Today is the 30 year anniversary of The Purple Tape aka Raekwon's "Only Built For Cuban Linx"
- Thread starter Plankton
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Diondon
Thanks to the lawyers uh, I marbled the foyer
#classic
My formative years
My formative years
my white owl, malt liquor, and carhartt parka days...simpler times
Plankton
Superstar
Yep
They were both in my rotation. I was led to believe E1999 was Eazys last project so that was a must have only to find out years later he never heard the final version.
Jodeci, D'Angelo's Brown Sugar and then later Faith Evans first album were the summer rotation. That Junior Mafia hype was serious only to find out the Conspiracy album was a weed plate when I was expecting Ready To Die pt 2.
Plankton
Superstar
I was in summer school and asked my pops to buy the CD for me on the release date. That day after school he calls me to let me know he was down stairs to hand me food, money and what I thought was gonna be the CD and he hands me the vinyl thru the window.
I had a $5 bag of weed ready, waiting for him to come thru only to find out he bought the vinyl which I never asked for because nobody is pulling out the record player to play music in 1995. I handed it back to him and told him to get me the CD which he didn't get till that Saturday. If I remember correctly the vinyl was 2 records. I remember being so hyped that I was actually considering just taking the vinyl but that wasn't going to fly. I had a CD walkman and a stereo with a cd playet. My plans was to go to school listening to it not sitting by a fukking record player at my house dropping a needle on a record like we still in the early 80's.
Redwood
Superstar
I could always visualize summer '95 in NY, listening to this, especially those skits of Ghost and Rae on the streets talking.
criminology
hearse initiator
6 mics for me… classic of classics.
It sounded so tough and original at the time it’s hard to describe. It defined that part of my life.
I’d love to go back and get blunted with some people who’ve passed or I’ve lost touch with along the way. 30 years ago makes me feel old, but so blessed that this was the music was I was young.
It sounded so tough and original at the time it’s hard to describe. It defined that part of my life.
I’d love to go back and get blunted with some people who’ve passed or I’ve lost touch with along the way. 30 years ago makes me feel old, but so blessed that this was the music was I was young.
Whips-n-Chains
Chi
Most times, this is my GOAT album...no less than top 3. Just incredible start to finish, every single song is classic. Every single skit and adlib is classic.
"Respect heat holders"
"Respect heat holders"
Whips-n-Chains
Chi
"It feel hot out at night n shyt"I could always visualize summer '95 in NY, listening to this, especially those skits of Ghost and Rae on the streets talking.
I always bump this album on hot summer nights
Whips-n-Chains
Chi
The GOAT outro
You know god I just been… yanahmsayin
100000% GOAT outro
Whips-n-Chains
Chi
H&H immediately followed by Northstar
