After two solo projects that were both critically and commercially unsuccessful, Raekwon announced a sequel to ''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...'' in late 2005.<ref name="xxl2007AHH1">{{cite web|last=Fresh|first=Remmie|date=March 18, 2005|url=http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2005/03/18/18129838.aspx|title=Busta Rhymes To Executive Produce Raekwon's Album|website=AllHipHop|archive-date=May 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503191051/http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2005/03/18/18129838.aspx}}</ref> The sequel was highly anticipated for nearly four years since its original announcement and fourteen years after the release of the original, appearing in ''XXL''{{'}}s top 10 list of most anticipated albums in 2007.<ref name="xxl2007">{{cite web|url=http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=7288|title=Remedy: The Top 10 Most Anticipated Albums of 2007|website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|date=January 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216004340/http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=7288|archive-date=February 16, 2007}}</ref> ''[[Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II]]'' was released in 2009 to critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/only-built-4-cuban-linx-pt-ii/raekwon|title=Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More|publisher=[[Metacritic]]. [[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=2012-07-28}}</ref>
