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Released | September 25, 1998 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 69:02 | |||
Label | Caroline/Virgin/EMI Records | |||
Producer | Stephen Hague, Trevor Horn, KRS-One, Malcolm McLaren, Chris "Poppa Weely" Percival, Rakim, Scars | |||
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