- hip hop
- 126 min
- 32 tracks
- Universal Records
The 18th Letter is the debut solo album by American emcee Rakim. It was released on November 4, 1997, through Universal Records in the United States. The album features production by DJ Clark Kent, Pete Rock, Father Shaheed, Nick Wiz and DJ Premier. It contains lyrical themes that concern hip hop's golden age, Rakim's rapping prowess, and the state of hip hop.
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Spare, grave, character-led and classical in form.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
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Tracks
- 1Intro0:12
- 2The 18th Letter (Always and Forever)3:01
- 3Skit0:24
- 4It’s Been a Long Time3:58
- 5Remember That4:40
- 6The Saga Begins4:22
- 7Skit0:19
- 8Guess Who’s Back4:11
- 9Stay a While4:25
- 10New York (Ya Out There)4:04
- 11Show Me Love4:19
- 12Skit0:19
- 13The Mystery (Who Is God?)5:20
- 14When I’m Flowin’5:04
- 15It’s Been a Long Time (Suave House mix)3:59
- 16Guess Who’s Back (Alternative mix)4:11
- 17Outro1:20
- 1I Know You Got Soul4:43
- 2Follow the Leader5:32
- 3Eric B. Is President6:15
- 4Microphone Fiend5:13
- 5I Ain’t No Joke3:52
- 6Lyrics of Fury4:12
- 7My Melody6:47
- 8Know the Ledge3:59
- 9Move the Crowd3:36
- 10Let the Rhythm Hit ’em5:24
- 11Mahogany4:28
- 12In the Ghetto5:26
- 13Casualties of War4:03
- 14The Punisher4:07
- 15Paid in Full3:50
32 tracks, 126 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Rakim
- Label
- Universal Records
- Released
- 1997
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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