...Pretty goddamn impressive list, right?
Legenedary New York MC
Rakim has been readying his comeback record ("don't call it a comeback", maybe?), entitled
The Seventh Seal, in his time away from 'the game'.
The Seventh Seal came out last month, but this particular track has been readily available for free download from his label. It's a very good thing they did, too, otherwise I wouldn't have even known Rakim was even
working on new material!
The beat is decidedly dope, a globetrotting strut-swagger with little more to accompany the snare attack but a buzzing bassline and choppy keyboards. Yes, I understand how white I am for using the phrase "dope", but I'm stuck for a better descriptor at this point. The string of guest raps is tied together by Chanelle's airy shoutout to Rak ("Still top 5 rapper, dead or alive"). Ironically, the man of the moment is the weakest link here - as the baton passes from Rak to Busta, the flows get stronger and even more listenable. By the time it lands in the hands of Bus, he runs it over the finish line and into the parking lot. Dude still knows how to nail a quickie rap in amongst a plethora of guests (as the genius of
Touch It and its remix a few years back proved to us). That's not to discredit anyone else on the track, though - it's a team effort, and a very likable one at that.
FINAL RATING (/10): 7.5
Despite a few inconsistencies, this works on the whole. And most hip-hop fans are going to freak at this one.
Get at it and
download the mp3 now.
xx
Dizzle
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