Wu-Tang fans hungry for Raekwon The Chef’s long-awaited Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II will have to wait just a little longer.
The sequel to Rae’s fourth solo project will now hit stores on September 8, not August 11, as originally scheduled.
“OB4CL2 is still on deck!!!” Rae wrote last night, via his Twitter account (twitter.com/raekwonicewater). “Had to clear the sample issues.”
The cover photography for the album debuted today on missinfo.tv. Lensman Danny Hastings—who also shot the artwork for Rae’s 1995 classic Only Built 4 Cuban Linx—recreated the iconic original shot, adding a purple tint as homage to the original’s nickname of “The Purple Tape.”
Raekwon’s teamed up with DJ Absolut to drop the Blood on Chef’s Apron mixtape back in May. –John Kennedy
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July 1st, 2009
at 5:43 pm
FLOSS says:
Damn them sample clearances must be heavy shit cuz they fuck up alot of niggas drop dates. Either way im patiently waiting Rae.
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July 1st, 2009
at 5:45 pm
BigDan! says:
Oh man isn’t this how it started last time?
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July 1st, 2009
at 5:55 pm
latino heat says:
and so the push backs begin… again. Rae’s new release date, Nevuary 31st. same day as Detox. start saving your money now!
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July 1st, 2009
at 6:26 pm
brand-new says:
not really suprised on this, hopefully all the push backs are justified with a quality product, from what i heard so far this album has the potential to be a epic wu album! fingers crossed!
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July 1st, 2009
at 6:27 pm
$ykotic says:
Naw them sample clearances are a b*tch. Why y’all think there are soooo many CRT’s(mixtapes) out there?
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July 1st, 2009
at 9:56 pm
EReal says:
No WAY!?! OBFCL 2 Delayed?! NOOOO WAYY.
Wow.
Thats a trip. Damn.
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July 1st, 2009
at 7:17 pm
Stonyman says:
Samples are a muthafuck. The white dudes gotta get paid at the record companies.
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July 1st, 2009
at 7:39 pm
EmCDL says:
Dang again??? Why am I not surprised? Didn’t know it’d be that much of a bitch to get samples cleared…that must mean he bringing some heat! Still looking forward to it!
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July 1st, 2009
at 9:16 pm
Beast McCoy says:
Surprised? Not at all. F@#k it, just call it TBA [To Be Announced] and schedule it for Neverary 32nd. Damn, at least Chamber Music dropped.
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July 1st, 2009
at 9:41 pm
Tony Grand$ says:
Sounds about right. Push-backs are the new EP, i.e. can’t release the official album without one.
Hopefully, it’s not because Rae is trying to go back & 50 cent the album…..
Labels, take note; if its done, let it go. If it sucks, we’ll let you know.
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July 1st, 2009
at 11:02 pm
FRANCOIS says:
i heard RAe pushed it back because of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97YIp-SQ27c
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July 1st, 2009
at 11:42 pm
Fireforreal says:
I knew Rae was a big bullshitter. You mean to tell me after 3 years of saying the album is finished you still haven’t got the samples cleared ? if you have a release date of august when did you start to try to get the sample shit clear what last week ? I think that shit should have been done before a release date was set because it’s not officialley done yet. I bet he’s recording more tracks because he bit off more than he can chew with the title. The first one is a classic but I doubt Rae can hold it down on it’s sequal.He’s been mediocore at best since around 99.Watch it flop and He like always will blaime Rza even if Rza is not involved lol
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July 2nd, 2009
at 12:12 am
Federal Ranga says:
So his shit got pushed back again…
Show of hands: Who here is surprised? (Doesn’t see one single palm in the fucking air)
That’s what I thought.
Listen… when you get signed to EMI, if you read the fine print… you’ll clearly notice the clause that states that your average album has to get pushed back at LEAST twice before it comes out…
I ain’t lying… ok. So I am… sue me.
COMMISSION!
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July 2nd, 2009
at 7:48 am
b. cool says:
this is hip hop now a days. The people we want to hear keep pushin they sh*t back.
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July 2nd, 2009
at 8:39 am
El Tico Loco says:
The labels have it to where nobody even gets excited about new releases, we expect this nowadays, then they wonder why sales are down. SHIT LIKE THIS!!
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July 2nd, 2009
at 9:25 am
Nehemiah says:
At least they gave a new date! lmfao! Based on what Rae has been releasing the album should be solid. Will it be a classic? Remains to be seen.
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July 2nd, 2009
at 9:30 am
OG Matt Herbz says:
“All my niggaz, go pick up uniforms. Go, when you buy this album, go pick up uniforms for real. You know what I mean? ‘Cause don’t think we doing this just for anybody. We doing this shit for certain niggaz, kid. Certain people rather. Certain fans. Certain supporters. Certain delegators, word. What the fuck man? I’m tired of seeing these fake ass niggaz fucking, running with the fucking globe. Ain’t even…ain’t even really seeing it the way it…it should really be seen. You know what I mean? It’s like, if you going to spread mathematics, spread it right! You know what I mean?”
–OG Matt Herbz–
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July 2nd, 2009
at 1:24 pm
Curtis75Black says:
Herbz, Dead on funny impression of Rae !! I was at first wondering ‘What the fuck is this nigga talking about ?’ Nice one.
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July 3rd, 2009
at 5:33 pm
oskamadison says:
@OG Matt
How much did you have to pay to sample Rae’s outro from Wu-Tang Forever in your comments? lol
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July 6th, 2009
at 9:45 am
OG Matt Herbz says:
I hit ‘em up direct on the horn and told him it was about to go down in the comments section. He said, “Do your thing, god.” I said “Aiight, chill…” And that was that.
–OG Matt Herbz–
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July 2nd, 2009
at 10:28 am
Jhon da Analyst says:
Word to OG Matt Herbz……..Niggas be bitin and shit. If u gon’ play that role man play it!! Everytime u see a nigga they wanna pop a little champagne and all that.
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July 2nd, 2009
at 10:53 am
BeerGangsta says:
Rae will be out about Labor Day time. This will be the end of the Summer Jam. This will be worth a wait.
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July 2nd, 2009
at 11:42 am
H-DUB says:
Man, if you really believe it´s the Samples that causes the Delay, you probably live behind the Moon! That´s some Bullshit…..anyway, this will be his last Shot at the Top , to much time wasted
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July 2nd, 2009
at 11:46 am
MUNGOLOID says:
ob4cl is one of my favorite albums ever but i just hope this sequel doesn’t fall off as hard as other sequel flops like bacdafucup 2, blueprint 2, and adrenaline rush 2007.
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July 2nd, 2009
at 1:16 pm
TheRefriedMexican says:
FOR REAL THOUGH THE ONLY 2 PROJECTS I’M TRULY LOOKING FORWARD TOO: CUBAN LINX 2 AND DETOX AND THEIR BOTH NEVER COMING OUT!!!
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July 2nd, 2009
at 1:26 pm
News Ticker: Aerosmith, Whitney Houston, Raekwon, Beyonce | Be A Star Online says:
[...] Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II has been bumped from an August release date to September 8th, XXL reports. The cause: “Had to clear the sample issues,” the MC Tweeted last [...]
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July 2nd, 2009
at 1:30 pm
cmon says:
This fuckin guy man. It’s been years…but the shit out already.
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July 2nd, 2009
at 3:10 pm
All Dae says:
I don’t belive the lie of waiting for sample clearance. Rae is no rookie he knows when to get the sample clearance.
That wrote Rae should get Havocs label push cause dude is dopping his second album in about two years. Even if they suck he’s getting it out.
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July 2nd, 2009
at 3:12 pm
El Tico Loco says:
Even if the album was pushed back, being that the original release date was pretty close, shouldn’t a leak be happening by now? If leak are really “unintentional” sample clearances should be an issue.
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July 3rd, 2009
at 2:24 am
MrO2theC says:
Isn’t the Slaughterhouse album meant 2 b comin out August 11th? Wiv the problems between Joey an Meth thort Rae mite ov sparked a Kanye/50 sales war, woulda brought a bit mre attention 2 both albums
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July 5th, 2009
at 1:24 pm
Apollo says:
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July 6th, 2009
at 4:32 am
YOUNG TWEZZY says:
IS BACK IN THIS BITCH.
ALBUM PUSHED BACK LIKE PLIES HAIR LINE.
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