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a&r [administration] Erica Novich
administrator [recording administration] Vol S. Davis III
art direction, design Brad Jordan
art direction, design Louis Marino
coordinator [production] Homer "Tray" Armstrong
creative director Rick Patrick
executive-producer Brad Jordan
executive-producer J Prince
lacquer cut by Ray Janos
legal Edward Butts
legal L. Londell McMillan
legal Ronette Bowie
management [business affairs] Karen Hefler Hope
management [marketing] Suzanne Burge
mastered by Freaky Dean
photography by Vincent Soyez
producer [associate producers] Randy Acker
producer [associate producers] Tina Davis
stylist Monica Morrow
Phonographic Copyright (p) Island Def Jam Music Group
Copyright (c) Island Def Jam Music Group
Distributed By Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp.
Recorded At The Beats Studio
Recorded At Soundtrack Studios
Recorded At Mirror Image Recorders
Recorded At Baseline Studios
Recorded At Daddy's House Recording Studio
Recorded At The Durt Factory Studios, VA
Recorded At Draper House Studio
Recorded At Patchwerk Recording Studios
Recorded At Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded At Mastersound Studio, Virginia Beach
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Recorded At Quad Recording Studios
Recorded At Sound On Sound, New York
Mixed At The Beats Studio
Produced For Dean's List Productions
Produced For Great Wall Of China Productions
Produced For Konman Entertainment, Inc.
Produced For Top Of New York Entertainment
Produced For Lee Stone Productions, Inc.
Produced For DMP (5)
Produced For Teamsta Entertainment L.L.C.
Produced For Jones & Draper Company
Produced For Draper, Inc.
Produced For Soundlofer Music Inc.
Produced For Desert Storm Records
Produced For Skane Management
Produced For Audio-Tone Recordings
Lacquer Cut At Sterling Sound
Mastered At The Beats Studio
Gatefold cover

A2 - Safe
contains excerpts from I've Got Nothing To Lose But The Blues written by Clarence Reid and published by EMI Longitude Music (BMI). Performed by Gwen McCrae. Produced under license from Rhino Entertainment Co. by arrangement with Warner Special Products. Also used courtesy of EMI (UK) Ltd.

A3 - In Cold Blood
contains a sample of And This Is Love written by Sylvia Moy and Frederick Long and published byJobete Music (ASCAP). Performed by Gladys Knight and The Pips. Used courtesy of Motown Records.

B1 - Guess Who's Back
contains excerpts from Sunrise written by M. Sutton, B. Sutton and T. DePierro, published by Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP). Performed by The Originals. Used courtesy of Motown Records LP, under license from Universal Music Enterprises

B2 - On My Block
contains excerpts from Be Real Black For Me written by Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway and Charles Mann, published by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)/BMG Music Publishing (ASCAP). Performed by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway. Produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp. by arrangement with Warner Special Products. Used by permission.

B3 - Keep Me Down
features samples from the Tom Rush recording The Cuckoo produced under license from Elektra Entertainment By arrangement with Warner Special Products.

D2 - Heaven
contains excerpts from That Heaven Kind Of Feeling written by Roy Moore, Jr. and published by EMI Longitude Music (BMI). Performed by The Dramatics. Used courtesy of MCA Records, under license from Universal Music Enterprises.

D3 - I Ain't One
contains a portion of the composition North America written by Lenny Lee Goldsmith & Fred Webb, published by Famous Music Corporation (ASCAP)/Ensign Music Corporation (BMI)/All Seasons Music (SCAP)/New Seasons Music (BMI)

Made in the U.S.A.
Barcode: 7 31458 69091 7 (Printed)
Barcode: 731458690917 (String)
Matrix / Runout: 314 586 911-1 (314 586 909-1) (Label all sides)
Matrix / Runout: 314-586-910-1A X 1 RJ STERLING
Matrix / Runout: 314-586-910-1B X 1 RJ STERLING
Matrix / Runout: 314-586-911-1A X 1 RJ STERLING
Matrix / Runout: 314-586-911-1B X 1 RJ STERLING