What happens when you take one of the greatest rappers of all time and put him in the studio with one of the greatest producers of all time? If you guessed "jack shit" you'd be right. The internet was ablaze with rumors that Dr. Dre and Rakim were working together last year and many people speculated that the end result was going to be some of the hottest music of all time. That never came to fruition, however, as Dr. Dre and Rakim parted ways citing "creative differences". When asked if he and Dr. Dre may work together again in the future in a Billboard interview, Rakim's response was "No doubt if the project and the timing are right. He's got his thing going on and I got mine. But I know our camps will look for ways to mix things up".Rakim eventually released , on November 17th, 2009 minus the collaborations with Dre, to mixed reviews from critics. I thought that the album was solid overall with a mix of new and old flavors. It's been a long time since Rakim has released an album and though I wished for more bangers and a little more of the rapid-fire lyrics that we all know and love on the album, The Seventh Seal still gets rotation in my media player and the first single Holy Are You is a constant reminder of why Rakim is called The God MC. Check out the videos below and see what happened between Rakim and Dr. Dre and listen to a few joints off of The Seventh Seal.
Rakim talks about Dr Dre, Aftermath and Why He Left
Rakim feat. Maino - Walk These Streets
Rakim - Holy Are You
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