The Master | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 30, 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
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Length | 1:02:07 | |||
Label | Universal Records 542 082 | |||
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Rakim chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Master | ||||
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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.
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Source | Rating |
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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro (The Master)" | 1:22 | ||
2. | "Flow Forever" |
| 4:11 | |
3. | "When I B on tha Mic" (feat. DJ Premier) |
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| 3:42 |
4. | "Finest Ones" (feat. Clark Kent) |
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| 4:24 |
5. | "All Night Long" |
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| 4:27 |
6. | "State of Hip-Hop" (interlude) |
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| 0:39 |
7. | "Uplift" |
|
| 3:09 |
8. | "I Know" |
| 4:07 | |
9. | "It's the R" |
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| 4:15 |
10. | "I'll Be There" (feat. Nneka Morton) |
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| 5:10 |
11. | "It's a Must" (feat. Rahzel) |
| 4:24 | |
12. | "Real Shit" |
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| 4:21 |
13. | "How I Get Down" |
| 4:05 | |
14. | "L.I." (interlude) |
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| 0:53 |
15. | "Strong Island" |
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| 4:34 |
16. | "Waiting for the World to End" (feat. DJ Premier) |
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| 4:05 |
17. | "We'll Never Stop" (feat. Connie McKendrick) |
|
| 4:19 |
Total length: | 1:02:07 |
Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[11] | 72 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] | 7 |
Year | Song | Chart positions | ||
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Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | ||
2000 | "When I B On Tha Mic" | - | 53[13] | 20[14] |