Raekwon’s Only Built For Cuban Linx Pt. II Artwork
In a hat tip to all the Purple-tape-Purists out there, Rae enlisted Ghostface and the original OB4CL cover photographer Danny Hastings to recreate the classic for the new sequel.
Earlier: PICS: Raekwon’s “Walk Wit Me” Video Shoot
July 1st, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Fuck Nutrament.
*misses $2.50 ham&cheese heros*
July 1st, 2009 at 4:51 pm
LOVELY!!!!!!!
July 1st, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Neverland > Chicago
July 1st, 2009 at 4:53 pm
need i say that that nigga JAY ELECTRONICA used the word “HAPPENSTANCE” in his fucking rhyme on Cool Relax.
JAY ELECTRONICA>
July 1st, 2009 at 4:53 pm
now NY look at Chi like damn dog, u where *i* am!
July 1st, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Dre Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Fuck Nutrament.
*misses $2.50 ham&cheese heros*
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He ain’t lyin tho. Them bodega heros used to hold a nigga down in JHS/HS.
Turkey & Cheese w/Sunkist >>>
July 1st, 2009 at 4:55 pm
If you Rat Traps have a telephone hotline you might be a new yorker
July 1st, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Akron > Chicago
July 1st, 2009 at 4:55 pm
BOOM Selecta
July 1st, 2009 at 4:55 pm
I’m not mad at this at all…
July 1st, 2009 at 4:55 pm
# dafirestarta Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 4:54 pm
# Big_seth Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 4:50 pm
# dafirestarta Says:
New York be sending Chicago to the store for dutchies.
^that’s the worst job to have
^^
I guarantee,
Bleek’s job > your job.
LOL. no shots.
^sittin’ back and work on After Effects and videos all day > out at 3am missing out on da drinks and bitches tryna find da strawberry dutch that every ay-rab seems to not have.
July 1st, 2009 at 4:55 pm
oh and if you know which ray’s is the only decent one, you def. are from manhattan or at least went to hs there
July 1st, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Fucking awesome, but I did notice he pushed it back again!!!!
July 1st, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Yea, that cover is good money
July 1st, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Again, if Ghost isn’t on 65% of the album, this is NOT a true sequel to OB4CL.
July 1st, 2009 at 4:56 pm
i hate this cover but all long as the music is dope i could give 2 shit about the cover
July 1st, 2009 at 4:57 pm
1. what scully?
2. what collar are the seats on the G train
3. what collar are most project walls?
4. what’s a bullseye token?
5. which was hotter back in the day Jansport or Northface?
6. what was the No.1 banger at block parties when Bad Boy became a label?
7. what’s a beef pattie and what’s cocoa bread?
8. where’s 40 projects?
9. What store used to be Orange and Black back in the day
10. what collar tops did Preme Team sell in Queens
If niggas can answer these question don’t say you from NYC..these can’t be googled
July 1st, 2009 at 4:57 pm
I know how much yall niggas on here love that nigga Sean Price (P!) so here’s a gem:
youtube.com/watch?v=jGD3DIBLtVU
July 1st, 2009 at 4:58 pm
what color > what collar …
that john jay diploma is fucking you over …
stop playing scully in the street and read a fucking book you retard …
July 1st, 2009 at 4:58 pm
If Ghost isn’t in 100% of this album, this album is going to suck
July 1st, 2009 at 4:58 pm
color > collar…journalism major was it?
July 1st, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Jay Electronica went in sooooooooo hardbody on COOL RELAX. He rhymes soo little why?
July 1st, 2009 at 4:58 pm
>>what collar are the seats on the G train
this is assuming the G train has ever showed up when you were waiting for it
July 1st, 2009 at 4:59 pm
LMAO @ collar.
What Collar are your collard greens?
What collar is the collar on your shirt???
*dies*
July 1st, 2009 at 4:59 pm
10. what collar tops did Preme Team sell in Queens
I swear FaMs is retarded LMAO!
But where did Supreme get money at? What projects?
July 1st, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Rae & GFK > ANY 2mc Duo, period.
July 1st, 2009 at 4:59 pm
R.J.Orion Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 4:58 pm
what color > what collar …
^^^^^
*fucking dead*
I thought Collar was some new york slang from the 90′s…….lmao
July 1st, 2009 at 4:59 pm
1. what scully?
2. what color are the seats on the G train
3. what color are most project walls?
4. what’s a bullseye token?
5. which was hotter back in the day Jansport or Northface?
6. what was the No.1 banger at block parties when Bad Boy became a label?
7. what’s a beef pattie and what’s cocoa bread?
8. where’s 40 projects?
9. What store used to be Orange and Black back in the day
10. what color tops did Preme Team sell in Queens
If niggas can answer these question don’t say you from NYC..these can’t be googled
July 1st, 2009 at 5:00 pm
# hip hop cops Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 4:58 pm
>>what collar are the seats on the G train
this is assuming the G train has ever showed up when you were waiting for it
^i loathe the G train (pause?)
July 1st, 2009 at 5:00 pm
What Collar is the sky during sunset?
July 1st, 2009 at 5:01 pm
i’m a state of New Yorker, but for all you NYC heads, i have a question…
whats the best borough to find an affordable place in? nothing fancy, just not in the deep crevices of the hood.
if i get this job at Grimshaw Architects next year i’m gonna make that move. even if its one bedroom, i just need a place with some open space.
July 1st, 2009 at 5:01 pm
Collar Me Bad
(no homo)
July 1st, 2009 at 5:01 pm
i got nothing against collared people
July 1st, 2009 at 5:02 pm
I thought Collar was some new york slang from the 90’s…….lmao
^
GNR
Someone Help Im Collar Blind
July 1st, 2009 at 5:02 pm
judge a man on the content of his character, not the collar of his skin
July 1st, 2009 at 5:02 pm
>>whats the best borough to find an affordable place in? nothing fancy, just not in the deep crevices of the hood.
look at long island city and sunnyside in queens
July 1st, 2009 at 5:02 pm
candy collared paint
July 1st, 2009 at 5:03 pm
i have a 51 inch Collar TV
July 1st, 2009 at 5:03 pm
jackie robinson broke the collar barrier
July 1st, 2009 at 5:03 pm
1. what scully?
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The redhead from The X-Files
2. what color are the seats on the G train
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I never ride the G but I’m guessing yellow & orange
3. what color are most project walls?
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Vomit yellow or that greenish blue color that’s the same color of the walls in Central Booking
4. what’s a bullseye token?
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The tokens with the metal circle in the middle? (I ain’t ever heard of them referred to in that way though. That’s some outta towner shit).
5. which was hotter back in the day Jansport or Northface?
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Jansport all day.
July 1st, 2009 at 5:04 pm
outside peanut butter inside jello collar
July 1st, 2009 at 5:04 pm
FaMs is an embarrassment to all collared people worldwide …
July 1st, 2009 at 5:04 pm
FaMs! Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 4:57 pm
1. what scully? {a cap that keeps the skull warm during winter days}
2. what collar are the seats on the G train {orange}
3. what collar are most project walls? {gray the last time i lived in one}
4. what’s a bullseye token? {???}
5. which was hotter back in the day Jansport or Northface? {Northface}
6. what was the No.1 banger at block parties when Bad Boy became a label? {Woah}
7. what’s a beef pattie and what’s cocoa bread? {they sell it in pizza and west indie resturants}
8. where’s 40 projects? {Queens i heard curtis mention it}
9. What store used to be Orange and Black back in the day {Chinese}
10. what collar tops did Preme Team sell in Queens {no clue wasnt born yet}
If niggas can answer these question don’t say you from NYC..these can’t be googled
July 1st, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Collars…Collars…Collars (c) Ice T
July 1st, 2009 at 5:04 pm
# hip hop cops Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 5:02 pm
>>whats the best borough to find an affordable place in? nothing fancy, just not in the deep crevices of the hood.
look at long island city and sunnyside in queens
^^
‘ppreciate it, POTNA! (c) Faison Love
July 1st, 2009 at 5:04 pm
LMAO @ 40 projects, you need to know that if you’re from ny? Gtfo
Same with the preme tops?
Waffle
July 1st, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Uh-huh, uh-huh, motherfucker, uh-huh
Yeah, I see that, I see that
All y’all fake motherfuckers up in the joint, huh?
Stealin my light, huh? Watch me, duke, watch me
(c) Ghost
Exactly niggas had alot to say about NYC before this quiz, now niggas wanna crack jokes and avoid the question until ASK.COM gives them nigga something concrete….
EXACTLY, FUCKOUTTA HERE…FALSE CLAIMING NIGGAS..STILL RUNNING AROUND SAYING WORD IS BOND, WEARING TIMBS LOOKIN LIKE IDIOT TOURIST TRYNA FIT IT
July 1st, 2009 at 5:05 pm
4. what’s a bullseye token?
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The tokens with the metal circle in the middle? (I ain’t ever heard of them referred to in that way though. That’s some outta towner shit).
^Word no 1 called dem bullseye tokens. and yes jansport all day. had to burn da tips so they wouldn’t steal em
July 1st, 2009 at 5:05 pm
# the real truth Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Collars…Collars…Collars (c) Ice T
^^^
he he he he haaa, he he he he he he haaa (c) missy
*dead*
July 1st, 2009 at 5:06 pm
>>Sk’s a video game fan now?
wha ya chat bout
July 1st, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Firestarter says
jackie robinson broke the collar barrier
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true … LOL
Branch Rickey only saw one collar … green …
July 1st, 2009 at 5:06 pm
>>EXACTLY, FUCKOUTTA HERE…FALSE CLAIMING NIGGAS..
first off, it’s skelly not scully
July 1st, 2009 at 5:06 pm
U CAN MAKE WHATEVER U WANT
BUT SEPT 09 THE SEQUEL
THE CLASSIC IS FINALLY HERE
THEN SHAOLIN VS WU TANG FOR 2010
MAKE WHATEVER U WANT BUT TO FINISH YA CAREER JUST
DROP THE LAST PART AKA OB4CL 3, YA LAST AND FINAL CLASSIC ALBUM SO !
July 1st, 2009 at 5:07 pm
6. what was the No.1 banger at block parties when Bad Boy became a label?
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They had a buncha early hits but Juicy & Big Poppa standout in my mind.
7. what’s a beef pattie and what’s cocoa bread?
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You can’t be serious.
8. where’s 40 projects?
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Queens, across the street from York College
9. What store used to be Orange and Black back in the day
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Don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about.
10. what color tops did Preme Team sell in Queens
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Ask a crackhead from Baisley.
And most of these questions are about Queens. New York is bigger then one borough.
July 1st, 2009 at 5:07 pm
November End….. FAILED horribly
I know Esk cracking up right now….
BONUS…what did “boogie” mean?
July 1st, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Collars…Collars…Collars (c) Ice T
————-
*dead*
July 1st, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Coordinate your Collars, Coordinate(c)Pops Boomerang
July 1st, 2009 at 5:08 pm
my son needs a new collaring book …
July 1st, 2009 at 5:08 pm
*Collars in a book*
*is an artist*
my favorite collar is brown.
July 1st, 2009 at 5:09 pm
bogie > boogie
July 1st, 2009 at 5:09 pm
dafirestarta Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 5:05 pm
and yes jansport all day. had to burn da tips so they wouldn’t steal em
____________________________
^^^THIS ROFL
The leather bottom ensured you were a beast, word to the big head cartoon shirts..
July 1st, 2009 at 5:09 pm
BONUS…what did “boogie” mean?
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It means I’m bout to run, blow it (pause), dip out, etc.
July 1st, 2009 at 5:09 pm
RJ’s going in calmly.
July 1st, 2009 at 5:09 pm
bulleye token oh!!your talking about before the MTA used Metro Card exclusively…the last time i remember people using those were when i was 5-6 years olds im 20 now
July 1st, 2009 at 5:09 pm
*Collars in a book*
*is an artist*
my favorite collar is brown.
^
HAHAHAHAHAHA
July 1st, 2009 at 5:10 pm
10. what collar tops did Preme Team sell in Queens
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FAMS was on CRACK or how would old MR. John Jay know?
July 1st, 2009 at 5:10 pm
the collar purple is my favorite book.
July 1st, 2009 at 5:10 pm
My Favorite Collar is a polo one
July 1st, 2009 at 5:11 pm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collars
July 1st, 2009 at 5:11 pm
# FaMs! Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 5:09 pm
dafirestarta Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 5:05 pm
and yes jansport all day. had to burn da tips so they wouldn’t steal em
____________________________
^^^THIS ROFL
The leather bottom ensured you were a beast, word to the big head cartoon shirts..
^jansport string stealin was a lucrative business in middle school. hence y i wold melt the ends together.
July 1st, 2009 at 5:11 pm
I call them African americans now collar people
July 1st, 2009 at 5:11 pm
AmpGeez a.k.a. Michael J. Coxxx Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 5:09 pm
BONUS…what did “boogie” mean?
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It means I’m bout to run, blow it (pause), dip out, etc.
_________________
^^Yeah aight…you get that one. But you wrong Scully not a hat.
It’s a game b….now how you play and what is best?
candle wax or silly putty?
July 1st, 2009 at 5:11 pm
We played on a blacktop collared court with a multi-collared aba ball
July 1st, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Collars…Collars…Collars (c) Ice T
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ROFL!! This shit is so fucking funny, b! I can hear Ice reciting that hook lol.
July 1st, 2009 at 5:12 pm
State and federal laws exist to prevent job discrimination based on collar
July 1st, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Cross Collars > Jansport
July 1st, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Not*
July 1st, 2009 at 5:12 pm
FaMs! Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 5:07 pm
November End….. FAILED horribly
I know Esk cracking up right now….
BONUS…what did “boogie” mean?
…. boogie means to dance, I think you meant bogie, and really thats your bonus question to see if your from NYC, I’m pretty sure everyone knows what a bogie is everywhere, I mean damn you could of at least asked what a loosie was ….
July 1st, 2009 at 5:12 pm
>> need i say that that nigga JAY ELECTRONICA used the word “HAPPENSTANCE” in his fucking rhyme on Cool Relax.
word i know, i was dumb impressed
July 1st, 2009 at 5:12 pm
wtf and smfh @ this niggas quiz.
myspace is ———->
July 1st, 2009 at 5:13 pm
they went from calling them Darkie to calling him Collared, said the teacher
July 1st, 2009 at 5:13 pm
# November End Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 5:09 pm
bulleye token oh!!your talking about before the MTA used Metro Card exclusively…the last time i remember people using those were when i was 5-6 years olds im 20 now
^i think every1 knew what he meant by bullseye token. but real no real NYer calls them by that.
July 1st, 2009 at 5:14 pm
9. What store used to be Orange and Black back in the day
^
black stare
July 1st, 2009 at 5:14 pm
It’s a game b….now how you play and what is best?
candle wax or silly putty?
==========================
I know it has something to do with bottle tops and melted crayons but I never played. I was probably boosting comic books or unscrewing the light bulbs in the train station & throwing them at moving cars or some equally juvenile delinquent activity.
That was my idea of fun.
July 1st, 2009 at 5:14 pm
and the Bad Boy song for block parties EVERYWHERE was…
Mary J – Real Love RMX
July 1st, 2009 at 5:14 pm
what collar is 456?
July 1st, 2009 at 5:15 pm
# baby jesus Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 5:14 pm
9. What store used to be Orange and Black back in the day
^
black stare
^tan stare
July 1st, 2009 at 5:15 pm
R.J.Orion Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Cross Collars > Jansport
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Nah.
Karl Kani > Cross Collars
July 1st, 2009 at 5:15 pm
FaMs is from Detroit wtf does he know about NY cuz his moms dump him on his grandmama’s house every summer GTFOH
July 1st, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Oh how collars have changed since those good ol segregation days
July 1st, 2009 at 5:16 pm
# baby jesus Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 5:14 pm
9. What store used to be Orange and Black back in the day
^
black stare
^tan stare
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Brofflles!!
Yo, Nah is on a fucking roll today!
July 1st, 2009 at 5:17 pm
and the Bad Boy song for block parties EVERYWHERE was…
Mary J – Real Love RMX
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She was never on Bad Boy.
I feel dumber for having taken this “quiz”.
July 1st, 2009 at 5:18 pm
*NY City Quiz* (remix)
1. what gender is the Statue Of Liberty?
2. why do the Mets suck?
3. what borough is Empire Boulevard in ?
4. how many Hasidic Jews live in Crown Heights ?
5. can you still by mescaline tabs on Jerome Avenue?
6. what county is Kings County Hospital in?
7. why is FaMs so stupid?
July 1st, 2009 at 5:18 pm
baby jesus Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 5:14 pm
9. What store used to be Orange and Black back in the day
^
black stare
______________________
We don’t like you LITTERALLY…you a dick rider, stop talking to me
if you hung yourself this week with a glitter glove and beat it jacket you would die in vien WITH NO ATTENTION YOU WANT cause no one would care…even your moms…she probably would’nt check on you until next week
July 1st, 2009 at 5:18 pm
this quiz was not made for the advancement of all Collared people
July 1st, 2009 at 5:18 pm
we used to play scully although we pronounced it like SKELLY
and the best top was the metal bottom of a school chair leg filled with tar from the street. It glided across the ground
July 1st, 2009 at 5:18 pm
Fams Has been watchin way too much Blue Collar Tv
July 1st, 2009 at 5:19 pm
4. how many Hasidic Jews live in Crown Heights ?
^
*DEATH*
July 1st, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Why do the mets suck?
–This is a trick question, there is no why… They just are!
*does the worm*
July 1st, 2009 at 5:20 pm
AmpGeez a.k.a. Michael J. Coxxx Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 5:17 pm
and the Bad Boy song for block parties EVERYWHERE was…
Mary J – Real Love RMX
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She was never on Bad Boy.
Son Amp at time you reach and end up lookin stupid son…no shots, I’m just sayin’….Mary was the first Bad Boy artist….even before Craig Mack
July 1st, 2009 at 5:20 pm
We don’t like you LITTERALLY
^
oh you mean you and all your aliases?
July 1st, 2009 at 5:20 pm
1) female 2) go to hell 3) bklyn 4) too many 5) i’m from manhattan why would i go to the bx 6) see #3 7) because he’s from michigan
July 1st, 2009 at 5:20 pm
RE: scully
the melted crayon or chewed gum, weighed the tropicana bottle top down, so you get a more accurate placement and truer slide on the pavement…
July 1st, 2009 at 5:20 pm
5. can you still by mescaline tabs on Jerome Avenue
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used to cop mescaline on franklin ave and snoopy blotter
July 1st, 2009 at 5:22 pm
was everyone rocking cross collars at that block party
July 1st, 2009 at 5:24 pm
BROOKLYN STRONG Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 5:18 pm
best top was the metal bottom of a school chair leg filled with tar from the street. It glided across the ground
________________________
ANGGGGGGNT!….Nigga Quarter water tops with silly putty and a quarter in the bottom.
crafty project niggas such as myself would make slingshot out of the quater water bottle…we was taught not to waste shit ROFL!
fuck them project girls asses up with peebles from the roof
July 1st, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Son Amp at time you reach and end up lookin stupid son…no shots, I’m just sayin’….Mary was the first Bad Boy artist….even before Craig Mack
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You’re an idiot. She was signed to Uptown and your question was…
6. what was the No.1 banger at block parties when Bad Boy became a label?
When did John Jay get a Special Ed department?
July 1st, 2009 at 5:24 pm
All these video game ads recently….because of you I almost bought fight night 4 for over $60….something that I’d probably play twice in my life
July 1st, 2009 at 5:25 pm
*Bumps Lights Please*
Feelin Like Things Gon Be Alright
July 1st, 2009 at 5:25 pm
R.J.Orion Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 5:18 pm
*NY City Quiz* (remix)
1. what gender is the Statue Of Liberty? {female}
2. why do the Mets suck? {its their initials}
3. what borough is Empire Boulevard in ? {isnt there a Wendys on Empire?…..never had any food from their but is it better than Mickie D’s/BK?}
4. how many Hasidic Jews live in Crown Heights ? {lol..i find it strange that when i walking into a pizzeria/corner store that i dont find a Mexican or Arab..}
5. can you still by mescaline tabs on Jerome Avenue? {never been to Jerome Ave}
6. what county is Kings County Hospital in?
7. why is FaMs so stupid? {its the story of his life}
July 1st, 2009 at 5:27 pm
I been getting knocked the fuck out on fight night 4
I need the pistol cheat code
July 1st, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Damn that album cover is so fucking ill…
I’m definitely looking forward to this album.
July 1st, 2009 at 5:50 pm
I can’t believe I was 14 when that shit dropped. wtf happend to 15 years?
July 1st, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Yeah this cover is dope.
Hopefully Rae isn’t just playing with our emotions and delivers with this joint.
July 1st, 2009 at 6:03 pm
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July 1st, 2009 at 6:45 pm
# GorillaJoe Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Yeah this cover is dope.
Hopefully Rae isn’t just playing with our emotions and delivers with this joint.
^ Agreed. The first one was a landmark classic.
July 1st, 2009 at 8:18 pm
*comes in the hood with an Aston Vanquish the collar of dandruff*
July 1st, 2009 at 10:14 pm
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