When Raekwon dropped 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx' in 1995, he ushered in a new era of cinematic, mafioso street rap, which influenced numerous classic albums to come. The beats were dark, the rhymes bloody, and the "coke rap" he cooked up with Ghostface Killah was legendary.

We invited the Chef to our studio to discuss his follow-up album 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II,' which is in stores today, his legacy in hip-hop, and how it feels to be at the top of his game still, 14 years later.

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