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RAEKWON CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF PURPLE TAPE ALBUM WITH CL-95 LINX BEACH JACKET
Written by Michelle Yu
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 20 years—yes, twenty—since Corey Woods, better known as Raekwon The Chef, followed up the fiery success of his legendary hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan with the release of his inaugural solo album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. Also known as The Purple Tapes (as the album, born in the cassette era on the verge of a compact disc revolution, was exactly that), the record featured other member of the Wu-Tang and sparked a feeding frenzy of sorts for his beatsy, gritty rhymes and—after immortalizing the Polo Ralph Lauren “Snow Beach” jacket in the 1994 Wu-Tang video “Can It Be All So Simple”—his fashion swagger.
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Exclusive: Raekwon Is Releasing a Snow Beach-Inspired Jacket to Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of "The Purple Tape"
Twenty years ago, Raekwon dropped his debut solo album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, sometimes also referred to as "The Purple Tape." Twenty years, damn. To celebrate, the rapper and member of the almighty Wu-Tang Clan, is releasing a jacket inspired by something equally as familiar.
RAEKWON ROCKING NEW LINX BEACH JACKET
Written by @dacommish28
Back in August of 2012 Raekwon The Chef brought back the Snow Beach Polo jacket he rocked for the classic Wu-Tang video “Can It Be All So Simple,” back in ’94. Fast forward to April 11, 2015 live from Coachella, Raekwon debuted the remix to the classic Polo tee with his original “LINX BEACH” jacket!
Think of John Nuñez of CL95, Inc.’s rise in the clothing game as an updated version of How To Make It In America. Except without that bullshit Rasta Monster. The story …
Raekwon Reflects on How 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx' Came Together on 20-Year Anniversary: Exclusive
You've got a very interesting jacket you're releasing for the 20-year anniversary of the album. The Linx Beach jacket, which is a recreation of the one you were wearing in the "Can It Be All So Simple (Remix)" video. Why a jacket and why now?
Coachella 2015: Raekwon & Ghostface Perform ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx’
Rae took fans all the way back to 1995 — wardrobe and all — as he debuted a custom made Linx Beach jacket to honor the now immortalized Ralph Lauren Snow Beachjacket worn in the “Can It Be All So Simple” music video. In the exhausting heat, Shallah did his 1,2 thing draped in the heavy material.
Raekwon & Ghostface Take the 2015 Coachella Stage and Rock Like Veterans (Video)
The first weekend of the 2015 Coachella Festival is taking place this weekend in Indio, CA. The stages and tents will be filled with performers and DJs all weekend long, but fans got a real treat earlier today when Raekwon and Ghostface Killah rocked a 30+ minute set filled with classics from Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…
Ralph Lauren’s “Snow Beach” Collection (Including That Jacket) Is Back
Raekwon Flexes on a Hot Reggae Track & the Result is Straight Fire (Audio)
On his 46th birthday, Raekwon can be heard destroying the mic on a track that doesn’t sound like much else that he’s released over the course of his prolific career. The Wu-Tang Clan’s resident Chef was last heard on Busta Rhyme’s Christmas-Day mixtape, The Return Of The Dragon (The Abstract Went On Vacation) on the warning-filled street anthem “Watch How You Move,” but on this latest release, Heads are invited to hear a side of Rae not often heard.