- hip hop, mafioso rap, boom bap, hardcore hip hop
- 74 min
- 18 tracks
- RCA
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... is the debut solo album by the American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon, released on August 1, 1995, by Wu-Tang Records, Loud Records, RCA Records, and Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG).
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Character
Grave, classical in form, bleak and cool.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
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- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- Los Angeles Times4/4 ★
- Muzik5/5 ★
- NME8/10
- The Source4.5/5 ★
- Spin8/10
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Christgau's Consumer GuideA−
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- Mojo5/5 ★
- MusicHound R&B5/5 ★
- Pitchfork9.5/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Tom Hull – on the WebA−
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Tracks
- 1Striving for Perfection1:44
- 2Knuckleheadz4:03
- 3Knowledge God4:25
- 4Criminology3:47
- 5Incarcerated Scarfaces4:43
- 6Rainy Dayz6:03
- 7Guillotine (Swordz)4:23
- 8Can It Be All So Simple (Remix)5:38
- 9Shark Niggas (Biters)1:39
- 10Ice Water3:38
- 11Glaciers of Ice5:21
- 12Verbal Intercourse3:32
- 13Wisdom Body2:38
- 14Spot Rusherz3:13
- 15Ice Cream4:13
- 16Wu-Gambinos (Hidden Chambers Remix)5:40
- 17Heaven & Hell4:57
- 18North Star (Jewels)3:58
18 tracks, 74 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Raekwon
- Label
- RCA
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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