The Deal

• $20 for one G-Pass to see Raekwon and Ghostface Killah (up to $40.50 value)
• When: Sunday, August 16, at 8 p.m
• Where: House of Blues San Diego
• General-admission standing
• Must be 18+ with valid ID
• Door time: 7 p.m.

How G-Pass Works: Your G-Pass will be ready to print 48 hours after the deal ends. Print the G-Pass and use it to enter the venue directly; you won’t need to redeem at will call. Due to security restrictions, G-Passes cannot be redeemed through the mobile app. Discount reflects the merchant’s current ticket prices - price may differ on day of event.

Raekwon and Ghostface Killah

• 36 Chambers: the alternate title of Enter the Wu-Tang, the seminal 1993 album that first brought these two hip-hop luminaries together
• 2 years: how much time passed between that release and their second major collaboration, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…—officially a Raekwon solo joint, but for which Ghostface received nearly equal billing as a “co-star”
• 20 years: how much time has passed since that album dropped
• 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: the 2012 Rolling Stone roll call that included Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…
• 0: how many previous hip-hop albums had the narrative-driven, cinematic quality of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…, which tells a story of a street-level drug dealer done in by paranoia and betrayal
• 1: how many alternate names the album had—it was called “The Purple Tape” because of the unique color of the cassettes
• Why “The Purple Tape” sounds familiar: the duo released a teaser for The Purple Tape Files at Sundance in January, presaging a documentary about the making of the album
• Critics’ take on the album: The Boombox called it “one of the top five (if not the best) solo efforts from a Wu member,” and AllMusic identified it as “a landmark in the new breed of gangsta rap”