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| 1 | Intro | 1:22 |
| 2 | Flow Forever | 4:11 |
| 3 | When I B On Tha Mic | 3:42 |
| 4 | Finest OnesFeaturing – Clark Kent |
4:24 |
| 5 | All Night Long | 4:27 |
| 6 | State Of Hip Hop Interlude | 0:39 |
| 7 | Uplift | 3:09 |
| 8 | I Know | 4:07 |
| 9 | It's The R | 4:15 |
| 10 | I'll Be ThereFeaturing – Nneka Morton |
5:10 |
| 11 | It's A MustFeaturing – Rahzel |
4:24 |
| 12 | Real Shit | 4:21 |
| 13 | How I Get Down | 4:05 |
| 14 | L.I. Interlude | 0:53 |
| 15 | Strong Island | 4:34 |
| 16 | Waiting For The World To End | 4:05 |
| 17 | We'll Never StopFeaturing – Connie McKendrick |
4:19 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Universal Records Inc.
- Copyright (c) – Universal Records Inc.
- Distributed By – Universal Music & Video Distribution, Inc.
- Recorded At – Soundtrack Studios
- Recorded At – Carriage House Studios
- Mixed At – Soundtrack Studios
- Mixed At – D&D Studios
- Mixed At – The Hit Factory
- Mixed At – Quad Recording Studios
- Mixed At – Sony Music Studios, New York City
- Mixed At – Unique Recording
- Mixed At – Right Track Recording
- Mastered At – The Hit Factory
Credits
- A&R [Coordinator] – Elaine Lee
- Arranged By – Dino Delvaille (tracks: 1, 6, 14)
- Art Direction – A Getting Worse Production, D. Simmons*, Jaqueline Rhinehart*, M. Warlow
- Art Direction [Fine Art Installations] – Sol Sax
- Bass – Andy Katz (tracks: 10), DJ Slyce (tracks: 17), Ron Lawrence* (tracks: 7)
- Design – Lundquist Design
- Drum – Trevor Randolph (tracks: 8)
- Drum Programming – DJ Clark Kent* (tracks: 2, 4, 9)
- Executive-Producer – Dino Delvaille, Rakim
- Human Beatbox [Beat Box] – Rahzel (tracks: 11)
- Instruments – Punch (tracks: 5)
- Keyboards – Big Jaz (tracks: 11), Kevin Osborne (tracks: 17), Naughty Shorts (tracks: 10), Ron Lawrence* (tracks: 7), Ted Birkey (tracks: 8)
- Mastered By – James Cruz
- Mixed By – Andy Katz (tracks: 15), Carslise Young (tracks: 13), DJ Clark Kent* (tracks: 2, 4, 9), Eddie Sancho (tracks: 3, 16), George Karras (tracks: 7), Joe Quinde (tracks: 8, 10, 11, 17), Ken "Duro" Ifill (tracks: 12), Nick Wiz (tracks: 13), Tony Prenndat* (tracks: 5)
- Mixed By [Assistant] – Dexter Thibou (tracks: 3, 16)
- Percussion – V.I.C. (tracks: 7)
- Photography [Rakim] – Adgar W. Cowens
- Photography [Stylist] – Wayne Sterling
- Photography By [Fine Art Installations] – Phyllis Galembo
- Producer – Big Jaz (tracks: 11), DJ Clark Kent* (tracks: 2, 4, 9), DJ Premier (tracks: 3, 16), Naughty Shorts (tracks: 10), Nick Wiz (tracks: 17), Punch (tracks: 5), Rakim (tracks: 1, 6, 14, 15), Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence (tracks: 7, 12), TR Love (tracks: 8), The 45 King (tracks: 13), "The Mighty" V.I.C.* (tracks: 12)
- Programmed By – Big Jaz (tracks: 11), Naughty Shorts (tracks: 10), Punch (tracks: 5), The 45 King (tracks: 13), Trevor Randolph (tracks: 8), V.I.C. (tracks: 7)
- Recorded By – Cus (tracks: 2, 9)
- Recorded By [Vocals - Assistant] – Johnny Montagenese*
- Recorded By [Vocals] – Andy Katz
- Scratches – DJ Clark Kent* (tracks: 9)
- Scratches [Scatches] – DJ Slyce (tracks: 17)
- Songwriter [Services] – James Rainey
- Sounds [Additional Overdubs] – Ron Lawrence* (tracks: 7)
- Sounds [Effects] – Rahzel (tracks: 11)
- Tracking By – Adams Hawkins (tracks: 7), Andy Katz (tracks: 10, 15), Big Jaz (tracks: 11), Cus (tracks: 4), DXT (tracks: 8), Dejuana Richardson (tracks: 5), Eddie Sancho (tracks: 3, 16), J. M. (tracks: 10), Joe Quinde (tracks: 12), Nick Wiz (tracks: 17), The 45 King (tracks: 13), Trevoe Randolph* (tracks: 8)
- Tracking By [Assistant] – Dexter Thibou (tracks: 3, 16)
- Vocals [Background] – DJ Clark Kent* (tracks: 4), Rahzel (tracks: 11)
- Written By – B. Latimore* (tracks: 8), B. Byrd* (tracks: 9), B. Olson* (tracks: 13), C. Bobbit* (tracks: 9), C. Martin* (tracks: 3, 16), C. Mayfield* (tracks: 9), C. Biggs* (tracks: 10), D. Hinds* (tracks: 8), D. Wansel* (tracks: 10), E. Barrier* (tracks: 9), G. Washington, Jr.* (tracks: 10), J. Brown* (tracks: 9), J. Hunter* (tracks: 9), J. Burkes* (tracks: 11), M.Harper (tracks: 5), M. James* (tracks: 13), N. Loizdes* (tracks: 17), P. Phillips* (tracks: 9), R. Brown (tracks: 9), R. Manley* (tracks: 11), R. Franklin* (tracks: 2, 4, 9), R. Lawrence* (tracks: 7), R. Davis* (tracks: 2), S. Robinson* (tracks: 17), T. Randolph* (tracks: 8), V. Padilla* (tracks: 7), W.Griffin* (tracks: 1, 5, 14), W. Griffin* (tracks: 2-4, 6-13, 15-17), Y. Davis (tracks: 4)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 6 31454 20822 5
- Barcode (Scanned): 631454208225
- Matrix / Runout: 314 542 0822 01$
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 314 542 082-2 | Rakim | The Master (CD, Album) | Universal Records | 314 542 082-2 | US | 1999 |
| UD 42082 | Rakim | The Master (CD, Album) | Universal Records | UD 42082 | US | 1999 |
| 314 542 082-2 | Rakim | The Master (CD, Album) | Universal Records | 314 542 082-2 | Canada | 1999 |
| 542 082-2 | Rakim | The Master (CD, Album) | Universal Records | 542 082-2 | Europe | 1999 |
| none | Rakim | The Master (CDr, Album, Promo) | Barclay | none | France | 1999 |

