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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelIsland/Def Jam / Universal / Universal Distribution / Universal Music
EAN0601215311129
eBay Product ID (ePID)45000968
Product Key Features
Era1990s, 1980s
Run Time7519 Sec
FormatCD
Release Year1997
FeaturesCompilation, Studio Recording
GenreRap & Hip-Hop
StyleEast Coast Rap, Golden Age
TypeAlbum
ArtistRakim
Release Title18th Letter/The Book of Life
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs2
DistributionUniversal Distribution
Number of Tracks32
ReviewsExcellent - "...Rakim picks up right where he left off, hypnotizing us with his sublime rhyming skills....No one esle...has quite the same ability to take hold of the English language...", 7 (out of 10) - "...His vocal virtuosity--like a dark storm brewing over both tenemants and pyramids--has influenced everything from the trip-hop brilliance of Tricky to...many '90s lyricists....On his first solo album since breaking up with Eric B. in 1993, Rakim ages gracefully...and without bitterness...", 3.5 Mics (out of 5) - "...his style fathered a rhyme revolution still nurtured to this day....THE 18TH LETTER, Ra's first solo LP, comes complete chock-filled with new seven MC theories and wise prophesies...", 3.5 Stars (out of 5) - "...a voice that flows like a rap saxophone....the focus is on skills, not cars, drugs or gats....embellished with lush R&B and edgy Wu-Tang aural textures...", "...possibly the most eagerly awaited comeback in hip hop history...razor-sharp, blunted-raw pulse of lithe magic....it's fevered and abandoned where most would settle for lukewarm and cosy..."