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The album is also commonly referred to as "The Purple Tape" because the original cassette's plastic was entirely purple; Raekwon marked the tape distinctively as a reference to drug dealers' method of tagging their product, to distinguish it from that of others. "I wanted to portray an image that if I was selling crack or dimes in the street ...
Sep 20, 2012 · Rapper Raekwon had "The Purple Tape," one the most storied cassettes in hip-hop history. The Purple Tape refers to purple-tinted cassette pressings of Raekwon's 1995 solo debut,...
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Dec 22, 2020 · Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is commonly known as The Purple Tape because the cassette was a vivid purple. Yet during his conversation with Packer, Raekwon explained how The Purple Tape almost...
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Sep 8, 2020 · September 8, 2020 Brody Kenny. Raekwon “The Purple Tape” (Art: Ron Hart) All sorts of great lines are delivered on Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… but the most resonant doesn’t come from Raekwon the Chef, Ghostface Killah, any of his other Wu-Tang Clan affiliates, or even Nas. Instead, it’s sampled dialogue from John Woo’s classic actioner ...
One of the greatest conceptual albums in the history of Hip Hop dropped on this date in 1995. Raekwon The Chef released his debut album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, guest starring his right hand man ...
Aug 1, 2021 · Twenty-six years ago today, one of the greatest conceptual albums in the history of Hip Hop was released. Raekwon The Chef released his debut album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, guest-starring his ...
