From off the Classic Mafioso Concept Album: "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx". Some say this was the catalyst for this sub-genre; a pivotal point in the darker, murkier mood that resonated throughout Inner-City New York (Or at least, didn't become discernible until The RZArector and his Clan Divulged This Pandemic) during the time when the West Coast were taking over.

Unabashedly borrowing some of the stylistics from Kool "G" Rap, Wu-Tang Clan made an impact. Five Percenter Vernacular/Lingo sprawled all over this implicitly cinematic mastery on wax, although esoteric, was charming all the same. Contemporary Noir, I ignorantly purport, is how you could sum it up, succinctly. Ghostface Killah's "Catch-As-Catch-Can" rapping style contributed and complemented RZA's Idiosyncratic, yet profound production style, heavily.

All elements were formidable and bountiful, to the amber accord of its mellifluous flowery. They knew how to give grace and elegance to a raw, uncanny, unkempt, uncouth body of aurally-encompassing work. Try to dissect the dichotomy of those two powerful elements: Pauper with Proper. Urban Artistry at it's finest. Or so I've heard, anyway. I've heard some of these songs, but this one is so fucking chill to me! Take heed to these horribly-written words for your perusal and at your own risk. This was precarious of me. Sorry. I'm bad at writing synopses.


[Edited 1/26/09 16:44pm]

I didn't understand any of that. I even read it twice


Smooches;)

DAMN!

It's probably all those goddamn commas. Bad habit of mine.

I hate when threads fail. A lot of mine have fallen into the vault of obscurity, as of late.

A STRAIGHT CLASSIC!!!!!
MY 18 YEAR-OLD SON SWEARS BY THIS DISC!!!!
I ALMOST DON'T WANNA HEAR "CUBAN LINX II"
FOR FEAR THAT IT WONT COME CLOSE
2 THE ORIGINAL!!!!!

WORD!!!!!

woogiebear said:

Thank you for contributing, bro. Somebody's got to appreciate this gem.

I love this album

the track that precedes it
"Heaven Or Hell" is my
fav at the moment

only built 4 cuban linx

now thats real hip hop. not this new age lil wayne garbage we are force fed

I can't seem to stop listening to this track. I don't know what it is. Popa Wu's drunken slurred vocals (Something about them just work, here.), the strings, or the piano. So ethereal. So smooth.

this is one of my favorite
samples by the way...

"Mellow Mood Pt. 1"//Love Unlimited

DirtyChris said:

Yeah. I might be crucified for this statement, but, I actually like how The RZArector flipped it more than I do the original.

Mysterioso said:

yeah Bobby certainly has a clever way
of flippin a sample

DirtyChris said:

co-sign

Did you watch The Wackness recently? That's why "Heaven Or Hell" is back up on my faves list.

I would photowhore the wax here but I stayed home sick today and look like it

MsMisha319 said:

I understood every word.

My favorite cd outta the Wu-Tang Clan easy, we played this joint to death back in 95 when it first came out.Criminology, Verbal Intercousre, Glaciers Of Ice, Incarcerated Scarfaces, Ice Cream and Wu-Gambinos got played the most in my hood, good times ya'll!!

woogiebear said:

Cuban Linx II doesn't come close to the first woogiebear, probably because the WU ain't the same anymore.

Cinnie said:

I love Blue Raspberry!!!
with her rugged but jazzy style
how you like Out Of The Blue?
you into her?

I wish Tekitha woulda released something too

oh.. and I don't know what The Wackness is
I don't watch much TV...
[Edited 1/27/09 23:26pm]

DirtyChris said:

Nah it is a movie set in 1994 that has just been released on DVD (everywhere, like Best Buy has it)

the trailer:

Anyway, the org's Christopher told me I should see this movie... then this other dude invited me to his house the day it came out on DVD, then one of my friends rented it....

I'm glad I saw it... and set in `94, that's my schitt

I don't know why, but Heaven & Hell isn't hittin' like I'd like it to. Then again, I'm not sure I can get into anything, today. It's just not my day.

It's another case of me liking how Bobby put it down on the instrumentation. PrestiDIGITation for days on the boards. However, the verses were too short. Ghost & Rae are storytellin' magellin' like WHOA, but they end it on a short note, leaving the rest of the track to Blue Rasberry's showboating vox. I'm getting a feeling that this song was really supposed to be an outlet to plug in her singing chops (Which are kind of iffy, here.). I don't know, man.

I finally think it's hittin' me the way I want it to. Even though, I still wish their had another verse on Heaven and Hell.