Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II is the fourth studio album by American hip hop recording artist and Wu-Tang Clan-member Raekwon, released September 8, 2009, on Ice H2O/EMI Records in the United States. The album experienced numerous delays to its release due to Raekwon's approach of continual re-writing, as well as distribution issues with his record labels. Serving as the sequel to his critically acclaimed debut album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (1995), Pt. II maintains many of the themes covered on its predecessor, and features guest appearances from several Wu-Tang members, as well as Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss and Beanie Sigel.
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| Released | September 8, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2009 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 70:52 | |||
| Label | Ice H2O, EMI | |||
| Producer | The Alchemist, Young Justice, BT, Busta Rhymes, Dr. Dre, Erick Sermon, Icewater Productions, J Dilla, Mark Batson, Marley Marl, Mathematics, MoSS, Necro, Pete Rock, Raekwon, RZA (also exec.) Scram Jones, True Master | |||
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The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 and at number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, while selling near 68,000 copies in its first week. Upon its release, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II received widespread acclaim from music critics, based on an aggregate score of 88/100 from Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim", and was ranked number 45 on the site's list of best-reviewed albums. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. II was included on several publications' year-end album lists, including Rolling Stone, which ranked it the twenty-fifth best album of 2009, and Time, which named it seventh-best.