The 25 greatest East Coast hip-hop albums of the 1990s

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No. 7 Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon (1995)

Aside from their classic debut, no recording in Wu-Tang Clan’s lengthy catalog is more revered or acclaimed than the debut album from The Chef. Affectionately dubbed “The Purple Tape,” it’s the album that popularized Mafioso rap and established Rae as one of true lyrical geniuses of hip-hop.


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