Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

Only Built for Cuban Linx is an East Coast rap album by gangsta rapper Raekwon, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). His first solo album, Raekwon, a member of the The Wu-Tang Clan, quickly established himself a reputation as one of the most critically praised members of the collective. Only Built for Cuban Linx is a solo album, but, like most Wu-Tang solo records, includes a great many collaborations, here especially with RZA and Ghostface Killah.

Track listing

1. Striving for Perfection (Diggs/Woods) - 1:43
2. Knuckleheadz (Diggs/Woods) - 4:05
3. Knowledge God (Diggs/Woods) - 4:27
4. Criminology (Adams/Bascombe/Burgess/Coles/Diggs/Patterson/Woods) - 3:49
5. Incarcerated Scarfaces (Diggs/Raekwon) - 4:30
6. Rainy Dayz (Diggs/Woods) - 5:17
7. Guillotine (Swordz) (Diggs/Woods) - 4:21
8. Can It Be All So Simple (Wu Tang Clan) - 4:10
9. Shark Niggas (Biters) (Diggs/Woods) - 1:39
10. Ice Water (Diggs/Woods) - 4:02
11. Glaciers of Ice (Coles/Diggs/Turner/Woods) - 4:54
12. Verbal Intercourse (Diggs/Woods) - 4:07
13. Wisdom Body (Diggs/Woods) - 2:34
14. Spot Rusherz (Diggs/Woods) - 3:51
15. Ice Cream (Diggs/Woods) - 4:16
16. Wu-Gambinos performed by Raekwon / Method Man - 5:09
17. Heaven and Hell (Diggs/Woods) - 4:57
18. North Star (Jewels) (Diggs/Woods) - 4:00

Personnel

• Nas - Vocals
• RZA - Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Miguel Rivera - Design
• Method Man - Performer
• Raekwon - Vocals
• Fourth Disciple - Assistant Engineer, Mixing
• Tom Coyne - Mastering
• Dennis Coles - Executive Producer
• Robert Diggs - Executive Producer
• Mitchell Diggs - Executive Producer
• Oli Grant - Executive Producer
• Daniel Hastings - Photography
• Masta Killa - Vocals

Chart positions Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album

 1995	The Billboard 200	                No. 4
 1995	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	                No. 2

Billboard (North America) - singles

 1994	Heaven	                    Hot Rap Singles	                  No. 32
 1994	Heaven	                    Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	  No. 34
 1995	Glaciers Of Ice	            The Billboard Hot 100	          No. 43
 1995	Incarcerated Scarfaces	    The Billboard Hot 100	          No. 37
 1995	Glaciers Of Ice	            Hot Rap Singles	                  No. 5
 1995	Incarcerated Scarfaces	    Hot Rap Singles	                  No. 5
 1995	Heaven & Hell 	            Hot Rap Singles	                  No. 21
 1995	Criminology	            Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks      No. 32
 1995	Incarcerated Scarfaces	    Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	  No. 37
 1995	Glaciers Of Ice	            Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales    No. 2