Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Only Built for Cuban Linx is an
East Coast rap album by gangsta rapper
Raekwon, released in
1995 (see
1995 in music). His first solo album, Raekwon, a member of
The Wu-Tang Clan, quickly established himself a reputation as one of the most critically praised members of the collective.
Only Built for Cuban Linx is a solo album, but, like most Wu-Tang solo records, includes a great many collaborations, here especially with
RZA and
Ghostface Killah.
Track listing
- Striving for Perfection (Diggs/Woods) - 1:43
- Knuckleheadz (Diggs/Woods) - 4:05
- Knowledge God (Diggs/Woods) - 4:27
- Criminology (Adams/Bascombe/Burgess/Coles/Diggs/Patterson/Woods) - 3:49
- Incarcerated Scarfaces (Diggs/Raekwon) - 4:30
- Rainy Dayz (Diggs/Woods) - 5:17
- Guillotine (Swordz) (Diggs/Woods) - 4:21
- Can It Be All So Simple (Wu Tang Clan) - 4:10
- Shark Niggas (Biters) (Diggs/Woods) - 1:39
- Ice Water (Diggs/Woods) - 4:02
- Glaciers of Ice (Coles/Diggs/Turner/Woods) - 4:54
- Verbal Intercourse (Diggs/Woods) - 4:07
- Wisdom Body (Diggs/Woods) - 2:34
- Spot Rusherz (Diggs/Woods) - 3:51
- Ice Cream (Diggs/Woods) - 4:16
- Wu-Gambinos performed by Raekwon / Method Man - 5:09
- Heaven and Hell (Diggs/Woods) - 4:57
- North Star (Jewels) (Diggs/Woods) - 4:00
Personnel
- Nas - Vocals
- RZA - Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Miguel Rivera - Design
- Method Man - Performer
- Raekwon - Vocals
- Fourth Disciple - Assistant Engineer, Mixing
- Tom Coyne - Mastering
- Dennis Coles - Executive Producer
- Robert Diggs - Executive Producer
- Mitchell Diggs - Executive Producer
- Oli Grant - Executive Producer
- Daniel Hastings - Photography
- Masta Killa - Vocals
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album
1995 The Billboard 200 No. 4
1995 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums No. 2
Billboard (North America) - singles
1994 Heaven Hot Rap Singles No. 32
1994 Heaven Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 34
1995 Glaciers Of Ice The Billboard Hot 100 No. 43
1995 Incarcerated Scarfaces The Billboard Hot 100 No. 37
1995 Glaciers Of Ice Hot Rap Singles No. 5
1995 Incarcerated Scarfaces Hot Rap Singles No. 5
1995 Heaven & Hell Hot Rap Singles No. 21
1995 Criminology Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 32
1995 Incarcerated Scarfaces Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 37
1995 Glaciers Of Ice Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 2
