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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (commonly referred to as The Purple Tape) is the debut studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon, released on August 1, 1995, by Loud Records and RCA Records. The album was loosely composed to play like a film with Raekwon as the "star", fellow Wu-Tang member Ghostface Killah as the "guest-star", and producer RZA as the "director", It features appearances from every member of the Wu-Tang Clan. The album also features debut appearances from affiliates Cappadonna and Blue Raspberry, and an acclaimed guest appearance from rapper Nas, which marked the first collaboration with a non-affiliated artist on a Wu-Tang related album.

Upon its release, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart, and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, while selling 130,000 copies in its opening week. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on October 2, 1995, and later platinum on February 24, 2020. According to Nielsen Soundscan, it has sold 1.1 million copies in the United States alone as of 2009. Although it failed to acquire the same initial sales success as previous Wu-Tang solo albums, Cuban Linx achieved greater critical praise, with many complimenting its cinematic lyricism and production.

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... has received acclaim from music critics and writers over the years, with many lauding it as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. With its emphasis on American Mafia insinuations and organized crime, the album is widely regarded as a pioneer of the mafioso rap subgenre. It is considered to have been highly influential on hip hop music over the next decade, being heavily referenced and influential on acclaimed albums such as Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt (1996) and The Notorious B.I.G.'s Life After Death (1997). Along with GZA's Liquid Swords, Cuban Linx is the most acclaimed solo Wu-Tang work. Rolling Stone magazine placed it at number 480 on their The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list in 2012, and at number 219 in the 2020 reboot of the list.

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After decades in the game, it's safe to say that legendary D.I.T.C member O.C. along side east NY dj & producer Pf Cuttin have always been constant at delivering classic material to the masses. The two have finally decided to get together to drop a collaboration project, O.C. & PF Cuttin Music is bringing you "OPIUM", a 9 track banger that will bring you back in time to the era of the golden days of hip hop.

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Ring the alarm shot callers, world-renowned DJ/producer PF Cuttin has teamed up with legendary emcee Labba for their third studio album release. “The 9” on Hendrix Street Records. Warning: get a mop before you press play, because Brooklyn’s Don Dada has returned with nine tracks that flow like blood over mess hall prison floors. “The 9” is a socio/political manifesto for everyone from the immigrant turned gang member, the gun and drug trafficker, to the die-hard Hip-Hop head that has lost all hope due to the confines of a plastic, bubble gum music corporate take over run amuck. With guest appearances by El Da Sensi, Royal Flush and Vic Spencer, there’s no need to second-guess if Labba’s latest release is raw. You can smell the struggle through the album cover.

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