After a brief hiatus, he embarked on a solo career in 1997 that resulted in three albums, The 18th Letter, The Master and The Seventh Seal. Eric B. and Rakim reunited this year for a series of ...

He would go on to two more solo albums,“The Master” and “The Seventh Seal.” Eric B. and Rakim reunited at the Apollo Theater in 2017 for a “Paid In Full” 30th-anniversary show.

went on to star in the TV crime drama Blue Bloods, alongside New Kid on the Block alumni Donnie Wahlberg, while Rakim released three solo albums, culminating with 2009’s The Seventh Seal.

is his first since 2009’s The Seventh Seal. Legal and label problems (and, more recently, a struggle with long COVID) have stymied Rakim throughout his career, but it’s been clear since the ...

But ever since Eric B. and Rakim parted ways, Rakim’s solo career has been marred by a series of false starts. The Seventh Seal, his last solo album, came out back in 2009. Lately, Rakim has ...

The song also finds Rakim bringing the two coasts together with guest verses from Wu-Tang Clan member Masta Killa and Tha Dogg Pound MC Kurupt. In the years since The Seventh Seal, Rakim dropped a ...

New York rap pioneer Rakim has announced his first new album in 15 years, G.O.D.’s Network (Reb7rth), which follows 2009’s The Seventh Seal. It comes out on July 26, and pre-orders are up now.

After briefly signed with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment record label in 2000, Rakim retreated to his Connecticut estate to work leisurely on music. "The Seventh Seal" was released on ...