this question really interests me at this point.. when "Cuban Linx II..." dropped i was blown away by how dope i thought it was, and i still think it's a very strong effort from Chef but i also feel that he threw way too many songs on there, ruining the cohession and much of the album feel.. with 24 tracks from so many producers it's impossible that it doesn't come off quite like a mixtape at times. most of the music is BANGING on there though so that's not my gripe at all.. i just want to know if the other songs would have been better released as a separate album with some new songs. for example the Scram Jones and Alchemist tracks are FIRE but they take away from the flow of the album bc they don't sound anything to what RZA and J Dilla supplied.
i been listening to a quickly put together version in my phone with this tracklist. using only, or almost only, songs confirmed to have been recorded in 2006 in various articles.. i also included the True Master tracks from "Master Craftsman", i remember hearing 'Olympus' was originally supposed to be on the album, and "Batman & Robin" definitely sound like it wiht all the Purple Tape references. i also must say that killing songs like "State of Grace" and "Rockstars" from the album was a huge mistake. this version really puts the emphasis back on Deck, GZA and Ghost all playing the parts Starks played on Pt. 1.
01. "State Of Grace"
02. "House Of Flying Daggers"
03. "Sonny's Missing"
04. "Pyrex Vision" (* not sure when recorded)
05. "Rockstars & Smoking Barrells"
06. "Black Mozart"
07. "White Cloud Olympus" (*)
08. "New Wu"
09. "Have Mercy" (Ft. Blue Raspberry & Beanie Sigel) (*)
10. "Ason Jones"
11. "10 Bricks"
12. "Baggin' Crack"
13. "Gihad" (*) (this sounds very Wu-ish to me though)
14. "About Me"
15. "Khareem Khan / We Will Rob You"
16. "Batman & Robin"
17. "Thug World"
18. "Weak Spot" (w. GZA & RZA) [confirmed to've been thought about for 'CL2' in HHC issue June 2006)
19. "Mean Streets"
give this version a chance, it's a very interesting listen, use that "Thug World" full fanmade cut from that other recent thread. you can actually hear a musical and lyrical theme throughout this, with guest cast, main producer, and guest producers and it flows really well though i'm sure the sequencing and tracklist can be improved on. the other "8D" song confirmed to at one point have been meant for "Cl2" is the RZA solo, "Sunlight", but i never dug that one and it would sound horrible on here, i think.. i should try out though to see if they maybe had a solid idea there, though i strongly doubt it. was "You Won't Stop Me Now" at one point "CL2"-slated? can't remember any more.. think it was though
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