How the purple-tinted cassette version of Raekwon's classic 1995 album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... became a classic hip-hop artifact, and why its deluxe reissue actually makes sense.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Raekwon’s 1995 debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Rae along with the label Get On Down, are reissuing the album, but it won’t be your typical re-release. The ...

When Raekwon dropped his classic solo debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., back in August 1995, the first 10,000 copies of the cassette version were on a purple tape. As hip-hop heads know full well ...

Only 1,000 copies of the set, called “The Purple Tape Cassette Box,” which is available now over at GetOnDown.com, will be sold.

Wu-Tang Clan-related reissues are de rigueur this year, with GZA's Liquid Swords box set having dropped back in July via Get On Down. The label's next backwards glance is cast towards Raekwon and ...

In fall of 2012, Get On Down released “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx” Purple Tape Cassette Box, which was housed in a glass-top, piano lacquer, 4-inch-tall black display case. The ultra-exlusive set ...

The “Purple Tape Watch Box” is available to pre-order starting today (Oct. 26). It features the original album in a new purple cassette, embossed with the silver-and-black Wu-Tang/Rae logo.