Only Built 4 Cuban Linx: Rappers Rocking Gold Chains

Throwback Instagram pics of MCs wearing certified neck gear.

Chain Reaction - August 1 marks the 19th anniversary of Raekwon releasing his classic debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. With Ghostface riding shotgun, the two brought their mafioso rhymes to the world with such hits as "Glaciers of Ice" and "Ice Cream." They also showed off their signature swag and trunk jewelry game. As we commemorate the release of this chapter in the Wu novel, let's take a look at other MCs who were known to cause chain reactions with their own Cuban links and other certified neck pieces.(Photo: Loud Records)
Raekwon, @raekwon - Lex Diamond shows off his famed links with the tarantula medallion as he posts up with another one of New York's finest from the '90s, Buckshot.(Photo: Raekwon via Instagram)
Big Daddy Kane, @officialbigdaddykane - The smooth operator Big Daddy Kane warming it up for the crowd as his fat rope chain swings from side to side.(Photo:Big daddy Kane via Instagram)Slick Rick, @ricktherulernet - Slick Rick still holds his title of having the flyest jewels ever in hip hop as he kicks it with the youngest in charge, Special Ed. (Photo: Slick Rick via Instagram)

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Chain Reaction - August 1 marks the 19th anniversary of Raekwon releasing his classic debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. With Ghostface riding shotgun, the two brought their mafioso rhymes to the world with such hits as "Glaciers of Ice" and "Ice Cream." They also showed off their signature swag and trunk jewelry game. As we commemorate the release of this chapter in the Wu novel, let's take a look at other MCs who were known to cause chain reactions with their own Cuban links and other certified neck pieces.(Photo: Loud Records)

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