The Master (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = The Master
Type = Album
Artist = Rakim


Released = November 30 1999
Recorded = 1999
Genre = East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop
Length =
Label = Universal Records
542 082
Producer = DJ Premier
DJ Clark Kent
The 45 King
Jaz-O
TR Love
Nick Wiz
Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen
Mike "Punch" Harper
Naughty Shorts
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:etanqj5lojja~T1 link]
*Melody Maker Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.buy.com/prod/Master_Explicit_Version/q/loc/109/60371704.html December 21, 1999, p. 93]
*Muzik Rating|3|5 [http://www.buy.com/prod/Master_Explicit_Version/q/loc/109/60371704.html February, 2000, p. 72]
*Q Rating|3|5 [http://www.buy.com/prod/Master_Explicit_Version/q/loc/109/60371704.html February, 2000, p. 92]
*RapReviews.com (6.5/10) [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2000_01_themaster.html link]
*Robert Christgau * [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=rakim link]
*The Source Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.buy.com/prod/Master_Explicit_Version/q/loc/109/60371704.html January, 2000, p. 191]
Last album = "The 18th Letter"
(1997)
This album = "The Master"
(1999)
Next album = ""
(2008)

"The Master" is the second solo album by New York rapper Rakim. It was released in 1999, two years after the surprise success of "The 18th Letter".

Track listing

#"Intro" (produced by Rakim)
#"Flow Forever" (produced by DJ Clark Kent)
#"When I B On Tha Mic" (produced by DJ Premier)
#"Finest Ones" (featuring DJ Clark Kent) (produced by DJ Clark Kent)
#"All Night Long" (produced by Punch)
#"State Of Hip Hop Interlude" (produced by Rakim)
#"Uplift" (produced by Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen)
#"I Know" (produced by TR Love)
#"It's The R" (produced by DJ Clark Kent)
#"I'll Be There" (featuring Nneka Morton) (produced by Naughty Shorts)
#"It's A Must" (featuring Rahzel) (produced by Big Jaz)
#"Real Shit" (produced by Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen)
#"How I Get Down" (produced by The 45 King)
#"L.I. Interlude" (produced by Rakim)
#"Strong Island" (produced by Rakim)
#"Waiting For The World To End" (produced by DJ Premier)
#"We'll Never Stop" (featuring Connie McKendrick) (produced by Nick Wiz)