''OB4CL'' popularized street-related, [[Mafioso rap]] on the [[East Coast hip hop|east coast]].<ref name=XXL/> While this style was originated by [[Kool G Rap]] in the late 1980s, it didn't completely permeate the hip hop world until the release of ''OB4CL'' in 1995.<ref name=XXL/> References to ''Cuban Linx'' could be heard heavily in following years with several notable changes in hip hop culture. For instance, the album refers to "Wu-Gambinos" in various occurrences; the term being a name for the 'alter-egos' of the rappers involved in ''Cuban Linx''.<ref name=XXL/> These alter-egos inspired an already [[Dissociative identity disorder|dissociative]] hip-hop world to adopt new names and personae, from Nas' Escobar moniker to [[Notorious B.I.G.]]'s Frank White counterpart, which he would go on to further utilize upon the release of ''OB4CL''.<ref name="Cowie">{{cite web |last=Cowie|first=Del F.|url=http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=65&csid2=9&fid1=3570 |title=Nas: Battle Ready|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091101173446/http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=65&csid2=9&fid1=3570 |date=November 1, 2009|website=[[Exclaim!]]|url-status=dead|archive-statusdate=November 1, 2009}}</ref><ref name="g601">{{cite web |first=C. |last=Vernon Coleman |title=A History of Rappers Calling Themselves the King of New York |website=[[XXL Mag]] |date=March 29, 2019 |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/history-rappers-calling-themselves-king-new-york/ |access-date=October 6, 2024 |archive-date=June 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606033737/https://www.xxlmag.com/history-rappers-calling-themselves-king-new-york/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Tupac Shakur]] would also refer to himself as Makaveli later in his life, and gave his [[Outlawz]] crew new names, albeit with a militaristic, dictatorial theme.<ref>{{cite web |author=Low Key |url=http://www.mvremix.com/urban/reviews/2002/makaveli.shtml |title=2Pac-Makaveli: The 7 Day Theory |publisher=MVRemix Urban |access-date=2012-02-14 |archive-date=January 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108022815/http://www.mvremix.com/urban/reviews/2002/makaveli.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> Regarding Raekwon's innovation of the gambinos, [[Method Man]] later affirmed, "Raekwon started that. Rae always had that mobster mentality, always liked to watch gangster movies and read mob books and stuff like that, you know? So he pretty much knew the names of the cats and what they was about. He polished his whole style like that."<ref name=XXL/> Ghostface Killah also touched base on the gambino influence, stating, "We done took that to the highest peak. We bonded as a tight family, so niggas is starting to try and do that right now. Everybody thinking they have a strong family. We opened up the door for a lot of niggas. The shit was just crazy on how it came together."<ref name=XXL/>
