Raekwon / Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II -CD Review-

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CD Review : Raekwon / Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II

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Score Card
ラップ(rap oriented)		歌(song oriented)
アーバン(urban)		アーシー(earthy)
聴きやすい(familiar)		リスナーを選ぶ(serious)
評点(rating)		（5点満点 fullmark :5）
Raekwonの名作"Only Built 4 Cuban Linx"の14年振りの続編。自身のレーベルからのリリースとなる。製作開始から4年以上費やしての完成だそうで、迫力のある曲が並ぶ。脇をGhostface KillahをはじめとするWu-tangの仲間がかため、Producerも昔からの実力派ばかりなので、各Trackの質は高い。God Fatherのメロディを使ったりして、NYらしいマフィアっぽさをアルバム全体で醸し出している。バラエティに富んでいるわけではなく、全部で22曲と盛りだくさんだが、最後まで一気に聴きとおすだけの魅力のあるアルバムだ。

Tracks 輸入盤　歌詞無し 33 minutes50seconds

	Title	Composers	Time
1	Return of the North Star	Turner, Woods	2:39
2	House of Flying Daggers	Coles, Hunter, Smith, Woods, Yancy	3:51
3	Sonny's Missing	Phillips, Woods	2:28
4	Pyrex Vision	Williams, Woods	:54
5	Cold Outside	Coles, Woods	4:40
6	Black Mozart	Diggs, Hunter, Woods	3:24
7	Gihad	Braunstein, Coles, Woods	2:57
8	New Wu	Coles, Diggs, Smith, Woods	3:50
9	Penitentiary	Coles, Woods	2:35
10	Baggin Crack	Sermon, Woods	1:58
11	Surgical Gloves	Maman, Woods	3:24
12	Broken Safety	Phillips, Shemer, Styles, Woods	2:45
13	Canal Street	Woods	3:37
14	Ason Jones	Woods, Yancey	3:06
15	Have Mercy	Grant, Woods	3:51
16	10 Bricks	Coles, Hill, Woods, Yancey	3:16
17	Fat Lady Sings	Ice Water Inc., Woods	2:17
18	Catalina	Batson, Cruse, Jennings, Parker, Woods, Young	3:28
19	We Will Rob You	Grice, Turner, Walters, Woods	3:15
20	About Me	Batson, Parker, Smith, Woods, Young	3:59
21	Mean Streets	Bean, Hunter, Woods	4:29
22	Kiss the Ring	Hunter, John, Shemer, Turner, Woods	4:09

Producers

Papu Wu(1)
J-Dilla(2,14,16)
Pete Rock(3)
Marley Marl(4)
Icewater Productions(5,13,15)
RZA(6,8,17)
Negro(7)
BT(9)
Eric Sermon(10)
Alchemist(11)
Scram Jones(12,22)
Dr. Dre(18,20)
Karim(19)
Allah Mathematics(21)

Guests

Inspecah Deck, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, RZA, Jadakiss, Styles P, Beanie Siegel, Blue Raspberry, Cappadonna, Slick Rick, Masta Killa, GZA, Lyfe Jennings

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