I was fucking niggas up, robbing niggas, fucking a lot of bitches, just doing dumb shit.' Niggas was scared to death when I was out there wilding. We did the hustlin’ thing, we did the crime thing we did all the things that made us feel like mobsters or Mafiosos in some way.' In a different article, Ghostface Killah recollected 'Back then I was punchin' a lot of rap niggas in their face, and niggas was getting beat up in the clubs. In an interview with Wax Poetics, Raekwon explained 'I grew up in the street, so I talked about the shit I knew and saw. Much of the content on the album deals with real life topics and situations that both Raekwon and Ghostface Killah commonly encountered and experienced while growing up in Staten Island, New York. The song ' Can It Be All So Simple,' from 36 Chambers, marked the first recorded exhibition of Raekwon and Ghostface Killah as a duo, as the two would further establish this alliance on Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. as his first solo album, and the third seen from the Wu camp after the release of their debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), with Method Man's Tical and Ol' Dirty Bastard's Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version released prior. Raekwon released Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. Its success spawned a sequel 14 years later with 2009's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. is classified by many to be the best of Wu-Tang solo material. Along with GZA's Liquid Swords, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. It has been esteemed as being highly effective on hip hop music over the next decade, being heavily referenced and influential on albums such as Doe or Die, Reasonable Doubt, It Was Written and Life After Death. With its emphasis on Italian Mafia insinuations and organized crime, the album is widely regarded as a pioneer of the Mafioso rap genre.

has increased its acclamation among music critics and writers over the years, as many have lauded it as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. Although it failed to acquire the same initial sales success as previous Wu-Tang solo albums, Cuban Linx achieved greater critical praise, with many complimenting its cinematic lyricism and production. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on October 2, 1995, and according to Nielsen Soundscan, it has sold 1.1 million copies in the United States alone. debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart, and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, while selling 130,000 copies in its opening week. Upon its release, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. It also features an acclaimed guest appearance from rapper Nas, which marked the first collaboration with a non-affiliated artist on a Wu-Tang related album. The album was loosely composed to play like a film with Raekwon as the 'star,' fellow Wu-Tang member Ghostface Killah as the 'guest-star,' and producer RZA as the 'director.' It features appearances from every member of the Wu-Tang Clan, as well as affiliates Cappadonna, and Blue Raspberry. is the solo debut album of American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon, released August 1, 1995, on Loud Records in the United States. Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version RZA (also exec.), Mitchell Diggs (exec.), Oli Grant (exec.)

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