{{위키데이터 속성 추적}}
{{음반 정보
|음반명 = The Master
|그림 = 
|가수명 = [[라킴]]
|레이블 = [[유니버설 뮤직 그룹]]
|음반종류 = 음반
|발매년월일 = 1999년 11월 30일
|길이 = 
|전앨범 = [[The 18th Letter]]
|현앨범 = The Master
|후앨범 = [[The Seventh Seal]]
|장르 = [[힙합 음악]]
}}
《'''The Master'''》는 1999년 11월 30일에 발매된 [[라킴]]의 음반이다. [[유니버설 뮤직 그룹]]에 의해 발매되었다.

== 곡 목록 ==
{{Track listing
| extra_column = 프로듀서
| total_length = {{duration|h=1|m=2|s=7}}

| title1   = Intro (The Master)
| note1    =
| writer1  = {{hlist|[[Rakim|William Griffin]]}}
| extra1   = {{hlist|[[Rakim]]}}
| length1  = {{duration|m=1|s=22}}

| title2   = Flow Forever
| note2    =
| writer2  = {{hlist|Griffin|[[Clark Kent (producer)|Rodolfo Franklin]]|Robert Davis}}
| extra2   = {{hlist|[[Clark Kent (producer)|DJ Clark Kent]]}}
| length2  = {{duration|m=4|s=11}}

| title3   = When I B On Tha Mic
| note3    =
| writer3  = {{hlist|Griffin|[[DJ Premier|Christopher Martin]]}}
| extra3   = {{hlist|[[DJ Premier]]}}
| length3  = {{duration|m=3|s=42}}

| title4   = Finest Ones
| note4    = feat. [[Clark Kent (producer)|Clark Kent]]
| writer4  = {{hlist|Griffin|Franklin|Yvette Davis}}
| extra4   = {{hlist|DJ Clark Kent}}
| length4  = {{duration|m=4|s=24}}

| title5   = All Night Long
| note5    =
| writer5  = {{hlist|Griffin|Michael Harper}}
| extra5   = {{hlist|Punch}}
| length5  = {{duration|m=4|s=27}}

| title6   = State of Hip-Hop
| note6    = interlude
| writer6  = {{hlist|Griffin}}
| extra6   = {{hlist|Rakim}}
| length6  = {{duration|m=0|s=39}}

| title7   = Uplift
| note7    =
| writer7  = {{hlist|Griffin|Ronald Lawrence|Victor Padilla}}
| extra7   = {{hlist|Amen-Ra|V.I.C.}}
| length7  = {{duration|m=3|s=9}}

| title8   = I Know
| note8    =
| writer8  = {{hlist|Griffin|Trevor Randolph|Benjamin Latimore|David Hinds}}
| extra8   = {{hlist|[[TR Love]]}}
| length8  = {{duration|m=4|s=7}}

| title9   = It's the R
| note9    =
| writer9  = {{hlist|Griffin|Franklin|[[Bobby Byrd|Robert Byrd]]|Charles Bobbit|[[Eric B.|Louis Barrier]]|[[James Brown]]|[[Curtis Mayfield]]|[[Inspectah Deck|James Hunter]]|[[Pete Rock|Peter Phillips]]|[[Kurupt|Ricardo Brown]]}}
| extra9   = {{hlist|DJ Clark Kent}}
| length9  = {{duration|m=4|s=15}}

| title10  = I'll Be There
| note10   = feat. Nneka Morton
| writer10 = {{hlist|Griffin|Joseph Davis|[[Cynthia Biggs]]|[[Dexter Wansel]]|[[Grover Washington Jr.|Grover Washington, Jr.]]}}
| extra10  = {{hlist|Naughty Shorts}}
| length10 = {{duration|m=5|s=10}}

| title11  = It's a Must
| note11   = feat. [[Rahzel]]
| writer11 = {{hlist|Griffin|[[Jaz-O|Jonathan Burks]]|Rozell Brown}}
| extra11  = {{hlist|[[Jaz-O]]}}
| length11 = {{duration|m=4|s=24}}

| title12  = Real Shit
| note12   =
| writer12 = {{hlist|Griffin|Lawrence|Padilla}}
| extra12  = {{hlist|Amen-Ra|V.I.C.}}
| length12 = {{duration|m=4|s=21}}

| title13  = How I Get Down
| note13   =
| writer13 = {{hlist|Griffin|[[The 45 King|Mark James]]|Byron Olsen}}
| extra13  = {{hlist|[[The 45 King]]}}
| length13 = {{duration|m=4|s=5}}

| title14  = L.I.
| note14   = interlude
| writer14 = {{hlist|Griffin}}
| extra14  = {{hlist|Rakim}}
| length14 = {{duration|m=0|s=53}}

| title15  = Strong Island
| note15   =
| writer15 = {{hlist|Griffin|Barrier}}
| extra15  = {{hlist|Rakim}}
| length15 = {{duration|m=4|s=34}}

| title16  = Waiting for the World to End
| note16   =
| writer16 = {{hlist|Griffin|Martin|Barrier}}
| extra16  = {{hlist|[[DJ Premier]]}}
| length16 = {{duration|m=4|s=5}}

| title17  = We'll Never Stop
| note17   = feat. Connie McKendrick
| writer17 = {{hlist|Griffin|Nicholas Loizides|Sylvia Robinson}}
| extra17  = {{hlist|Nick Wiz}}
| length17 = {{duration|m=4|s=19}}

}}

== 평가 ==
{{Album ratings
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Bush">{{웹 인용|last=Bush|first=John|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-master-mw0000256027|title=The Master - Rakim|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2009년 8월 21일}}</ref>
| rev2      = ''[[The Independent]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Perry">{{웹 인용|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/pop-album-reviews-1129064.html|title=Pop: ALBUM REVIEWS|work=[[The Independent]]|last=Perry|first=Tim|date=1999년 11월 27일|access-date=2009년 8월 21일}}</ref>
| rev3      = ''[[Los Angeles Daily News]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Daily">{{웹 인용|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SOUND+CHECK-a083630866|date=1999년 12월 3일|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022034004/https://thefreelibrary.com/SOUND+CHECK-a083630866|title=SOUND CHECK. - Free Online Library|work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]|archive-date=2012년 10월 22일|access-date=2020년 2월 1일}}</ref>
| rev4      = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|2|4}}<ref name="Baker">{{웹 인용|last=Baker|first=Soren|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1999/dec/25/entertainment/ca-47289|title=DMX Delivers Harsh Reality on 'Then' - Los Angeles Times|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=1999년 12월 25일|access-date=2009년 8월 21일}}</ref>
| rev5      = ''[[NME]]''
| rev5Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="NME">{{웹 인용|author=Columnist|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/rakim/1675|title=The Master - NME|publisher=[[NME]]|date=2005년 9월 12일|access-date=2009년 8월 21일}}</ref>
| rev6      = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev6Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Hoard">{{서적 인용|last=Hoard|first=Christian|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lRgtYCC6OUwC&pg=PA674|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide - Google Books|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=2004년 11월 2일|isbn=9780743201698}}</ref>
| rev7      = ''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Source">{{웹 인용|author=Columnist|url=http://www.tower.com/master-rakim-cd/wapi/105803329|title=Tower.com: The Master (Explicit) (CD) by Rakim (Artist)|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081028202242/https://tower.com/master-rakim-cd/wapi/105803329|work=[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]|archive-date=2008년 10월 28일|access-date=2020년 2월 1일}}</ref>
| rev8      = ''[[USA Today]]''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref name="Jones">Jones, Steve. "[https://www.google.com/archivesearch?as_q=rakim&num=10&hl=en&btnG=Search+Archives&as_epq=the+master&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_user_ldate=1999&as_user_hdate=2000&lr=&as_src=USA+Today&as_price=p0&as_scoring=a Review: ''The Master'']". ''[[USA Today]]'': 04.D. 1999년 11월 30일. Archived from [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/46749137.html?dids=46749137:46749137&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+30%2C+1999&author=&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=Experimental+Metallica%2C+quirky+Q-Tip%2C+grand+Grimaud&pqatl=google the original] {{웹아카이브|url=https://archive.today/20130104223944/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/46749137.html?dids=46749137:46749137&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+30,+1999&author=&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=Experimental+Metallica,+quirky+Q-Tip,+grand+Grimaud&pqatl=google |날짜=2013-01-04 }} on 2009-08-21.</ref>
| rev9      = ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]''
| rev9Score = (mixed)<ref name="Mao">{{웹 인용|last=Mao|first=Chairman|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5CcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA167|title=Vibe - Google Books|work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|date=February 2000}}{{깨진 링크|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5CcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA167 }}</ref>
| rev10      = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev10Score = (unfavorable)<ref name="Lewis">{{웹 인용|last=Lewis|first=Miles Marshall|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2000-01-18/music/the-passing-of-the-mic/|title=The Passing of the Mic - Village Voice|publisher=[[The Village Voice]]|date=2000년 1월 18일|access-date=2009년 8월 21일|archive-date=2013년 12월 19일|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219221838/http://www.villagevoice.com/2000-01-18/music/the-passing-of-the-mic/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

== 각주 ==
{{각주}}
{{전거 통제}}

[[분류:1999년 음반]]
[[분류:유니버설 레코드 음반]]