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- REVIEW: Rakim – The Seventh Seal
- “Rappers cross-over. They dead.” Rakim returns to testify that he is a man alive with work to do on The Seventh Seal, his new album released on his own Ra Records label. Always a man of uncompromising vision, non-believers are presented…
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allhiphop.com- Album Review: Rakim 'The Seventh Seal'
- Art work for Rakim's The Seventh Seal. Rakim returns with The Seventh Seal –his third solo album and his first full album of new material in over a decade. The 14-track project shows Rakim staying loyal to his New York roots providing a…
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Examiner- Rakim: The MC Reveals His 'Seventh Seal'
- November 21, 2009 - If the bards of 20th century hip-hop are ever immortalized in an anthology, there's a good chance that Rakim will sit atop that list. He was a teenager when he started working with DJ Eric B in the 1980s. As Eric B &…
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- SMC Recordings Partners With Ra Records to Release New Album…
- SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Nov 16, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- SMC Recordings (PINKSHEETS: SMCE) announced today it is releasing a brand new album by gold and platinum recording artist, Rakim Allah. The album titled "The Seventh Seal" is slated…
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- 11/16/2009
- Rakim - "The Seventh Seal"; Solid, but Dated, and Not Enough…
- Rakim is back in rare form; given, none of his work with Dre is on this album but you don't miss that at all whatsoever when you hear his work with other producers. This is not a commercial release, and not as epic as The 18th Letter ,…
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- 11/17/2009
- Album review: 'The Seventh Seal,' by Rakim
- After revolutionizing the way that rappers rap with musical partner Eric B, Queens MC Rakim cemented his place in hip-hop history. With 1997's "The 18th Letter," he reminded everyone that he was still one the most intelligent rappers…
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- 11/18/2009
- Jay-Z Co-Signs Robin Thicke's Use Of Rakim And Nicki Minaj
- another performer to the project. "It was Jay's idea," Thicke said about how Nicki Minaj came to be on "Shakin' It 4 Daddy." "We were in the studio, and I played him the whole album. He was like, 'You should get Nicki Minaj on that. She's…
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- 11/20/2009
- Hip-Hop Legend Rakim Releases 'The Seventh Seal' Today
- After months, if not years of Internet speculation and rumor, the man many call The God MC’s management and label officially confirm that Rakim Allah will release his long awaited new album The Seventh Seal on November 17, 2009. Guest…
- Hip Hop Galaxy
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- 11/17/2009
- Rakim Stands By Maino Collabo, "[He's] A Real Dude & You Can…
- Aside from crediting Maino's street credibility, Rakim also vouched for the rapper's homage to representing authentic New York hip-hop. "Yeah, with Maino, it's like, at this point you got a lot of people repping rap that I feel, you know,…
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- 11/17/2009
- Rakim Says Today's Young MCs Get a Pass
- Legendary New York MC Rakim recently sat down with BET.com to speak on how he feels about his lyrics being recycled and give some advice to young rappers on the come up. With MCs continually paying homage to Ra by citing some of his classic…
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- 11/18/2009