The Making of Raekwon's "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..."
This story original appeared in the May 2005 issue of XXL Magazine . Spotify | YouTube | The Lyrics | Discogs | Wikipedia Builders: Raekwon The Chef, a.k.a. Lex Diamonds RZA, a.k.a. Bobby Steels Ghostface Killer, a.k.a. Tony Starks Inspectah Deck, a.k.a. Rollie Fingers Masta Killa, a.k.a. Noodles GZA, a.k.a. Genius, a.k.a. Maximilian U-God, a.k.a. Golden Arms, a.k.a. Lucky Hands Cappadonna, a.k.a. Cappachino Blue Raspberry, guest vocalist Nas, guest rapper 1. “Striving for Perfection” Raekwon: When we sat down and did “Striving for Perfection,” we knew how important the intro to an album is. We were coming in as young, scrambling niggas. We had visions—goals and dreams. And when we was saying certain things, shit was relating to niggas’ lives for real. But at the end of the day, we was just trying to let it be known that, Yo, we gonna do this and we ain’t gonna stop. If we fall off, we fall off. But if we get on, this is only the beginnin