The 18th Letter

Tracklist

• 1
  Intro
  0:12
• 2
  The 18th Letter (Always and Forever)
  3:00
• 3
  Skit
  0:23
• 4
  It’s Been a Long Time
  3:57
• 5
  Remember That
  4:40
• 6
  The Saga Begins
  4:22
• 7
  Skit
  0:19
• 8
  Guess Who’s Back
  4:10
  4.0 ★
• 9
  Stay a While
  4:25
• 10
  New York (Ya Out There)
  4:03
• 11
  Show Me Love
  4:18
• 12
  Skit
  0:18
• 13
  The Mystery (Who Is God?)
  5:20
• 14
  When I’m Flowin’
  5:04
• 15
  It’s Been a Long Time (Suave House mix)
  3:58
• 16
  Guess Who’s Back (Alternative mix)
  4:10
• 17
  Outro
  1:19

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Release credits

• Bill Blass
  co [13]
• Clark Kent
  mix [5, 8-9], producer [5, 8-9]
• DJ Premier
  mix [4, 10], producer [4, 10]
• David Kennedy
  mix [13]
• Dino Delvaille
  executive
• Father Shaheed
  mix [2], producer [2]
• James Hoover
  mix [15]
• Mo‐Suave‐A
  producer [15], remixer [15]
• Naughty Shorts
  mix [13], producer [13]
• Nick Wiz
  mix [11], producer [11]
• Pete Rock
  mix [6, 14], producer [6, 14]
• Rakim
  executive
• Tony Dawsey
  mastering

Issues

• 

  T
  The 18th Letter / The Book of Life

  2x Digital Media
  31 October 1997
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  T
  The 18th Letter / The Book of Life

  2x CD
  4 November 1997
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  T
  The 18th Letter

  CD
  4 November 1997
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  T
  The 18th Letter / The Book of Life

  2x CD
  1997
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  T
  The 18th Letter

  Digital Media
  5 June 2008