Sunday, October 25, 2009

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Part II



With the 5th Pick in the Chapelle's Show Racial Draft "The Asian delegation choose the RZA, the GZA, U God, Inspectah Deck, and Ghostface Killa....the Wu-Tang Clan!"

Possibly the best skit ever. Possibly the best Rappers ever. Wu-Tang is back under the leadership of Raekwon the Chef. The album is titled Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Part II. By the way, Part 1 (1995) is sensational. Here, production is provided by the RZA and Dr. Dre. For Wu-Tang purposes, I'm partial to the RZA beats. If you're acquainted with Dre, there's one song in particular that has his fingerprints all over it. I challenge you to find it. The album as a whole is classic Wu. We've got out-of-control imagery, "the ruggedest beats", and nightmarish hood scenarios. I've given up on attempting to determine the extent to which any rapper actually lives that life. The great thing about Wu-Tang is that the narrative is so immersive that you don't even care. Raekwon is a great rapper, the crew remains rock solid. Just listen...
Konichiwa, Bitches.

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