How Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Changed Hip Hop

[@HipHopChronicles7]

I was reading a Reddit feed around the debate of "Best track on the album" and the answers were kind of all over the place. What was your favorite song from Only Built 4 Cuban Linx? Leave a comment and a 👍and be automatically entered to win a free shirt. We'll send a link out when we hit 1000 likes! Appreciate you guys! ✌

[@Rick-sy3nv]

Hard to choose a fave, too many bangers, but prolly Wu Gambinos

[@dannytarver4533]

Rainy Days

[@ehunt]

Criminology or Rainy Dayz

[@HipHopChronicles7]

@@ehunt 🔥🔥🔥

[@Dark0_Cl0ud]

Glaciers of Ice

[@Slowjo1221]

Purple Tape, The Infamous -Mobb, and Illmatic are the holy trinity of Hip hop

[@edm5929]

💯

[@EddieTheGentleman]

The Purple Tape is so iconic and timeless

[@alexknox814]

Liquid swords where it at the key stone highest stone in the temple of the wu.

[@ReneRuiz-v4m]

You can say that again

[@pashanoble9359]

This album is to Hip Hop what The Godfather is the cinema. It is a masterpiece. In my opinion, it is the greatest hip hop album of all time.

[@DPSLee]

Great comparison definitely the "godfather"💯

[@96eddieb]

🤝🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@johnmiller6417]

Man it was a masterpiece and still is

[@Dale-l1x]

Purple tape and liquid swords are the 2 best albums of all time imo. Knowledge God is my favorite on the album

[@kobebryant6484]

That Liquid Swords..was Vicious and The Swordsman was sooo deep I don't think these nowadays conscious truth seekers would understand it..he was even talking bout ..looping lifetimes..👍👏..said something bout seeing a Tom from da Past on a Slave ship..🤫😏

[@Dark0_Cl0ud]

Ify on Cuban Linx but both Ironman and Supreme Clientele were 🤌🏾

[@RonOneal-k4e]

You got a lot to stand on I want a debate you but you might be right you might be right man

[@c.christopher6115]

And they came out about 3 months apart

[@miguelrosado7014]

​@Dark0_Cl0ud haahahah this cat 😅

[@RobSoskop]

Wu Tang '94/'95 is one of the greatest phenomena in the history of modern music.

[@christiangriffin4452]

I listen to this album at least once a week. Beautifully crafted album!

[@c.christopher6115]

I bought this album 3 days before it came out in August 95', i was just listening to it from beginning to end a couple weeks ago, almost 30 years later. Definitely my favorite album of all time!

[@staygold15]

The illest Cinematic album of all time

[@Billy-h1n8g]

THE MOST ICONIC ALBUMS EVER FOR HIP HOP.🙌🏼❤

[@keithherren1061]

This album is so iconic and i still bump this in my ride till today

[@thekeymkrz]

Glaciers of Ice 🔥

[@cincytino9153]

That album changed my 15yr old life

[@Wormanatti]

Arguably the best album of all time. No less than 2nd place. It is a complete project no skips.

[@homedeezyfasheezy5662]

Rza was on a helluva production run with the first solo Wu albums. Many of them are in that category of “no skips”.

[@andrewah15]

Blue Raspberry’s vocals are absolutely beautiful on Only Built For Cuban Linx album. Overall an amazing album 🔥🔥😎👊🏾

[@ccollins125]

Hard to say a best track, but incarcerated scarfaces is a perfect song

[@HipHopChronicles7]

That’s one of my top favorites too 🔥

[@twlauderdale]

Rainy Dayz !

[@Digamortis]

Criminology is my favorite

[@vjflem]

WUTANG FOEVER 🔥👐🏿🔥

[@richieedwards4133]

Legendary artist.

[@NorEEzta]

Best hip hop album of all time.

[@Wormanatti]

I agree! I still have my original tape! It is literally a flawless album.

[@jdbankshot]

easy tiger... it's great, yes, but b.o.a.t. ? c'mon.

[@NorEEzta]

@jdbankshot My bad, it the GREATEST hip hop album GOAT. Fixed it for you...Sparky.

[@twlauderdale]

​@@jdbankshotif u disagree at least come back with what YOU think is the GOAT 💯😏🤔

[@jdbankshot]

@@twlauderdale ok. there is no goat, never has been, never will be. regardless of how competitive hip-hop can get, art is not a competition. btw, emojis are for kids... my favorite group is public enemy. i think preemo is the best producer. rakim & krs-one should be mentioned in the "best mc" debate. in my opinion, r.a. the rugged man is the current champ, in terms of raw mc'ing skills. vinnie paz is in there, too. i still love raekwon & the whole clan. later bro.

[@robertcollins8794]

That’s the main thing I miss about these days people made albums that you could just throw on and let em go

[@_illmatic]

I need one of these videos for Ghostface’s SUPREME CLIENTELE..

[@HipHopChronicles7]

Word brother , we will look into this , appreciate the comment,✌️✅

[@HipHopChronicles7]

@_illmatic We got it in the works brother... should be out in a week or two , we'll throw a shout out to you for the idea ✌

[@_illmatic]

@@HipHopChronicles7 no doubt, take y’all time and make it right!🫡

[@ReneRuiz-v4m]

Hand down “Rainy dayz” and if you don’t think so listen to it good!! “I sing for him but he isn’t here”

[@dannytarver4533]

Word!!! I put brothers down

[@MrBigtodd]

With the crows chirping in the background 😂. Classic

[@ReneRuiz-v4m]

😂😂word😂😂

[@desmendunlap690]

Agreed!

[@Marvin-ut4xs]

​@@MrBigtoddI thought it was some monkeys in the background, like the little monkey on tarzans shoulder.

[@lorenzobaines6222]

Ice Water is my favorite. That annoying ass sample is fuckin genius. I LOVE this jawn.😊

[@justice77justice]

Ice Water Nigga$ Don't know

[@Qweston1978]

The Purple Tape will never be matched Classic Forever Wu-Tang For Life. The Wu will always be a top notch music

[@jalennelson6008]

This came out when I was in high school. The best street album ever. Deep, layered, cinematic, gritty, and thought provoking!

[@Dark0_Cl0ud]

This album started a lot of trends 💯

[@bluntedspetsnaz718]

Legendary times with legendary people 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@lorenzobaines6222]

The Purple Tape. An astonishing piece of art. Still today. Hip-hop at it's most poignant and brilliant. It makes me proud to be a be-boy. Art is all they made. Beautiful timeless art.

[@keyopronin4134]

This album transcends time Pre '96 Hip-Hop 4EVA!!!!!

[@MrPETEHAMMER]

Only Built album is still my 🔥iconic audio,lyrics but also the album cover font style of reakwon is the sickest image!

[@bryanklein6428]

Still have my original purple tape... Wu tangible still one of my favorite songs

[@foggylungs]

Liquid Swords is not GZA's debut album. Words from the Genius which came out about 4 years prior.

[@HipHopChronicles7]

Appreciate the feedback ✌️

[@ralphking425]

His stage name was The Genius first not GZA

[@foggylungs]

@@ralphking425 The GZA/Genius. So what, Liquid Swords is his sophomore album

[@jessecaldwell6776]

“Labels “ explains it all

[@natsusatsujinki8342]

​@@foggylungsLiquid Swords is his Clan debut

[@justice77justice]

Line for Line Line for Line This is how We get down

[@lovememoremeticulous4378]

Top 5 of All-Time. It was awe inspiring when that purple tape dropped. Definitely the album that made you having a moniker cool.

[@Scene13-g5j]

I like how most of the songs are being cherished in this comment section that’s how you know it’s one of the greatest albums

[@jaywill1028]

Raekwon = Purple Tape Masta Ace = Yellow Tape Redman = Red Tape

[@williambattiste2402]

Illegal The Untold Truth was the first red tape in 1993

[@dannytarver4533]

​@@williambattiste2402they had to be close together because Red 2nd album, the red joint dropped in '93 too

[@williambattiste2402]

@@dannytarver4533 November 94

[@a.v.julian9917]

Redman notably hates that album.

[@jaykaynum5569]

Mister CR - Thc Green Tape 🎤🎤🎤🎤

[@troylaneinfamousinktattoos1335]

Criminology ! Glaciers of ice ! The intro lol ! The whole cd was one of them things that you knew was something special

[@DPSLee]

The production, the lyricism, the hooks, everything about this album was the epitome of hip hop. And it still cooks!!

[@HiMyNameIsImNameless-God]

Verbal Intercourse - Was Well Put Together Right Artist Right Line-Up, Couldn't Ask For A Better Compilation Of Artist In 1. ONLY BUILT FOR CUBAN LINX Yo RAE 🫡 MUCH RESPECT TO YOU & GHOST & NAS. WU-FOREVER🐝

[@kingk4882]

It is the best Hip Hop album of all times. Period.

[@DavidL-z2b]

Wu-Tang Clan is the most impactful part of Hip-Hop history…hands down! And yes, I am speaking for everybody

[@OGSNEAKERSTV]

One of the most iconic Wu albums!

[@patrickbettencourt3083]

1.Guillotine 2.Verbal Intercourse 3.Heaven and Hell But the whole album is incredibly dope. I still listen to this album to this day.

[@CarlMiller-ql2wz]

Only built 4 cuban links and Hell on earth by mobb deep tied, used too, still do and will continue to listen to these albums. In my opinion two albums u can play from start to finish without having to skip songs. Especially hell on earth, starting with track 1 no intro just straight grit with animal instinct. And god damn incarcerated scarfaces

[@JonathanPereiraDaFranca]

Illmatic, Reasonable Doubt and GKMC too.

[@KenAdams-g5j]

The Infamous is better than Hell on Earth

[@jcZo23]

Infamous is Mobbs best joint

[@jamailwalker5875]

OB4CL 1 and 2 are my top ten favorite albums of all time

[@homedeezyfasheezy5662]

People like to crap on 2 but it’s personally a favorite of mine and was a quality follow up to 1.

[@meowraiu2]

you make the best hip-hop documentaries on youtube man. you've put me onto so much stuff

[@jaykaynum5569]

Illmatic & Only Built for Cuban Linx are my top 2 albums in Hip Hop. A Tribe Called Quest first album is 3rd(1990). The Chronic n Aquemini are my 4th n 5th

[@sithlord926]

Shout out to Rae rockin that Buffalo Bills hat! Legendary in my book! 💪🏾😎

[@billybuffalo]

I saw that. I'm a big wu tang and bills fan myself! Go bills! Wu Tang forever!

[@sithlord926]

@@billybuffalo Go Bills! Wu Tang Forever! 💪🏿😎

[@bobbiedylan9758]

Summer of 95 was EPIC!!!!

[@rfields4137]

Lawd

[@EmeraldShine99]

You didn't even need the skip button with that album. Every song was dope

[@alpizzle2963]

Top 5 of all times

[@kelceyallen433]

Dang dat Buffalo Bills hat Rae had on was crazy 🪂🪂

[@cmoney0Q]

I love this album man

[@BillieDaveHart]

Got Nas Rodriguez in the thumbnail 😂

[@fredro08]

3. Liquid Swords 2. Supreme Clientele 1. Purple Tape . That’s my order of preference

[@Deucetv510]

Only Here To Ask Why Y’all Got A Dominican Nas On The Thumbnail? 😂

[@massocial5910]

😂😂😂. The comment I was looking for 🏆

[@a.v.julian9917]

Yo, word. WTF

[@thelorde7530]

Nah fr. Tf

[@BuddahHead]

Lmao whooo the fuck is dat

[@kimathimelaku-el4195]

How is Nas Dominican when both his parents were born in Mississippi? Natchez and Canton

[@joeblow9728]

The tape was purple yo 💪🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MALLSTAYFLY]

And the winner is “ VERBAL INTERCOURSE” hands down ain’t even close!

[@abc876]

Nah, theirs better songs than that. Nas is in my top 5 favorite tho

[@MALLSTAYFLY]

You’re entitled to your opinion!!!

[@abc876]

@@MALLSTAYFLY that's a fact. Criminology, Rainy days, Guillotine Swords and Wu Gambinos are 4 that are different from anything with their words and beat. 1st or 2nd album I bought

[@jdfromda80s]

1995, I'm going to school waiting at the bus stop listening to this and a crackhead (didn't know he was one at the time) walked up to me asked if I know some people that lived in the projects up the block. I knew them but I said no because they be wilding. Dude said he had a gun and he would shoot me if I didn't give him my walkman. I took it out my pocket and gave it to him. He started to run off and I yelled "yo hold up, give me the tape inside" He took it out and threw it to me lol. A couple weeks later I'm going to my cousin crib and I see him on the corner waiting to get served. We fucked his ass up.

[@justice77justice]

Crack head love

[@Marvin-ut4xs]

Gimme my tape son !!!!!👍

[@raymonddennis8849]

Real 🥷 lick shots, peace Connecticut. ✌🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@GUTTYWOMACK]

Great video, family. This was my favorite album as a kid.

[@HipHopChronicles7]

Appreciate you brother ✌️

[@jimjankswankson]

Attack of the killer tomatoes is AWESOME!!

[@twlauderdale]

Ghost absolutely DESTROYED " Verbal Intercourse" 😭💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@sparbarz1]

When that album came out…jeeezus!

[@Rizzlyricist]

I said AYO!!!! 👐🏼

[@aaroninlatin]

Still got the purple tape. I’ve bought that record on every form of physical media over the years.

[@factsonly2142]

Yall got Nas looking like Matt Barnes in that photo 😂😂😂😂

[@seanwright8786]

I said the same exact thing

[@MsSpikefan]

Why Nas got the Brazilian comb over in the thumbnail tho? the illmatic waves deserve some respect. no diddy.

[@Bob-j9l3s]

Dam the Bahamas is inspirational it's not polluted am from the Bahamas and my neighbour Feezy put me on to the WU shout out the chef and iron man y'all some dread brethrens 💯💯

[@cashmayes2343]

Only built for cuban links is an undeniable legendary tape

[@kobebryant6484]

Very Very Underrated...they covered all areas of Knowledge and life within this album..Should've been ..💎...It was like listening to a Movie..👏👍

[@jayduiceyoung5792]

It was

[@GostRidr11]

No doubt, much respect 💯😎

[@Dave-ug4cd]

I live on an isolated Island in Alaska, and I was the 1st one from my village to get this album...yes, the purple tape. Although some of my friends didn't like the album, I knew this album was a classic through the first listen. My only critique was the skits maybe were too long, but that's not that big a deal. The music made up for it.

[@clarencedolan699]

I can only listen to this masterpiece in Tims. It’s so NYC…..

[@abc876]

Cuban Linx in my top 5, maybe top 3

[@sparbarz1]

Can it be remix is my top 10 remixes. Especially what I was into at that time

[@JamesJones-zt6yh]

Classic.... sampled the movie The Killer... Real hip hop at it finest from start to finish

[@snaggs107]

The purple tape=the bible of rap. Best album ever imo.

[@PatrickObiang]

BRAVO!

[@CarlMiller-ql2wz]

And ill always remember the video of reakwon punching the sh*t out of joe budden 😂

[@hoodpimp1519]

Great vid .I dont see no green tapes in the clip ,Yellow ,Purple,red and clear

[@anthonybrown3481]

No skips on that Album

[@whoshotya187]

wu tang took word play to a whole new level

[@munny_1206]

Top 3 Hip-Hop Albums: 1. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 3. Life After Death

[@TacumaGamba]

I made a leather cassette tape inspired by the purple tape made one for Raekwon and a few otger legends... hope he got it😅

[@Reeko75ent]

My seeds grow with his seeds,marry his seeds that's how we keep wu tang money all up in the family

[@blacklegacyassets]

I had the purple tape as well as the CD..

[@brucenorris7151]

I wrote my first movie script with that tape as the soundtrack. If I gotta pick one,"KNOWLEDGE GOD"🔥 👍 #ReNewEra of Hip-Hop

[@jabroni_z2686]

Why’d they make Nas look like a Dominican drug dealer in the thumbnail? 😂😂

[@snubdawg1386]

nas's puerto rican now?!

[@browndope]

Goat ish blessings

[@mikesenoj720]

Only built and Ironman are a package basically its part 2 of the purple tape 🎤🎧🥁🎹💾💽📀💿

[@coreya8308]

Who's hair is that on nas head?

[@edwardhunt2478]

This is one of if not my favorite album ever, but there was one flaw. On the B side of the Purple Tape, they specifically told everyone not to byte their sh!t. NOBODY LISENED! Everybody on the East Coast were rhyming like they were in the Gambino Family after this album dropped😂.

[@Deboe37]

Wu-Tang forgets Kool G Rap was like that before Raekwon That Mafia Gambino rap style

[@BM18007]

🔥👏🏽💥🤩✅🙏🏽

[@marcedwards2464]

Wu Tang forever ♾️

[@NR11497]

Dope video but why nas look like Matt Barnes in the thumbnail

[@dimviesel]

Yep, Purple Tape was better than thee infamous Killah Tape