With its emphasis on american mafia insinuations and organized crime, the album is widely regarded as a pioneer of the mafioso rap subgenre. In 2025, raekwon's 'only built 4 cuban linx' (aka the 'purple tape') celebrates its 30th anniversary, marking three decades of pioneering mafioso rap Only built 4 cuban linx… is the solo debut album of raekwon, released august 1, 1995
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… (Translucent purple vinyl) : r
Raekwon's debut album, only built 4 cuban linx in it's entirety.
Only built 4 cuban linx.is stacked with little stories like this, more an anthology than a record with a master narrative, though rza would tell you otherwise.
The original review is below (slightly rewritten), so this portion serves as a brief summary or synopsis, if you will.
