Raekwon talks on how Dr. Dre was originally meant to co-produce "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2"
In his book, Raekwon extensively recounted the events surrounding his Aftermath deal. The highly anticipated album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2, was originally intended to be jointly produced by RZA and Dr. Dre. Dre was genuinely enthusiastic about the project, but Raekwon found himself, waiting for Dre's availability. Eventually, Dre reached out to Raekwon and expressed his belief in the project. However, he explained that he couldn't fully commit to it. As a gesture of goodwill, Dre offered Raekwon four beats free of charge. Considering Dre's usual price range of $200-500k per beat at that time, Raekwon was content with the consolation prize. The album turned out to be fantastic nonetheless, with the beats provided by Dre proving to be exceptional. Two of those beats made it onto the album, while the remaining two remain unreleased. The entire deal came to fruition through Busta Rhymes, who served as the executive producer of the album and introduced Raekwon to Dre.
