art direction, design, cover Tia Johnson executive-producer Damon Dash executive-producer Kareem Burke executive-producer Shawn Carter management Erving Wonder Management mastered by Tony Dawsey tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 16 mixed by Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton photography by Jonathan Mannion written-by Leslie Pridgen Phonographic Copyright (p) Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC Copyright (c) Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC Record Company Criminal Background Records Manufactured By Island Def Jam Music Group Marketed By Roc-A-Fella Records Marketed By Island Def Jam Music Group Distributed By Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp. Mastered At Masterdisk Track #1 contains a sample of Freeway Song by Vicki Sue Robinson. Track #2 contains a sample from I Just Can't See Myself Without You by Creative Source. Track #3 contains a sample of I Want To Go Back by The Impressions. Track #7 contains a sample of To Get Love You Must Give Love by Ultimate Music Experience. Track #8 contains an interpolation of Life For The Taking by Eddie Money Track #11 contains a sample of We Belong Together by The Spinners. Track #12 contains a sample of Inside My Love by Minnie Ripperton. Track #13 contains an interpolation of Mystic Brew written by R. Foster.