Raekwon · 1995 · 1990s · Entry 82 of 272
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
The purple tape. Mafioso rap's blueprint, Rae and Ghost trading bars like a two-handed novel.
Pitchfork
Read review →The purple tape's mafioso rap blueprint holds up decades on — Rae and Ghost trading bars with the density and texture of a two-handed crime novel.
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