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The 18th Letter
 
 

The 18th Letter [Explicit Lyrics] [Import] [from US]

~ Rakim
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Product Details

  • CD (1997/11/4)
  • Original Release Date: 1997/11/4
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Explicit Lyrics, Import, from US
  • Label: Uptown/Universal
  • ASIN: B000005B0R
  • Other Editions: LP Record
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.jp Sales Rank: #5,884 in 音楽 (See Bestsellers in 音楽)

    Popular in these categories:

    #1 in  音楽 > ヒップホップ > アーティスト別 > P-R > Rakim
    #4 in  音楽 > ヒップホップ > イーストコースト

1. Intro
2. 18th Letter (Always and Forever)
3. Skit
4. It's Been a Long Time
5. Remember That
6. Saga Begins
7. Skit
8. Guess Who's Back
9. Stay a While
10. New York (Ya Out There)
11. Show Me Love
12. Skit
13. Mystery (Who Is God?)
14. When I'm Flowin
15. It's Been a Long Time [Suave House Mix]
16. Guess Who's Back [Alternative Mix]
17. Outro

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Up in hip-hop heaven, once Lateef and Lyrics Born got finished kicking Puff Daddy's ass, they'd send him to Rakim's cloud, where Rakim would have him write, "I am very sorry for impersonating a rapper" 1 billion times on the chalkboard. In a rap scene where it's hard enough to stick around and nearly impossible to come back, hip-hop's most legendary MC has returned 11 years after his brilliant debut (and five years since he split from partner Eric B.). Amazingly, he's lost none of his skill and even gained wisdom with maturity. Even more amazing, 1997's The 18th Letter looks like a measured commercial success. The deluxe, double-CD version contains a retrospective of Rakim's career; also worth checking out is the reissue of Eric B. & Rakim's seminal Paid in Full. --Roni Sarig

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5.0 out of 5 stars RAKIM COMEBACK ON THE LINE, 2004/8/12
生ける伝説、ラキムのカムバック作にして初ソロ。そのカリスマ性は90年代前半から中盤にシーンに登場したラッパーのほぼ全てに影響を与えた、と言っても過言では無いほど。ラッパーにとって必要な要素、リリシズム、リズム感、フロウ、声質、そしてライミングのセンス、全てを奇跡的に兼ね備えたこの男は、HIPHOPを聴く上で何が何でも避けては通れない存在。このソロ作はバックも協力ですが、何よりラキムのラップが輝いてます。流石に全盛期ほどの勢いは無くとも、より一層渋みをましたそのマイク捌きは圧巻。なにかとクラークケントによる"GUESS WHO'S BACK"が取り上げられがちですが、このアルバムの真のハイライトはプレミアによる"New York(Ya'out there)"でしょう。この緊張感は他では味わえません。ちなみにベスト盤と二枚組みになっている方がありますが、ベストを買うくらいなら過去のアルバムを全て買い揃えた方が断然良いです。安価ですし。
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars 渋い。, 2006/10/30
史上最高のMC、ラップの神とまで言われるラキムのソロでのファースト。THE 18TH LETTER,MYSTERY,THE SAGA BEGINSなどいかにもニューヨーク的なナンバーで固めてあり、渋くまとめた感じ。正直プレミアのNEW YORKがN.Y. State Of Mindの焼きまわしに感じなくもないが、まあそれはそれでいいしね。
それはさておきこのアルバムといえばGuess Who's Backです。はっきり言って常軌を逸したかっこよさ。この曲はラキムの代表曲であり、また90年代後半の代表曲のひとつでもあると思います。日本のラッパーも時々「ゲスフーバッ!」って叫んでたりしますね。ラキムの渋々ライムはもちろんいいけど、それはいつものことで、それよりアッパーな雰囲気のトラックが超かっこいい曲です。だから結構キャッチーでとっつきやすい曲。沈黙を破って復活したラキムがこんな曲を引っさげてきたら、そりゃ最高だよな。

このアルバムの素晴らしい点をもうひとつ。このアルバムはペアレンタル・アドバイザリーのステッカーが貼られてないんだぜ?にも関わらず、ここまで他のラッパーから支持を集めるってことはだな、それはつまり純粋にラキムのスキルやリリックがずば抜けてすごいってことなんだと思う。
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