Rakim Putting Finishing Touches on New Album: The Seventh Seal

[B]Rakim [/B]is still planning to release his new album, The 7th Seal, which he announced in the summer of 2006. The LP will arrive via his own G&E Trust label but as of yet there is no release date. 
 
"The number 7 has a lot of significance. The 7th letter of the alphabet is G that stands for God. There are 7 continents, 7 seas. 'The 'Seventh Seal' deals with that and also some revelations in the Bible," explains Rakim on the album title. 
 
There are very few guest appearances on the album, but that he will record a few more collaborative tracks in the coming weeks. Among the songs likely to make the cut are "Divide and Conquer" and "Holy Are You". In addition, Rakim is prepping a DVD via G&E Trust / Koch Distribution that will feature interviews, unreleased tracks and live footage. Rakim is currently on a nationwide tour so make sure you check him out in a city near you. Check out [URL="http://www.myspace.com/rakim"]www.myspace.com/rakim[/URL] for tour dates!:biggthumpup:

That classic joint needs to be the new template for hip-hop!

I can't wait to hear it but at the same time most of the long-awaited albums get over-anticipated and aren't what everyone hopes. I hope I'm wrong though...
His last album in '99, wasn't anything special.

He should've stayed with Aftermath and had Dre produce the whole thing... IMO