Today is the 30 year anniversary of The Purple Tape aka Raekwon's "Only Built For Cuban Linx"

[Ziggiy]

 

[MurderToCassette]

Got this poster somewhere in the house (not this exact one, this is the only photo I could find online) gotta go dig it out

 

[chiefdogg]

One of the greatest albums ever made. Period.

Yezzur

 

[semicko82]

Took me a while to get through this whole album because I kept repeating Incarcerated Scarfaces

Arguably the best album to come out of the Wu Tang camp

 

[Icewatermetallik]

The Wu had some run at that time man......36 Chambers, Tical, 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, Cuban Linx, Liquid Swords, Ironman, Wu-Tang Forever.......

From 93' to like 98' the Wu couldnt be stopped.

I grew up in the NY area around that time and no one was really banging Bone Thugs like that in the Tri-state area. It was all Wu-Tang, Nas, Biggie and artists like Mobb Deep, CNN, etc......

 

[The Dust King]

Source magazine giving Cuban Linx 2, 3 1/2 mics was diabolical. At the very least it was 4 mics. There were too many high points on that album for such a low rating. Even Rae expressed frustration about such a low rating. I remember the biggest criticism in the article was that the album wasn't geared to attract new listeners.


I will say this tho. CL2 was not all over the streets of NYC like the first one. I honestly think that the budget was drained for a proper roll out and promotion due to the years of delays. That's the only story that makes sense. "New Wu" was a perfect first single but I didn't hear it getting rotation on Hot 97 or Power 105 where one would think that it would. "House of flying daggers" being the next single billed as a J Dilla beat didn't do anything either. Despite all those setbacks CL2 was a great sequel and I feel it is the 2nd best Rae album.

agreed

it was also the last time i remember a legacy artist get bombs dropped on hot9 for an album release

 

[Metal Face]

goat album

 

[phrank kastle]

They re-released the purple cassette today & i managed to grab it

 

[phrank kastle]

The drop on Ice Water is still disgusting

 

[mson]

 

[Da Rhythm Rebel]

The diabolical laughter on the "Shark N-ggas (Biters)" skit after Ghostface says they bit off the Nas album cover still gets me to this day

 

[Monoblock]

Yessir

 

[BuddahMAC]

 

[Black Staples]

Julio Iglesias….

 

[patscorpio]

nothing but classic!!!!