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On today’s very special edition of Scottscope Talk Radio, the roundtable celebrates the 20th anniversary of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...!  Can it still be considered among of the greatest rap albums ever released?  Is it the single most complete rap album of all time?  Did the Wu-Tang Clan as a whole hit their creative peak with this album?  Should it be considered an actual solo album or more of a group effort?  Did it play a significant role in establishing filmmaker John Woo as a cult figure in the United States?  Did it single handedly establish “Mafioso rap” as a viable subgenre?  What makes it stand out from other, similarly themed rap albums of its time?  Should Raekwon continue making sequels to his transcendent masterpiece?    

On today’s very special edition of Scottscope Talk Radio, the roundtable celebrates the 20th anniversary of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...!  Can it still be considered among of the greatest rap albums ever released?  Is it the single most complete rap album of all time?  Did the Wu-Tang Clan as a whole hit their creative peak with this album?  Should it be considered an actual solo album or more of a group effort?  Did it play a significant role in establishing filmmaker John Woo as a cult figure in the United States?  Did it single handedly establish “Mafioso rap” as a viable subgenre?  What makes it stand out from other, similarly themed rap albums of its time?  Should Raekwon continue making sequels to his transcendent masterpiece?    

20 years ago Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon released his masterpiece in Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... The album would reach #2 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums' chart and sell 1.1 million copies. It is also ranked in the top 20 rap albums list by several major publications. It also help influence a new generation of rappers.We were at Sundance at the Power and Industry screening of the new trailer for "The Purple Tape Files" documentry which will feature several artists that are true fans of the record. You will hear from Raekown and Ghostface Killah about the album's impact and shooting the documentry. 

20 years ago Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon released his masterpiece in Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... The album would reach #2 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums' chart and sell 1.1 million copies. It is also ranked in the top 20 rap albums list by several major publications. It also help influence a new generation of rappers.We were at Sundance at the Power and Industry screening of the new trailer for "The Purple Tape Files" documentry which will feature several artists that are true fans of the record. You will hear from Raekown and Ghostface Killah about the album's impact and shooting the documentry.