art direction, photography by Carol Friedman
design Patrick Roques
engineer Anton Pukshansky
engineer Brian Scheuble
engineer Patrick Adams
engineer Ralph Sutton
engineer Tony Aliprantis
engineer Tony Papamichael
engineer [assistant] "Lazer" Mike Rhodes
engineer [assistant] Randy Wine
lacquer cut by Carlton Batts
lyrics by Rakim
mastered by Carlton Batts
producer Eric B. & Rakim
producer Large Professor
producer Paul C
written-by Eric Barrier
written-by William Michael Griffin, Jr.
Phonographic Copyright (p) MCA Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) MCA Records, Inc.
Manufactured By MCA Records, Inc.
Published By EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Published By Eric B. & Rakim Music, Inc.
Recorded At Power Play Studios
Recorded At Libra Digital Sound
Recorded At Skip Saylor Recording
Recorded At A&M Studios
Mastered At Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Lacquer Cut At Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Pressed By MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville
Published by EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./Eric B. & Rakim Music, Inc.
Recorded at Power Play Studios and Libra Digital Sound, Long Island City, NY and Skip Saylor Recording and A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA.
Mastered at Frankford Wayne Mastering Labs, New York, NY.

Eric B. & Rakim Music, Inc. is misspelled on the side A label as Eric B. & Rakin Music, Inc.

⧈-G-⧈ stamped in the Side A runouts of Variant 2 denotes a [l314985] pressing.
Barcode: 0 76732-6416-1 3 (Text)
Barcode: 076732641613 (Compact text)
Matrix / Runout: MCA 9984 (Label side A)
Matrix / Runout: MCA 9888 (Label side B)
Matrix / Runout: MCA 9984-FW2 F/W CSB ♪♪ ⧈-G-⧈ (Runout side A, Variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: MCA 9888 FW1 F/W CSB ♪♪ ⧈-G-⧈ 2 (Runout side B, Variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: MCA 9984-FW2 F/W CSB ♪♪ ⧈-G-⧈ (Runout side A, Variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: MCA 9888 FW2 F/W CSB ♪♪ (Runout side B, Variant 2)
Pressing Plant ID: ⧈-G-⧈ (Stamped in runouts)
Rights Society: BMI