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1 Critical reception  




2 Track listing  




3 Charts  


3.1  Album  




3.2  Singles  






4 Notes  




5 References  




6 External links  













The Master (Rakim album)






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The Master
Studio album by
Rakim
ReleasedNovember 30, 1999
Recorded1998–1999
Genre
Length1:02:07
LabelUniversal Records
542 082
Producer
  • The 45 King
  • Amen-Ra
  • DJ Clark Kent
  • DJ Premier
  • Jaz-O
  • Naughty Shorts
  • Nick Wiz
  • Punch
  • TR Love
  • V.I.C.
    • Rakim chronology
    The 18th Letter
    (1997)     		The Master
    (1999)     		The Archive: Live, Lost & Found
    (2008)
    Singles from The Master

    1. "When I B On Tha Mic"
      Released: December 14, 1999

    The Master is the second solo album by American rapper Rakim, released November 30, 1999, on Universal Records. It serves as the follow-up to Rakim's debut solo album, The 18th Letter (1997), and would be Rakim's last studio album for nearly a decade, until 2009's The Seventh Seal.

    Critical reception[edit]

    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[1]
    The Independent[2]
    Los Angeles Daily News[3]
    Los Angeles Times[4]
    NME[5]
    Rolling Stone[6]
    The Source[7]
    USA Today[8]
    Vibe(mixed)[9]
    The Village Voice(unfavorable)[10]

    The Master received generally positive to mixed reviews from music critics.

    Track listing[edit]

    No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
    1."Intro (The Master)"
    		1:22
    2."Flow Forever"
    • Griffin
  • Rodolfo Franklin
  • Robert Davis
    		• 4:11
    3."When I B on tha Mic" (feat. DJ Premier)
    • Griffin
  • Christopher Martin
    • DJ Premier
    		3:42
    4."Finest Ones" (feat. Clark Kent)
    • Griffin
  • Franklin
  • Yvette Davis
    • DJ Clark Kent
    		4:24
    5."All Night Long"
    • Griffin
  • Michael Harper
    • Punch
    		4:27
    6."State of Hip-Hop" (interlude)
    • Griffin
    • Rakim
    		0:39
    7."Uplift"
    • Griffin
  • Ronald Lawrence
  • Victor Padilla
    • Amen-Ra
  • V.I.C.
    		• 3:09
    8."I Know"
    • Griffin
  • Trevor Randolph
  • Benjamin Latimore
  • David Hinds
    		• 4:07
    9."It's the R"
    • Griffin
  • Franklin
  • Robert Byrd
  • Charles Bobbit
  • Louis Barrier
  • James Brown
  • Curtis Mayfield
  • James Hunter
  • Peter Phillips
  • Ricardo Brown
    • DJ Clark Kent
    		4:15
    10."I'll Be There" (feat. Nneka Morton)
    • Griffin
  • Joseph Davis
  • Cynthia Biggs
  • Dexter Wansel
  • Grover Washington, Jr.
    • Naughty Shorts
    		5:10
    11."It's a Must" (feat. Rahzel)
    • Griffin
  • Jonathan Burks
  • Rozell Brown
    		• 4:24
    12."Real Shit"
    • Griffin
  • Lawrence
  • Padilla
    • Amen-Ra
  • V.I.C.
    		• 4:21
    13."How I Get Down"
    • Griffin
  • Mark James
  • Byron Olsen
    		• 4:05
    14."L.I." (interlude)
    • Griffin
    • Rakim
    		0:53
    15."Strong Island"
    • Griffin
  • Barrier
    • Rakim
    		4:34
    16."Waiting for the World to End" (feat. DJ Premier)
    • Griffin
  • Martin
  • Barrier
    • DJ Premier
    		4:05
    17."We'll Never Stop" (feat. Connie McKendrick)
    • Griffin
  • Nicholas Loizides
  • Sylvia Robinson
    • Nick Wiz
    		4:19
    Total length:1:02:07
    Samples

    Charts[edit]

    Album[edit]

    Chart (1999) Peak
    position
    USBillboard 200[11] 72
    USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] 7

    Singles[edit]

    Year Song Chart positions
    Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles
    2000 "When I B On Tha Mic" - 53[13] 20[14]

    Notes[edit]

    • Nathan Brackett, Christian Hoard (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Bush, John. "The Master - Rakim". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  • ^ Perry, Tim (27 November 1999). "Pop: ALBUM REVIEWS". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  • ^ "SOUND CHECK. - Free Online Library". Los Angeles Daily News. 3 December 1999. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  • ^ Baker, Soren (25 December 1999). "DMX Delivers Harsh Reality on 'Then' - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  • ^ Columnist (12 September 2005). "The Master - NME". NME. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  • ^ Hoard, Christian (2 November 2004). "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide - Google Books". Rolling Stone. ISBN 9780743201698.
  • ^ Parker, Erik "Mr Parker" (January 2000). "Record Report: Rakim – Rakim". The Source. No. 124. New York. p. 191.
  • ^ Jones, Steve. "Review: The Master". USA Today: 04.D. November 30, 1999. Archived from the original on 2009-08-21.
  • ^ Mao, Chairman (February 2000). "Vibe - Google Books". Vibe.
  • ^ Lewis, Miles Marshall (18 January 2000). "The Passing of the Mic - Village Voice". The Village Voice. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  • ^ "Rakim Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  • ^ "Rakim Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  • ^ "Rakim When I B On Tha Mic Chart History - Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  • ^ "Rakim When I B On Tha Mic Chart History - Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 1 February 2020.

    • External links[edit]


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