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Name = Only Built 4 Cuban Linx |

Type = [[album (music)|Album]] |

Artist = Raekwon |

Cover = Raekwon only.jpg |

Background = Orange |

Released = [[August 1]], [[1995]] |

Recorded = ? |

Genre = [[East Coast hip hop]]<br> [[Mafioso rap]] |

Length = 71:51 |

Label = [[Loud]] |

Producer = [[RZA]] |

Reviews =

*[[All Music Guide|AMG]] [[Image:5 out of 5.png]] [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:usjx7ioog78r~T1 link]

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Last album = |

This album = '''''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx'''''<br />(1995) |

Next album = ''[[Immobilarity]]''<br />(1999) |

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'''''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx''''' is an influential [[East Coast rap]] album by [[rapper]] [[Raekwon]], released in 1995.

== Death Note characters ==

==Overview==

I did not check the history page and did not see that kana in every name is not needed. Sorry about that! :D I was trying to improve the overall article. I still feel that the kana is necessary. Thanks for your comments in the edit summary. Please accept my apologies for any edits that I made. All the best for the rest of May. [[User:Sjones23|Sjones23]] 20:07, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

A member of the [[The Wu-Tang Clan]], Raekwon released ''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx'' (originally to be titled ''Only Built 4 Cuban Link Niggaz'') as his first [[solo (music)|solo]] album. As with most Wu-Tang solo records, however, a lot of collaboration was involved, in this case with [[RZA]] and [[Ghostface Killah]]. Throughout the album, Raekwon recasts the Wu-Tang Clan as an Italian mafioso family dubbed the ''"Wu-[[Gambino]]s"'', while rechristening himself as ''"Lex Diamond"'' in the process. In terms of production, ''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx'' marked a major stylistic change that saw RZA move away from the raw, minimalist, stripped-down beats of the early Wu-Tang albums, towards a richer, cinematic sound more reliant on strings and classic soul samples. The album also featured [[Queensbridge]]-based rapper, [[Nas]], on the song ''"Verbal Intercourse"'' —becoming the first non-Wu-Tang artist to appear on the group's solo albums.

I also apologize for any rudeness or sarcasm. I haven't destroyed anything nor have I done anything wrong. [[User:Sjones23|Sjones23]] 20:55, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

==Critical recognition==

Deviating from past Wu-Tang efforts and heralding a narrative-driven concept that redefined the [[Gangsta rap]] genre, Raekwon's solo album is widely considered to be one of the greatest albums of hip hop in the 1990s. In fact, it was one of the sixteen hip hop albums to be included in [[Pitchfork Media]]'s Best Albums Of The 90s Redux list, and was listed as one of thirty-three hip hop/R&B albums in [[Rolling Stone]]'s Essential Recordings Of The 90s list. In addition, Stylus Magazine called it one of the greatest hip hop albums ever [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=1566], Allhiphop.com calls it "incredible" [http://www.allhiphop.com/features/?ID=306] and fellow rapper [[Busta Rhymes]] regards it as "one of the best albums ever" [http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=4201]), and it is still remembered by many fans as perhaps the greatest Wu-Tang solo LP thus far (the [[All Music Guide]] calls it "a serious contender" for that title).

Thanks for your comments, both on the article, David Hoope and its talk page. Once again, please accept my apologies. As you said, David Hoope is a romanized English name (featured in all anime and manga, but the kana doesn't exist, except for the Japanese interwiki website and other Japanese sources). Thanks again for all of your comments and everything you have done for me. :D All the best for the upcoming summer [[User:Sjones23|Sjones23]] 00:54, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

==Influence==

Filled with [[Sampling (music)|sample]]s from crime [[thriller]]s and [[Organized crime|mob]] dramas, many from the [[English language|English]]-[[dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] version of the [[Hong Kong action movie]] ''[[The Killer (movie)|The Killer]]'', ''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx'' had an enormous influence on the burgeoning [[East Coast hip hop|East Coast]] [[hardcore rap]] scene, cultivating the [[Mafioso rap]] phenomenon of the mid-1990s. Raekwon's hypervisual narratives, chronicling the [[crime]] underworld of [[drug trafficking]] and the luxurious pleasures of the high-end illegal business, led many to draw comparisons with [[Kool G Rap]] (considered as the progenitor of Mafioso Rap). Since then, the album is widely regarded as the quintessential [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] recording of the 1990s, spawning a myriad of imitators and influencing several prominent hip-hop artists such as [[Nas]] (who subsequently adopted the Wu-Gambino inspired alias, "''[[It Was Written|Escobar]]''") and [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] (who made the transition from ''"thug"'' to ''"kingpin"'' between his [[Ready to Die|debut]] and [[Life After Death|sophomore]] releases)[http://xxlmag.com/Features/2005/may/cuban-linx/]. Furthermore, the album had a profound impact on contemporary [[hip hop culture]], initiating [[List of slang used in hip-hop music|slang]] terms such as ''"[[politic (slang)|politic]]"'' and ''"butter-pecan Rican"'' into the Urban [[African-American slang]][http://xxlmag.com/Features/2005/may/cuban-linx/].

== A Barnstar for you! ==

Adam Heimlich of [[CDNow]] describes the impact and artistry of ''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx'': "For several years afterward you couldn't find a rap thug who wasn't 'politicking', slinging cut-up gangland narratives like a ghetto [[John Woo]] or [[Martin Scorsese]], doling out guest appearances to his crew like loot from a job, and striving all the while to keep it as raw yet richly detailed as Rae did...Raekwon's storytelling evokes senses of rapid motion, kamikaze faith, loyalty, and focus in the midst of high-stakes tumult that, together, convey more about his mindstate than any straight autobiography could have. RZA wanted Cuban Linx's music to transport listeners into Rae's transcendent point of view, and he succeeded so spectacularly that thousands of rap fans --the ones who don't look to hip-hop for an out-of-body experience -- will never fully comprehend all the undying fuss about this album".

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==Track listing==

|rowspan="2" valign="middle" | [[Image:Barnstar-rotating.gif|100px]]

#"Striving for Perfection" (Diggs/Woods) (1:43)

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#"Knuckleheadz" (Diggs/Woods) (4:05)

|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Tireless Contributor Barnstar'''

#"Knowledge God" (Diggs/Woods) (4:27)

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#"Criminology" (Adams/Bascombe/Burgess/Coles/Diggs/Patterson/Woods) (3:49)

|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | I know I thanked you way back for your efforts on [[Death Note]], but I didn't give you a barnstar for all the work you've put in with that one, and some other pages that I've seen you edit. So I present to you the Tireless Contributor Barnstar!. [[User:Juhachi|'''<font color="0066cc">十</font>''']][[User talk:Juhachi|'''<font color="ff66cc">八</font>''']] 23:15, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

#"Incarcerated Scarfaces" (Diggs/Raekwon) (4:30)

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#"Rainy Dayz" (Diggs/Woods) (5:17)

#"Guillotine (Swordz)" (Diggs/Woods) (4:21)

#"Can It Be All So Simple (Remix)" (Wu Tang Clan) (4:10)

#"Shark Niggas (Biters)" (Diggs/Woods) (1:39)

#"Ice Water" (Diggs/Woods) (4:02)

#"Glaciers of Ice" (Coles/Diggs/Turner/Woods) (4:54)

#"Verbal Intercourse" (Diggs/Woods/Jones) (4:07)

#"Wisdom Body" (Diggs/Woods) (2:34)

#"Spot Rusherz" (Diggs/Woods) (3:51)

#"Ice Cream" (Diggs/Woods) (4:16)

#"Wu-Gambinos" performed by Raekwon / Method Man (5:09)

#"Heaven and Hell" (Diggs/Woods) (4:57)

#"North Star (Jewels)" (Diggs/Woods) (4:00)

==Personnel Commas ==

*[[Raekwon]] - Vocals

*[[Ghostface Killah]] - Vocals

*[[RZA]] - Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Mixing

*Robert Diggs - Executive Producer

*Mitchell Diggs - Executive Producer

*Oli Grant - Executive Producer

Ah, I see where the confusion lies. In American English (I gather you are from Canada), commas always go inside the quotation marks. How exactly are these disputes setled on Wikipedia? Obviously there are folks from America, Canada, the UK, ect. Is there a concensus on which type of English is to be used?

==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

And I'm working on posting my argument against Death Note 13's names. I'm looking for certain images to post since I don't have a scanner of my own.

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[[Category:1995 albums]]

Good day, sir!

[[Category:Raekwon albums]]

[[User:Chibi Gohan|Chibi Gohan]] 02:53, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

About Mikami's Deletion: How come you're sourcing the English manga now? I thought the Japanese version was the precedent.

Volume 10, in the Japanese version, is titled "Deletion." (The inside cover without the dust jacket says, in plain English, "Volume 10: Deletion.").

Inside the book, it says the book is titled "sakujo" in Japanese.

Mikami chants "sakujo."

Therefore, "sakujo"="deletion."

Not to mention the fact that "sakujo" isn't a verb, but a noun (therefore it can't mean "delete.").

[[User:Chibi Gohan|Chibi Gohan]] 18:11, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Hm, I suppose in that respect "delete" makes more sense. I won't fuss about it anymore. : )

[[User:Chibi Gohan|Chibi Gohan]] 18:28, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

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== Barnes & Noble early manga releases ==

Dunno why, but I have noticed that B&N likes to ignore the street date on quite a few manga, at least in some stores. I bring this up because I remember a quick thing a month or so back on the [[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]] page where I said a volume was out because it was at B&N and you reverted me. Looks like it happened again recently on that page, although I'm not sure if the person who added it got it from B&N. I have already seen Bleach 19 on sale there. Maybe you should add something to the talk page or a hidden inline comment saying that the number of volumes out shouldn't change until the official street date or something... --[[User:GhostStalker|<font color="gold">'''Ghost'''</font><font color="blue">'''Stalker'''</font>]]<small>([[User talk:GhostStalker|Got a present for ya!]] | [[Special:Contributions/GhostStalker|Mission Log]])</small> 16:46, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

== Gackt article ==

I'm sorry, but the article's previous approach towards the artist's year of birth was in no way compliant with [[WP:V]], [[WP:RS]] and most importantly, [[WP:BLP]]. No matter what "consensus" has previously been reached on the talk page, in order for the previous status quo to be acceptable with regard to Wikipedia policy, one would have to provide [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] for the following assertions:

* The artist has made a thorough effort to keep his year of birth a secret. Just not mentioning it on his website hardly qualifies as thorough.

* There are indeed conflicting sources for the year of birth (IMDB, while nice to have for some information, remains a user edited site) and hence a genuine controversy on the matter exists.

* The artist ever made this outlandish Norwegian vampire statement and on more than one occasion, lest it cannot be dismissed as an out-of-context or offhand joke.

Until these sources are provided, the year 1973 is backed by a perfectly acceptable source and on top of that, the article looks a lot less like someone just could not resist the urge to emphasize on just how very mysterious and special the artist at hand really really is. Have a nice day - [[User:Cyrus XIII|Cyrus XIII]] 23:51, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

== FFVII spoiler tag ==

Maybe it would be better if you wait a little while until I finished typing the talk section before reverting. It happens that I am not a strong supporter and thus did nothing like reverting the page immediately, if it happens to be a strong supporter, you might face an edit war, and you were on the 3rd revert(actually, 5th on the overall reverting), thus violating the 3RR rule. It would be more polite to wait for the discussion, if the editor has says so on the comment. Anyhow, just telling you about this, I don't care if spoiler tags are there or not. [[User:Mythsearcher|MythSearcher]]^{[[User talk:Mythsearcher|talk]]} 15:06, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

:The revert I made and the talk page entry is only 5 minutes time lag, it is also due to a server too busy database lock that delayed it for another 2 minutes. Yes, you are right, I can make the talk entry first, that would make more sense, I agree with you, but still, if something like this happens, at least wait for 5~10 minutes before reverting, that makes a lot of difference. At least it minimize the number of edits and talks like this. [[User:Mythsearcher|MythSearcher]]^{[[User talk:Mythsearcher|talk]]} 17:08, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

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== Redemption (song) ==

You might be interested in a discussion on [[:Talk:Redemption (song)]], since we previously discussed the artist in question (glad we reached a compromise). - [[User:Cyrus XIII|Cyrus XIII]] 13:55, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

== [[List of Death Note manga]] ==

I noticed you seem be in a bit of an edit war, here. Please do bear in mind that we have talk pages for a reason. If other editors are ignoring discussion, they can be sorted out via [[WP:3RR|the three revert rule]] or the [[WP:AN|admin noticeboard]] (or [[WP:AN/I|incidents board]]). [[WP:TALK]] is a great link to show newcomers, if they're not aware of how to make good use of talk pages -- nine times in ten, we can't start [[WP:DR|dispute resolution]] unless people stop edit warring and start talking. &ndash; <span style="font-family: Garamond">[[User:Luna Santin|<font color="#1E90FF">'''Luna Santin'''</font>]] ([[User talk:Luna Santin|talk]])</span> 23:12, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

:[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Death_Note_manga&diff=140994035&oldid=140993652 One], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Death_Note_manga&diff=141017291&oldid=141009176 two], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Death_Note_manga&diff=141027387&oldid=141024365 three], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Death_Note_manga&diff=141087177&oldid=141086569 four] reverts inside 24 hours. I'm afraid edit warring is taken quite seriously. I've blocked you from editing for 24 hours; you can appeal with the {{tl|unblock}} template. &ndash; <span style="font-family: Garamond">[[User:Luna Santin|<font color="#1E90FF">'''Luna Santin'''</font>]] ([[User talk:Luna Santin|talk]])</span> 17:08, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

::No, I won't contest it. I should have taken it to somewhere else, the talk page or reported the user's actions or something instead of just reverting constantly, though I did try to discuss it on one of the IP talk pages for the anon in question only to have my comment [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3A141.150.118.248&diff=139076699&oldid=139013564 vandalised] by that anon, but I do realize I was still in the wrong with what I did, as much as he was, and I need a wikibreak anyway. I shouldn't have let it get to me so much. Thanks, though. :) [[User:Nique1287|Nique]] <small>[[User_talk:Nique1287|talk]]</small> 17:41, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

==AfD nomination of [[Plotline of Neon Genesis Evangelion]]==

I've nominated [[Plotline of Neon Genesis Evangelion]], an article you created, for [[WP:AfD|deletion]]. We appreciate your contributions, but in this particular case I do not feel that [[Plotline of Neon Genesis Evangelion]] satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion; I have explained why in the nomination space (see also "[[WP:NOT|What Wikipedia is not]]" and the [[WP:DP|Wikipedia deletion policy]]). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Plotline of Neon Genesis Evangelion{{{order|}}}]] and please be sure to [[WP:SIG|sign your comments]] with four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>). You are free to edit the content of [[Plotline of Neon Genesis Evangelion]] during the discussion but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you.<!-- Template:AFDWarning --> [[User:Jay32183|Jay32183]] 20:56, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

==Light's Death==

''We've long since decided that Matsuda didn't kill him'' - Why didn't you say so earlier then?

Can I get a link to the discussion, I couldn't find a suitable heading in the archives of [[Talk:List of characters in Death Note]] either. Thanks --[[User:EZio|eZio]] 19:19, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

:As far as I understand, Shinigami(Gods of Death) as their name suggests are beings who take your life (soul) after your lifespan is over and then do whatever they are supposed to do with it. They don't ''decide'' when one dies. This is from mythology, not Death Note. So in essence even though a person might be dying say by falling off a cliff or by a gunshot wound, it is the God of Death who actually kills him by taking the soul. This is why I am confused about the whole "Who Killed Light Issue". Now coming to Death Note, I've seen the last episode and the reason of death can be speculative to say the least. No one can prove that the shots fired by Matsuda were fatal or not. I mean how can one? It's an anime. And neither does the anime show Ryuk's note with Light written on it, they show him writing something, but nothing explicit like showing the name actually written. Now this might sound cheesy, but so does the claim of Matsuda not firing at him in critical areas. I'm not trying to prove that Matsuda killed him. I'm merely suggesting it as a possiblity. Don't you think there is the slightest possiblity that Matsuda's shot were fatal, and since Light's lifespan was coming to and end, Ryuk was doing his part of bieng a Shinigami and hence writing his name in his note? -[[User:EZio|eZio]] 21:12, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

== Apology for edit war ==

Just wanted to apologize for causing you any mental pain over the edit war, should've just went to the discussion page from the beginning. I understand what you mean with the official release dates being important, just that we think a little different on what was important. Again, just wanted to say sorry for being rude about it, I let my temper get to me, and it's sort of sad it was over such a silly thing. I still think when I edited my Talk Page that was hilarious. On the same topic, I was being very immature, and thus I apologize again. We both looked kinda stupid with what we did, so, how about next time we work together to make wikipedia a better place instead of another edit war, deal?. [[User:Kooper113|Kooper113]] 20:40, 6 July 2007 (UTC)