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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt. 2 by Raekwon

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt. 2

Release Date: 9/8/2009

Recording Date: 9/2009

Tracks: 22

Length: 01:10:52 Hrs

Label: Ice H2o Records

Type: CD

Guest Artists:
Ghostface Killah
Genre/Styles:
Gangsta Rap, East Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap

Album Tracks (22)

Song Title
Length
1.
Return of the North Star
02:39
2.
House of Flying Daggers
03:51
3.
Sonny's Missing
02:28
4.
Pyrex Vision
00:54
5.
Cold Outside
04:40
6.
Black Mozart
03:24
7.
Gihad
02:57
8.
New Wu
03:50
9.
Penitentiary
02:35
10.
Baggin Crack
01:58
11.
Surgical Gloves
03:24
12.
Broken Safety
02:45
13.
Canal Street
03:37
14.
Ason Jones
03:06
15.
Have Mercy
03:51
16.
10 Bricks
03:16
17.
Fat Lady Sings
02:17
18.
Catalina
03:28
19.
We Will Rob You
03:15
20.
About Me
03:59
21.
Mean Streets
04:29
22.
Kiss the Ring
04:09

What the Critics Say

Like the original, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt. 2 sets the stage with the intro, but here it's some Raekwon history courtesy of Papa Wu. On Pt. 1 it was fictional dialog introducing a loose concept album. Besides the introductory dialog and the album's look-alike cover -- tinted purple, as if it were a Cash Money screwed & chopped mix of Pt. 1 -- the only traits this sequel shares with the original Linx is that it's the Wu rapper in top form, spitting out rhymes worthy of the Wu logo and pushing his guest list to work harder, as evidenced by Ghostface, Jadakiss, and Cappadonna all sounding at the top of their game. The productions are equally magnificent, with Pete Rock, the Alchemist, and even Dr. Dre all living up to their lofty reputations. Inspectah Deck and Wu secret weapon Mathematics out-RZAthe RZA on their 36 Chambers-flavored cuts -- the awesome "House of Flying Daggers" and "Mean Streets," respectively -- but if it's possible to create a poignant beat track, it has to be the soulful loop on "Ason Jones," a tribute to Ol' Dirty Bastard made all the more moving when you notice the beat comes from the late J Dilla. Raekwon's lyrical highlights come back to back as "Gihad" slaps the current rap scene for all it's worth while "New Wu," with Ghostface, Method Man, and RZA on production, renews hope that the Wu-Tang dynasty will return with a vengeance. If it looks long at 22 tracks, it'll still leave the Wu heads wanting more. This sequel may have little to do with the original, but if the title helps to point out this is the Shaolin poet's best work since 1995's Pt. 1, then so be it. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi

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