September 24, 2009  Kiss the Ring - Why Only Built for Cuban
Linx II is the album of the year  Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
Iâ€™m on my lunch break and tearing through a parking lot on my
way to the local Best Buy. I had basically given up on Raekwon
ever releasing a follow up Cuban Linx album and assumed the
album would be relegated to the same place of Dr. Dreâ€™s Detox.
But to my surprise it turns out this was actually going to
happen.  Basically when I decide to purchase an album I become
like the obsessed sports fan who has to work late on the day of
the big game. He walks around with ear plugs shouting, â€œif you
saw the game donâ€™t tell meâ€ immediately upon every new
conversation. I donâ€™t listen to leaks, I donâ€™t download, and
I donâ€™t read reviews. I wait until Tuesday, lunch time, and
haul ass to wherever. Hoping I still have time to swing by a
drive thru, listen to a few tracks, and browse through the
production credits.  So after two weeks what are my impressions?
Well, to understand why th