Raekwon - "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Part II"

I have been waiting for this album to come out for the past 3-4 years and finally it hits the shelves and a disappointment. I honestly have not really had the desire to listen to the whole album all the way through, but I think it could've been a smash had Rae included some songs and edited a few others out. Also if Nas showed up on the album it would've been crazy.

Things that were missing: Wu Gambinos part 2 and Nas.

Songs that should've been included:

Blue Eagles


Olympus


Baggage Handlers


The Masters (Rest in peace) ft. B-Real of Cypress Hill


Beauty (ft. Noreaga & Joell Ortiz)


Whips & Kicks (Ft. AZ)


Cocaine Blunts



Songs to keep (there are a few bangers on this album):

- Return of the North Star (ft. Papa Wu)
** an amazing intro track to the album **

- House of Flying Daggers (ft. Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, GZA)
- Cold Outside (ft. Ghostface Killah)
- Gihad (ft. Ghostface Killah)
- New Wu (ft. Ghostface Killah, Method Man)
- Ason Jones (ODB tribute)


- The Badlands (ft. Ghostface Killah) - European Bonus Track
- Walk Wit Me - iTunes Bonus Track

The rest of it was disposable. These tracks were going up against:
- Striving for Perfection
- Criminology
- Incarcerated Scarfaces
- Can It Be All So Simple
- Glaciers of Ice
- Verbal Intercourse
- Ice Cream
- Wu-Gambinos
- Heaven and Hell

and all the other tracks on this album straight ILL... not a single wack track.

GZA - "Pencil" (ft. Masta Killa and RZA)

New GZA
Album drops Aug 19th. Track is actually pretty good. From what I've heard so far I'm expecting/hoping for "Grandmasters" or better. Here.

I hate watching the GZA live cause he likes to forget his words and just isn't that interesting live, but he's got one of my favorite catalogues from everyone in the Wu.

"All In Together Now"
One of my favorite tracks off Grandmasters


"4th Chamber"
My all time favorite GZA track


"B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)"
Another one... except this is all Killah Priest - no GZA, but off the legendary GZA album "Liquid Swords"