Rakim finally put something out! After the legendary MC signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath in 2000 only to see his album shelved in 2003 because of "creative disagreements" with Dr. Dre he signed a deal with DreamWorks that closed its doors shortly after and put my hopes of a new Rakim album even further away from reality. Today, the first single off his new album The Seventh Seal was released. If the album will come out or not is a mystery, but I certainly hope so. Meanwhile, check it out and enjoy the 41 year old legends lyrical skills take you back to the good old days :o)
"...Why they call me the God MC the lyricist, Trace this style to the roots I'm genesis, The world wonder I'm still standing like piramids..." -Rakim
Here is one of the last features he did with Kanye, Nas and KRS 1 produced by Dj Premier "Classic":
"Timeless, so age don’t count in the booth, when your flow stays submerged in the fountain of youth..." -Rakim
And one of his 100 classics "Microphone Fiend":
"I was a fiend, before I became a teen, I melted microphones instead of cones of icecream..." -Rakim
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