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{{음반 정보
|음반명 = The 18th Letter
|그림 = 
|가수명 = [[라킴]]
|레이블 = 
|음반종류 = 음반
|발매년월일 = 1997년 11월 4일
|길이 = 
|전앨범 = 
|현앨범 = The 18th Letter
|후앨범 = [[The Master]]
|장르 = [[이스트코스트 힙합]]
}}
《'''The 18th Letter'''》는 1997년 11월 4일에 발매된 [[라킴]]의 음반이다.

== 곡 목록 ==
{{track_listing
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| total_length = {{duration|m=54|s=10}}
| headline     =
| extra_column = 프로듀서

| title1   = Intro
| note1    =
| writer1  = {{hlist|}}
| extra1   = {{hlist|}}
| length1  = {{duration|m=0|s=13}}

| title2   = The 18th Letter (Always and Forever)
| note2    =
| writer2  = {{hlist|}}
| extra2   = {{hlist|[[Poor Righteous Teachers|Father Shaheed]]}}
| length2  = {{duration|m=3|s=1}}

| title3   = Skit
| note3    =
| writer3  = {{hlist|}}
| extra3   = {{hlist|}}
| length3  = {{duration|m=0|s=24}}

| title4   = It's Been a Long Time
| note4    =
| writer4  = {{hlist|}}
| extra4   = {{hlist|[[DJ Premier]]}}
| length4  = {{duration|m=3|s=58}}

| title5   = Remember That
| note5    =
| writer5  = {{hlist|}}
| extra5   = {{hlist|[[DJ Clark Kent]]}}
| length5  = {{duration|m=4|s=40}}

| title6   = The Saga Begins
| note6    =
| writer6  = {{hlist|}}
| extra6   = {{hlist|[[Pete Rock]]}}
| length6  = {{duration|m=4|s=22}}

| title7   = Skit
| note7    =
| writer7  = {{hlist|}}
| extra7   = {{hlist|}}
| length7  = {{duration|m=0|s=19}}

| title8   = Guess Who's Back
| note8    =
| writer8  = {{hlist|}}
| extra8   = {{hlist|DJ Clark Kent}}
| length8  = {{duration|m=4|s=11}}

| title9   = Stay a While
| note9    =
| writer9  = {{hlist|}}
| extra9   = {{hlist|DJ Clark Kent}}
| length9  = {{duration|m=4|s=25}}

| title10  = New York (Ya Out There)
| note10   =
| writer10 = {{hlist|}}
| extra10  = {{hlist|[[DJ Premier]]}}
| length10 = {{duration|m=4|s=4}}

| title11  = Show Me Love
| note11   =
| writer11 = {{hlist|}}
| extra11  = {{hlist|Nick Wiz}}
| length11 = {{duration|m=4|s=19}}

| title12  = Skit
| note12   =
| writer12 = {{hlist|}}
| extra12  = {{hlist|}}
| length12 = {{duration|m=0|s=19}}

| title13  = The Mystery (Who Is God?)
| note13   =
| writer13 = {{hlist|}}
| extra13  = {{hlist|Naughty Shorts|Kid Nyce|Bill Blass{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length13 = {{duration|m=5|s=21}}

| title14  = When I'm Flowin'
| note14   =
| writer14 = {{hlist|}}
| extra14  = {{hlist|Pete Rock}}
| length14 = {{duration|m=5|s=4}}

| title15  = It's Been a Long Time (Suave House Mix)
| note15   =
| writer15 = {{hlist|}}
| extra15  = {{hlist|Mo-Suave-A}}
| length15 = {{duration|m=3|s=59}}

| title16  = Guess Who's Back (Alternative Mix)
| note16   =
| writer16 = {{hlist|}}
| extra16  = {{hlist|DJ Clark Kent}}
| length16 = {{duration|m=4|s=11}}

| title17  = Outro
| note17   =
| writer17 = {{hlist|}}
| extra17  = {{hlist|}}
| length17 = {{duration|m=1|s=20}}
}}
{{track_listing
| collapsed    =
| total_length = {{duration|h=1|m=11|s=21}}
| headline     =
| extra_column = 프로듀서

| title1   = [[I Know You Got Soul]]
| note1    = from ''[[Paid in Full]]''
| writer1  = {{hlist|[[Rakim|William Griffin]]|[[Eric B.|Louis Barrier]]}}
| extra1   = {{hlist|[[Eric B.]]|[[Rakim]]}}
| length1  = {{duration|m=4|s=43}}

| title2   = [[Follow the Leader]]
| note2    = from ''[[Follow the Leader]]''
| writer2  = {{hlist|Griffin|Barrier}}
| extra2   = {{hlist|Eric B.}}
| length2  = {{duration|m=5|s=32}}

| title3   = [[Eric B. Is President]]
| note3    = from ''Paid In Full''
| writer3  = {{hlist|Griffin}}
| extra3   = {{hlist|Eric B.|[[Marley Marl]] {{small|(uncredited)}}}}
| length3  = {{duration|m=6|s=15}}

| title4   = [[Microphone Fiend]]
| note4    = from ''Follow the Leader''
| writer4  = {{hlist|Griffin|Barrier}}
| extra4   = {{hlist|Eric B.}}
| length4  = {{duration|m=5|s=13}}

| title5   = [[I Ain't No Joke]]
| note5    = from ''Paid In Full''
| writer5  = {{hlist|Griffin|Barrier}}
| extra5   = {{hlist|Eric B.|Rakim}}
| length5  = {{duration|m=3|s=52}}

| title6   = Lyrics of Fury
| note6    = from ''Follow the Leader''
| writer6  = {{hlist|Griffin|Barrier}}
| extra6   = {{hlist|Eric B.|Rakim}}
| length6  = {{duration|m=4|s=11}}

| title7   = My Melody
| note7    = from ''Paid In Full''
| writer7  = {{hlist|Griffin|Barrier}}
| extra7   = {{hlist|Eric B.|Rakim}}
| length7  = {{duration|m=6|s=47}}

| title8   = [[Know the Ledge]]
| note8    = from ''[[Don't Sweat the Technique]]''
| writer8  = {{hlist|Griffin|Barrier}}
| extra8   = {{hlist|Eric B.|Rakim}}
| length8  = {{duration|m=3|s=58}}

| title9   = Move the Crowd
| note9    = from ''Paid In Full''
| writer9  = {{hlist|Griffin|Barrier}}
| extra9   = {{hlist|Eric B.|Rakim}}
| length9  = {{duration|m=3|s=36}}

| title10  = Let the Rhythm Hit ’Em
| note10   = from ''[[Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em]]''
| writer10 = {{hlist|Griffin|Barrier|[[Large Professor|William Mitchell]]}}
| extra10  = {{hlist|Eric B.|Rakim|[[Paul C]]|[[Large Professor]]}}
| length10 = {{duration|m=5|s=24}}

| title11  = Mahogany
| note11   = from ''Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em''
| writer11 = {{hlist|Griffin|Barrier|[[Paul C|Paul McKasty]]|Mitchell}}
| extra11  = {{hlist|Eric B.|Rakim|Paul C|Large Professor}}
| length11 = {{duration|m=4|s=27}}

| title12  = In the Ghetto
| note12   = from ''Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em''
| writer12 = {{hlist|Griffin}}
| extra12  = {{hlist|Eric B.|Rakim|Paul C|Large Professor}}
| length12 = {{duration|m=5|s=26}}

| title13  = Casualties of War
| note13   = from ''Don't Sweat the Technique''
| writer13 = {{hlist|Griffin}}
| extra13  = {{hlist|Eric B.}}
| length13 = {{duration|m=4|s=2}}

| title14  = The Punisher
| note14   = from ''Don't Sweat the Technique''
| writer14 = {{hlist|Griffin}}
| extra14  = {{hlist|Eric B.}}
| length14 = {{duration|m=4|s=6}}

| title15  = [[Paid in Full]]
| note15   = from ''Paid In Full''
| writer15 = {{hlist|Griffin|Barrier}}
| extra15  = {{hlist|Eric B.|Rakim}}
| length15 = {{duration|m=3|s=49}}
}}

== 인증 ==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''The 18th Letter''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|relyear=1997|title=The 18th Letter|artist=Rakim|type=album|award=Gold|accessdate=2 February 2020|certyear=1997}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}


== 평가 ==
{{Album ratings
| rev1      = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Stanley|first=Leo|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-18th-letter-mw0000050664|title=The 18th Letter - Rakim|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|access-date=2009년 8월 21일}}</ref>
| rev2      = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|4}}<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Baker|first=Soren|url=https://www.google.com/archivesearch?as_q=rakim&num=10&hl=en&btnG=Search+Archives&as_epq=the+18th+letter&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_user_ldate=1997&as_user_hdate=1997&lr=&as_src=Chicago+Tribune&as_price=p0&as_scoring=a|title=Review: ''The 18th Letter'' / ''The Book of Life''|date=1997년 11월 14일|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=2009년 8월 21일}} [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/22681975.html?dids=22681975:22681975&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+14%2C+1997&author=Soren+Baker.&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Music.+Album+reviews.&pqatl=google Alt URL] {{웨이백|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/22681975.html?dids=22681975:22681975&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+14%2C+1997&author=Soren+Baker.&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Music.+Album+reviews.&pqatl=google |date=20121022064411 }}</ref>
| rev3      = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev3Score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm2}}<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Christgau|first=Robert|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=1119&name=Rakim|title=Consumer Guide: ''The 18th Letter''|work=[[The Village Voice]]|date=1998년 4월 21일|access-date=2009년 8월 21일}}</ref>
| rev4      = ''[[The New York Times]]''
| rev4Score = (favorable)<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Ehrlich|first=Dimitri|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/07/arts/recordings-view-a-rap-pioneer-defies-the-odds.html|title=RECORDINGS VIEW ; A Rap Pioneer Defies the Odds - The New York Times|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=1997년 12월 7일|access-date=2009년 8월 21일}}</ref>
| rev5      = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev5Score = (8.0/10)<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Schreiber|first=Ryan|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/r/rakim/18th-letter.shtml|title=Rakim: The 18th Letter/The Book of Life: Pitchfork Review|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020619023402/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/r/rakim/18th-letter.shtml|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]]|archive-date=2002년 6월 19일|access-date=2009년 8월 21일}}</ref>
| rev6      = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev6Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Morales|first=Ed|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/rakim/albums/album/302568/review/5942482/the_18th_letterthe_book_of_life|title=Rakim: The 18th Letter/The Book of Life : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone|date=1997년 11월 10일|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513093409/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/rakim/albums/album/302568/review/5942482/the_18th_letterthe_book_of_life|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-date=2008년 5월 13일|access-date=2009년 8월 21일}}</ref>
| rev7      = ''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{웹 인용|author=Columnist|url=http://www.tower.com/18th-letter-book-life-rakim-cd/wapi/106152982|title=Music:The 18th Letter/The Book of Life (CD) by Rakim (Artist)|date=December 1997|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091119091331/http://www.tower.com/18th-letter-book-life-rakim-cd/wapi/106152982|work=[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]|archive-date=2009년 11월 19일|access-date=2009년 11월 19일}}</ref>
| rev8      = ''[[스핀 (잡지)|Spin]]''
| rev8Score = (7/10)<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Gonzales|first=Michael A.|url=https://books.google.com/?id=_o5qLt04pz4C&pg=PA114&dq=|title=Review: ''The 18th Letter'' / ''The Book of Life''|work=[[스핀 (잡지)|Spin]]|date=January 1998}}</ref>
| rev9      = ''[[USA Today]]''
| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|4}}<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Jones|first=Steve|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/21912899.html?dids=21912899%3A21912899&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Nov+04%2C+1997&author=Edna+Gundersen%3B+Steve+Jones%3B+David+Patrick+Stearns%3B+David+Zimmerman&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=Green+Day+comes+bouncing+back+%27Tibetan+Freedom+triple+CD+released%3B+Rakim+makes+his+solo+debut&pqatl=google|title=Review: ''The 18th Letter'' / ''The Book of Life''|work=[[USA Today]]|date=1997년 11월 4일|확인날짜=2021년 11월 25일|archive-date=2013년 1월 31일|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131201414/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/21912899.html?dids=21912899:21912899&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+04,+1997&author=Edna+Gundersen;+Steve+Jones;+David+Patrick+Stearns;+David+Zimmerman&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=Green+Day+comes+bouncing+back+'Tibetan+Freedom+triple+CD+released;+Rakim+makes+his+solo+debut&pqatl=google|url-status=}}</ref>
| rev10      = [[Yahoo! Music]]
| rev10Score = (favorable)<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Reynolds|first=J.R.|url=http://ca.music.yahoo.com/read/review/12047301|title=Review: ''The 18th Letter'' / ''The Book of Life''|publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]]|date=|access-date=2009년 8월 21일}}{{깨진 링크|url=http://ca.music.yahoo.com/read/review/12047301 }}</ref>
}}

== 각주 ==
{{각주}}
{{전거 통제}}

[[분류:1997년 데뷔 음반]]
[[분류:유니버설 레코드 음반]]
[[분류:미국의 힙합 음반]]