Tony Starks – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
Tracklist
| A1 | Striving For Perfection | 1:43 | |
| A2 | Knuckleheadz | 4:05 | |
| A3 | Knowledge God | 4:27 | |
| A4 | Criminology | 3:49 | |
| A5 | Incarcerated Scarfaces | 4:30 | |
| B1 | Rainy Dayz | 5:17 | |
| B2 | Guillotine (Swordz) | 4:21 | |
| B3 | Can It Be All So Simple (Remix) | 4:10 | |
| C1 | Shark Niggas (Biters) | 1:39 | |
| C2 | Ice Water | 4:02 | |
| C3 | Glaciers Of Ice | 4:54 | |
| C4 | Verbal Intercourse | 4:07 | |
| C5 | Wisdom Body | 2:34 | |
| D1 | Spot Rusherz | 3:51 | |
| D2 | Ice Cream | 4:16 | |
| D3 | Wu-Gambinos | 5:09 | |
| D4 | Heaven & Hell | 4:57 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – BMG Music
- Manufactured By – BMG Music
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – BMG Music
- Copyright © – BMG Music
- Published By – Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.
- Published By – Ramecca Music
- Published By – Wu-Tang Publishing
- Published By – Colgems-EMI Music Inc.
- Published By – Irving Music
- Published By – Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Designed At – Cartel (3)
Credits
- A&R [A&R Direction] – Schott Free
- Arranged By, Mixed By, Producer, Engineer – The RZA*
- Art Direction – Cartel (9)
- Design – Miguel Rivera (5)
- Design [Set & Logo Design] – Christian Cortes
- Direct Metal Mastering By – Tom Coyne
- Engineer [Assistant] – Islord
- Executive-Producer – Robert Diggs
- Guest [Guest Starring] – Tony Starks
- Management – WuTang Management*
- Mixed By [Co-mixed] – The Fourth Disciple* (tracks: B2, D1, D3)
- Photography By – Daniel Hastings
- Written-By – R. Diggs* (tracks: A1 to B2, C1 to D4)
Notes
On track A2 "Golden Arms" is credited as "Golden Arms A/K/A Lucky Hands".
On tracks A2, A4, B1 to B3, C2 to C5, D2 to D4 "Ghostface Killah" is credited as "Ghost Face Killer A/K/A Tony Starks".
On track B2 "Inspectah Deck" is credited as "Inspektah Deck A/K/A Rollie Fingers".
On tracks C3, D3 "Masta Killa" is credited as "Master Killa A/K/A Noodles".
On track C4 "Nas" is credited as "Nas A/K/A/ Nas Escobar".
On tracks D2 and D3 "Method Man" is credited as "Method Man A/K/A Johnny Blaze".
On Track D3 "The RZA" is credited as "The RZA A/K/A Bobby Steels".
Direct Metal Mastering (DMM)
On back cover:
4. Verbal Intercourse [...] Nas appears courtesy of Columbia Records [...]
"Criminology" contains excerpts from "I Keep Asking You Questions" performed by [...] courtesy of Mellow Smoke Music/ Memory Lane Music Corp.
"Can It Be All So Simple (Remix)" contains excerpts from "The Way We Were" performed by [...] used courtesy of Essex Entertainment. [...] Published by Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. [ASCAP]
"Verbal Intercourse" contains excerpts from "The Emotions" recording "If You Think It (You May As Well Do It)" courtesy of Fantasy Inc. Publishing by Irving Music [BMI].
"Heaven & Hell" contains excerpts from "Could I Be Falling In Love" performed by [...] courtesy of Syl Johnson. [...] Published by Tree Publishing Co. Inc. A Division of Sony Music Publishers [BMI]. All rights on behalf of publisher and istered by Sony Music Publishers & Music Square West, Nashville, TN [...]
All songs published by Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc. for itself and on behalf of Ramecca Music and Wu Tang Publishing [BMI]. [...]
Mastered by [...] at Sterling Sound, NYC [...]
Manufactured and Distributed by BMG Music, New York, NY. Printed in USA.
On labels:
℗ BMG Music © 1995 BMG Music
℗ 1995 BMG Music
On tracks A2, A4, B1 to B3, C2 to C5, D2 to D4 "Ghostface Killah" is credited as "Ghost Face Killer A/K/A Tony Starks".
On track B2 "Inspectah Deck" is credited as "Inspektah Deck A/K/A Rollie Fingers".
On tracks C3, D3 "Masta Killa" is credited as "Master Killa A/K/A Noodles".
On track C4 "Nas" is credited as "Nas A/K/A/ Nas Escobar".
On tracks D2 and D3 "Method Man" is credited as "Method Man A/K/A Johnny Blaze".
On Track D3 "The RZA" is credited as "The RZA A/K/A Bobby Steels".
Direct Metal Mastering (DMM)
On back cover:
4. Verbal Intercourse [...] Nas appears courtesy of Columbia Records [...]
"Criminology" contains excerpts from "I Keep Asking You Questions" performed by [...] courtesy of Mellow Smoke Music/ Memory Lane Music Corp.
"Can It Be All So Simple (Remix)" contains excerpts from "The Way We Were" performed by [...] used courtesy of Essex Entertainment. [...] Published by Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. [ASCAP]
"Verbal Intercourse" contains excerpts from "The Emotions" recording "If You Think It (You May As Well Do It)" courtesy of Fantasy Inc. Publishing by Irving Music [BMI].
"Heaven & Hell" contains excerpts from "Could I Be Falling In Love" performed by [...] courtesy of Syl Johnson. [...] Published by Tree Publishing Co. Inc. A Division of Sony Music Publishers [BMI]. All rights on behalf of publisher and istered by Sony Music Publishers & Music Square West, Nashville, TN [...]
All songs published by Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc. for itself and on behalf of Ramecca Music and Wu Tang Publishing [BMI]. [...]
Mastered by [...] at Sterling Sound, NYC [...]
Manufactured and Distributed by BMG Music, New York, NY. Printed in USA.
On labels:
℗ BMG Music © 1995 BMG Music
℗ 1995 BMG Music
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 7863-66663-1 0
- Barcode (Scanned): 078636666310
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched): 07863-66663-1-A1 DMM
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched): 07863-66663-1-B1 DMM
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, etched): 07863-66663-1-C1 DMM
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, etched): 07863-66663-1-D1 DMM
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched, Variant 2): 07863-66663-1-A1 DMM 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched, Variant 2): 07863-66663-1-B1 DMM 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, etched, Variant 2): 07863-66663-1-C1 DMM 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, etched, Variant 2): 07863-66663-1-D1 DMM 1-1
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (Instrumental) (2×LP, Unofficial Release) | Not On Label | GG 002 | US | 1995 | ||
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (CD, Album) | RCA | 07863 66663 2 | Europe | 1995 | ||
| Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (CD, Album) | RCA | 07863-66663-2 | Canada | 1995 | |||
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (Cassette, Album, Limited Edition, Purple) | RCA | 66663-4 07863, 66663-4, 07863-66663-4 | US | 1995 | ||
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... "THE PURPLE CD" (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo, First Press, Facsimile Signature, Purple Tray) | Loud Records | RCA 07863-66663-2 | US | 1995 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Edited 8 months agoThe inner groove distortion is insane on my copy, 5 stars for the music but 1 star for the pressing
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Edited 11 months ago
Absolute 1st rate RZA production, one of the first 'Wu' solo offshoots & a BANGER.
Choc full o nuts, bursting in fact; but the track that gets the rewind every single time without fail is 'KNUCKLEHEADZ'. That drone bass intro blows me away, you know something BIG's coming, then... BANG BANG BANG BANG!!! & the shit gets very real indeed as Raekwon & co spit their finest over RZA's direct, no messing, skippy, funky, nasty beats.
Its that good even just the old cop car siren marking the second phase of the track gives me goosebumps.
Makes you wanna go steal a television in broad daylight, sell it, buy some crack, get incarcerated for a few years, mess up the biggest guy in there, push some hard ass weights, get your term extended on bad behaviour, come out in 4 years, bang this one straight on the platter & go do it all again 😉
DISCLAIMER FOR THE PC BRIGADE: It's called humour, it helps with the daily pain of living in a world lacking in it. Go look it up...
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This is without any doubt one of the best hip hop albums of all times. This pressing has plenty of bass which is great for this sort of music. Bought mine twenty years ago. This album does not have a single bad song on it. They are all timeless classics. This is REAL hip hop. [ Playing this using an Ortofon 2M Black cartridge ]
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A nice present to recapture the 1995 days into a modern day classic to reminisce about. To talk really and unite.
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I love the whole Wu, all their debut solo efforts were timeless, IMO its a toss up between this and Liquid Swords
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