekwon announced a sequel to his first album; Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II is expected to be the fourth solo album from Wu-Tang Clan rap artist Raekwon. It will serve as a sequel to his 1995 album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.......
 has been highly anticipated for what has been nearly four years since its original announcement and fourteen years after the release of the original, appearing in XXL's top 10 list of most anticipated albums in 2007.

Track listing

All songs produced by RZA
RZA

Robert F. Diggs , better known as RZA , is an United States Grammy winning music producer, rapper, and occasional actor. A prominent figure in hip hop music, he is the de facto leader of the hip hop music group Wu-Tang Clan....
.
#TitleTimePerformer(s)SamplesYear Recorded
1"Striving for Perfection"1:43
  • Performed by Raekwon
  • Theme song of John Woo's
    John Woo

    John Woo Yu-Sen is a critically acclaimed international China film director and film producer. Recognized for his stylized films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion, Mr....
     film, "The Killer"
  • 1995
    • 2"Knuckleheadz"4:03
  • Intro: Raekwon & Ghostface Killah
    Ghostface Killah

    Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early- to mid-1990s, each member went on to pursue a solo career....
  • First verse: Raekwon
  • Second verse: Ghostface Killah
  • Third verse: U-God
    U-God

    Lamont Jody Hawkins , better known as U-God, is an United States hip hop music and member of the hip hop culture collective, Wu-Tang Clan....
  • "Get Up & Get Down" by The Dramatics
    The Dramatics

    The Dramatics are an United States soul music vocal group, formed in Detroit, Michigan, Michigan in 1962. They are best known for their 1972 hit song, the million selling "In the Rain "....
  • 1995
    • 3"Knowledge God"4:24
  • Intro: Raekwon & Ghostface Killah
  • Chorus: Raekwon
  • First verse: Raekwon
  • Second verse: Raekwon
  • Outro: Raekwon
  • 1995
    • 4"Criminology
    Criminology (song)

    "Criminology" is the second solo single by Wu-Tang Clan rapper Raekwon, from his debut album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., featuring Ghostface Killah, like many of the songs of the album....
    "    		3:47
  • Intro & outro: Raekwon
  • First verse: Ghostface Killah
  • Second verse: Raekwon
  • "I Keep Asking You Questions" by Black Ivory
    Black Ivory

    Black Ivory was a rhythm and blues group from Harlem, which had a number of hits in the 1970s, including "Don't Turn Around", "You and I" , "I'll Find a Way ", "Spinning Around", "What Goes Around ", "Will We Ever Come Together", and "Mainline"....
  • "Why Marry" by The Sweet Inspirations
  • Dialogue from the film "Scarface
    Scarface (1983 film)

    Scarface is a 1983 in film epic film crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone and starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana....
    "
  • 1994
    • 5"Incarcerated Scarfaces"4:42
  • Performed by Raekwon
  • Dialogue from the movie "The Killer"
  • "You're Getting Too Smart" by Detroit Emeralds
    Detroit Emeralds

    The Detroit Emeralds were an United States Rhythm and blues vocal group, best known in the early 1970s....
  • "Wang Dang Doodle
    Wang Dang Doodle

    "Wang Dang Doodle" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon for Howlin' Wolf at Chess Records in Chicago. Willie Dixon says in his autobiography that of all the songs he wrote for Howlin' Wolf, "Wang Dang Doodle" is the one he hated the most....
    " by Koko Taylor
    Koko Taylor

    Koko Taylor sometimes spelled KoKo Taylor is an United States blues musician, popularly known as the "Queen of the Blues." She is known primarily for her rough and powerful human voice and traditional blues stylings....
  • 1995
    • 6"Rainy Dayz
    Rainy Dayz (Raekwon song)

    "Rainy Dayz" is the fourth single from Raekwon's debut album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., released as a promotional single in 1996, backed with "Rainy Dayz "....
    "    		6:02
  • Intro & chorus: Blue Raspberry
    Blue Raspberry (singer)

    Blue Raspberry is a singer affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan. Her stage name was given to her by Killah Priest, who said she reminded him of a blue raspberry....
  • First verse: Ghostface Killah
  • Second verse: Raekwon
  • "Ain't No Sunshine
    Ain't No Sunshine

    "Ain't No Sunshine" is a song by Bill Withers from his 1971 album Just As I Am . The song was released as a single in September 1971 and became a breakthrough hit for Withers, reaching number six on the Billboard Black Singles chart and number three on the Billboard Pop Singles chart....
    " by Michael Jackson
    Michael Jackson

    Michael Joseph Jackson is an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group....
  • "You Know How to Make Me Feel So Good" by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (Rainy Dayz Remix)
  • Dialogue from the film "The Killer"
  • 1994
    • 7"Guillotine (Swordz)"4:22
  • Intro: Inspectah Deck
    Inspectah Deck

    Jason Hunter , better known as Inspectah Deck, is an United States rapping, Record producer, and Acting. A founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, he has not achieved the same level of success in his solo career as some of his fellow Clansmen ; nevertheless, he has continued to release material into the late 2000's....
  • First verse: Inspectah Deck
  • Second verse: Ghostface Killah
  • Third verse: Raekwon
  • Fourth verse: GZA
    GZA

    Gary Grice , better known by his stage name GZA , is an United States hip hop music artist best known as a founding member of seminal hip hop group the Wu-Tang Clan and for his inclusion on their group albums, his groupmates' solo releases and a successful solo career....
  • Dialogue from the film "Shaolin Vs Lama
    Shaolin Vs Lama

    Shaolin vs Lama is a martial arts film starring Alexander Lo....
    "
  • 1994
    • 8"Can It Be All So Simple (Remix)"5:38
  • Intro, outro & chorus: Raekwon & Ghostface Killah
  • First verse: Ghostface Killah
  • Second verse: Raekwon
  • "The Way We Were (Try to Remember)" by Gladys Knight & the Pips
    Gladys Knight & the Pips

    Gladys Knight & the Pips were an R&B/soul music musical act from Atlanta, Georgia, active from 1953 to 1989. The group was best known for their string of hit singles from 1967 to 1975, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight Train to Georgia" ....
  • 1994
    • 9"Shark Niggas (Biters)"1:38
  • Performed by: Raekwon and Ghostface Killah
  • 1995
    • 10"Ice Water"3:38
  • Intro & interlude: Ghostface Killah
  • First verse: Ghostface Killah
  • Second verse: Cappadonna
    Cappadonna

    Darryl Hill, best known by his stage name Cappadonna, is an United States rapper, friend of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has appeared on many of their albums, as well as having a successful solo career....
  • Third verse: Raekwon
  • "Where Do We Go From Here" by Delores Hall
  • 1995
    • 11"Glaciers of Ice"5:21
  • Intro: Raekwon
  • Chorus: Raekwon & Ghostface Killah
  • Backing vocals: Blue Raspberry & 60 Second Assassin
  • First verse: Raekwon
  • Second verse: Masta Killa
    Masta Killa

    Elgin Turner , better known as Masta Killa, is an United States rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Though one of the lesser-known members of the group and on their debut album was only in one song: "Da Mystery of Chessboxin" in which he had the last verse....
  • Third verse: Ghostface Killah
  • "Children, Don't Get Weary" by Booker T. & the MG's
  • "Dr. Do-Good" by The Electric Prunes
    The Electric Prunes

    The Electric Prunes are a rock band who first achieved international attention as an experimental psychedelic group in the late 1960s, and contributed two tracks to the soundtrack of Easy Rider....
     (Listen 1:15 minutes into the song)
  • 1995
    • 12"Verbal Intercourse"3:31
  • Intro & outro: Raekwon, Ghostface Killah & Nas
    Nas

    Nasir Jones, , , better known by his stage name Nas, , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapping and actor. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, he was born and raised in the Queensbridge, Queens housing projects in New York City....
  • First verse: Nas
  • Second verse: Raekwon
  • Third verse: Ghostface Killah
  • "If You Think It (You May As Well Do It)" by The Emotions
    The Emotions

    The Emotions are an all female soul music, disco, and R&B singing group of the late-1970s and into the 1980s. The group was formed in their hometown of Chicago, Illinois in 1968, and originally consisted of the three Hutchinson sisters, all the children of Joseph and Lillian Hutchinson...
  • 1995
    • 13"Wisdom Body"2:38
  • Performed by Ghostface Killah
  • Dialogue from the movie "The Mack
    The Mack

    The Mack is a 1973 in film blaxploitation film starring Max Julien and Richard Pryor. This movie was produced during the era of such blaxploitation movies as Dolemite, however it is not considered by its makers to be a true blaxploitation picture....
    "
  • 1994
    • 14"Spot Rusherz"3:13
  • Intro: Raekwon & Ghostface Killah
  • Performed by Raekwon
  • Dialogue from the movie "Carlito's Way
    Carlito's Way

    Carlito's Way is a 1993 in film crime film based on the novel After Hours by Edwin Torres . The film adaptation was scripted by David Koepp and directed by Brian De Palma....
    "
  • 1995
    • 15"Ice Cream
    Ice Cream (song)

    "Ice Cream" is the third solo single by Wu-Tang Clan rapper Raekwon, from his debut album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.... The song features Method Man in the intro, chorus and outro, Ghostface Killah in the first verse, Raekwon in the second, and Cappadonna in the third....
    "    		4:12
  • Intro, outro & chorus: Method Man
    Method Man

    Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man, is an United Statesn hip hop music, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop culture collective Wu-Tang Clan....
  • First verse: Ghostface Killah
  • Second verse: Raekwon
  • Third verse: Cappadonna
  • "Dear Uncle Sam" by The Charmels (Loop at 1:02 minutes for 2 seconds while high)
  • "Delirious" By Eddie Murphy, the "Ice Cream" Skit in particular. (The repeated phrase "The Ice Cream Man is coming
    		• ")
  • 1995
    • 16"Wu-Gambinos"5:39
  • Intro: Raekwon, Ghostface Killah & Method Man
  • First verse: Method Man
  • Second verse: Raekwon
  • Third verse: RZA
    RZA

    Robert F. Diggs , better known as RZA , is an United States Grammy winning music producer, rapper, and occasional actor. A prominent figure in hip hop music, he is the de facto leader of the hip hop music group Wu-Tang Clan....
  • Fourth verse: Masta Killa
  • Fifth verse: Ghostface Killah
  • Dialogue from the movie "The Killer"
  • 1994
    • 17"Heaven & Hell
    Heaven & Hell (song)

    "Heaven & Hell" is the solo debut single by Wu-Tang Clan rapper Raekwon, from his debut album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx....It features fellow Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah, and backing vocals from Wu-Tang affiliate singer Blue Raspberry ....
    "    		4:56
  • Performed by Raekwon & Ghostface Killah
  • Backing vocals: Blue Raspberry
  • "Could I Be Falling in Love?" by Syl Johnson
    Syl Johnson

    Syl Johnson is an United States blues and soul singer and music producer....
  • 1994
    • 18"North Star (Jewels)"3:58
  • Intro: Raekwon & Popa Wu
  • Backing vocals: Ol' Dirty Bastard
    Ol' Dirty Bastard

    Russell Tyrone Jones was an American rapper who went by the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard . He was one of the founding members of the hip hop music group Wu-Tang Clan....
  • Verse: Raekwon
  • Outro: Popa Wu
  • "Mellow Mood (Part One)" by Barry White
    Barry White

    Barry White DBE was an United States record producer and singer-songwriter.A multiple Grammy Award-winner known for his rich basso voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s with the the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring hit soul music, funk, and disco songs....
  • 1995


    • Personnel

    • Raekwon
      Raekwon

      Corey Woods, better known by the stage name Raekwon , is an United States East Coast hip hop rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. His 1995 album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... is widely considered to be one of the best Wu-Tang solo albums, and one of the finest and most influential hip hop albums of the 1990s....
       – Vocals
    • Ghostface Killah
      Ghostface Killah

      Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early- to mid-1990s, each member went on to pursue a solo career....
       – Vocals
    • U-God
      U-God

      Lamont Jody Hawkins , better known as U-God, is an United States hip hop music and member of the hip hop culture collective, Wu-Tang Clan....
       – Vocals
    • Inspectah Deck
      Inspectah Deck

      Jason Hunter , better known as Inspectah Deck, is an United States rapping, Record producer, and Acting. A founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, he has not achieved the same level of success in his solo career as some of his fellow Clansmen ; nevertheless, he has continued to release material into the late 2000's....
       – Vocals
    • Method Man
      Method Man

      Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man, is an United Statesn hip hop music, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop culture collective Wu-Tang Clan....
       – Vocals
    • GZA
      GZA

      Gary Grice , better known by his stage name GZA , is an United States hip hop music artist best known as a founding member of seminal hip hop group the Wu-Tang Clan and for his inclusion on their group albums, his groupmates' solo releases and a successful solo career....
       – Vocals
    • Cappadonna
      Cappadonna

      Darryl Hill, best known by his stage name Cappadonna, is an United States rapper, friend of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has appeared on many of their albums, as well as having a successful solo career....
       – Vocals
    • Masta Killa
      Masta Killa

      Elgin Turner , better known as Masta Killa, is an United States rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Though one of the lesser-known members of the group and on their debut album was only in one song: "Da Mystery of Chessboxin" in which he had the last verse....
       – Vocals
    • Nas
      Nas

      Nasir Jones, , , better known by his stage name Nas, , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapping and actor. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, he was born and raised in the Queensbridge, Queens housing projects in New York City....
       – Vocals
    • Blue Raspberry – Vocals
    • 60 Second Assassin – Vocals
    • Ol' Dirty Bastard
      Ol' Dirty Bastard

      Russell Tyrone Jones was an American rapper who went by the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard . He was one of the founding members of the hip hop music group Wu-Tang Clan....
       – Backing vocals
    • RZA
      RZA

      Robert F. Diggs , better known as RZA , is an United States Grammy winning music producer, rapper, and occasional actor. A prominent figure in hip hop music, he is the de facto leader of the hip hop music group Wu-Tang Clan....
       – Vocals, Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Executive Producer
    • Mitchell Diggs – Executive Producer
    • Oli Grant – Executive Producer
    • 4th Discipile – Mixing
    • Islord from Killarmy – Arranger, Engineer


    Chart history


    Album

    Year Chart positions
    Billboard 200
    Billboard 200

    The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling Albums and extended play in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine....
    		 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
    1995#4#2


    Singles

    Year Song Chart positions
    Billboard Hot 100
    Billboard Hot 100

    The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
    		 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles
    Hot Rap Tracks

    Hot Rap Tracks is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the most popular Hip hop music songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban contemporary radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets....
    		 Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
    1994 "Heaven & Hell" - - -#4
    1995 "Heaven & Hell" - -#21 -
    1995 "Glaciers of Ice/Criminology"#43#32#5#2
    1995"Incarcerated Scarfaces/Ice Cream"#37#37#5