RR’s ’09 Worst Albums: #1 Rakim “The Seventh Seal”
January 6, 2010 @ 6:54 PM EST
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Rakim is a living legend. Unfortunately, his comeback offering The Seventh Seal doesn’t compliment his lauded status. Purists will probably disagree, but the LP is packaged in bad production (“Satisfaction Guranteed”, “Put It All To Music”) and poor execution (“Dedicated”, “Still In Love”). Elsewhere, he sounds out of touch (“How To Emcee”) and completely out of place ( “Psychic Love”). Clearly, Rakim is still a microphone fiend. However, now would be a good time to consider rehab. We expect more from the God.
you a ol hating ass son’a bitch
Dame Grease …. Ha ! This niggas beats is trash any fuckin way.. That 7th seal was some bullshit. That’s just being honest
Dam. You couldve at least let the God be second worst next two bow wow. Blasphemy!
damn word?
Rakim is a legend, B.Dot STFU.
Dam. You couldve at least let the God be second worst next two bow wow. Blasphemy!
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What Mellow said
Damn, thats harsh………C’mon son, a half assed rakim album still shits on a gucci mane or lil bow wow album………..This shit right here is just overkill plain and simple………It was bad, but not this bad
Fuck Rakim, that album was trash I don’t care what you did in the past if you make trash you make trash simple as that
@B.Dot
Better to rephraze the tag.It’s not the worst album but the most disappointing.They is a difference between being Wack(worst) and being disappointing(under-achievement).Rakim’s rap style might be old fashion but his bars got substance
I agree with this post ….any nigga from New York should be #1 for the worst album of 09
@ 3stacks. WORD! for def most disappointing, but still lyrically better than a lot of shit out there.
rakim doesn’t have the clout/budget/status behind him that jay-z and others have to get the great reviews here.
B.Dot, u forgot one of the most awful album of the year : DJ Webstar & Jim Jones “The Rooftop”.
this shit was horrible!!!
absolute disgrace, these fucking pussy cunts.
rakims album was good, not the best and certainly not the worst but these bloodsuckers don’t have the balls to go at a jay-z so they go at a respected old school artist who’s not as relevant anymore in the 16 year old department, where as jay-z with his 10 features with rappers 10 years younger than him in a way to get a new audience is….
you guys are a fucking joke
Ouch! there has to be some sort of immunity for someone of Rakim’s stature. I mean, there’s no way he should come after bow bow, and that’s off general principle. I feel bad for the God, i really do. I mean, not even those Triple Cs guys?!! C’mon RapRadar, I’m not saying that Rakim had a good album this time around but theres no way a single living human being can say they’d rather sit through a Triple C’s or Bow Wow album over Rakim humming over tracks, let alone rhyming. Y’all get a fail for this one.
@ 3 stacks @ Queenz
No, the album sucks. Trust, i had to listen to it.
Most bullsh*t post of 2010 so far…
most def not the worst……lol…..damn, what about all that garbage dirty south shit that comes out? Dudes don’t even think to rhyme, they do the what i call, nursery rhyme raps….ah well….
opinions are like assholes, everybody has one…doesn’t mean anyone respects it lol…..any nobody can make a top 10 list.
@B.Dot
While I agree with you that the Seventh Seal is no great album,surely you can’t say it’s any worse than Rebirth.Let’s keep it 100!
go to a real site : google : The Infamous Syndicate
nah this is wrong. its not a great album indeed but EVERYTHING else was pretty much worse (gucci? triple c? etc.). RR fucked up with this one. this was the worst year EVER for hip hop. at least RA is still trying!
You said it best, purists will disagree. I think the only reason this was ranked #1 worst is to spark a blog topic. If not, get an ear transplant… Shout out Rakim!
retire. <—-solution.
B.dot= #attentionwhore
Rakim needz rap lessomz from GUCCI and New Boyz
Yall promoting that dumbed down sound anyway. I admit the R is past his prime, but I enjoyed them two singles he dropped. On the other hand Gucci is probably one the worst lyricists of all time and he aint on your list. Whats up with the Ace Hood Album that the R outsold?
it’s clear RR is about POP-HOP…. Rakim’s album wasn’t his best work but it was a damn good album. you put Gucci Mane in the best list? C’mon son… you dudes a dick riders for real.
There were 25 worse albums. Even if it was less than expected, this is not ok RR.
Rapradar.com is garbage
This “B” in Bdot stand for BITCH
@Cunning Link Quest
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First ur commenting under “Mack Diddy Doc Knocker” now ur back to “Cunning Link Quest” which one is it? Ur just a confused fag. “morbid fascination” my ass. see ya in the next post.
@dickmonkey
real clever. thanks for visiting 😉
Bullshit ALbum Bangs out on only about 5 Tracks. Production is not up to Par though. i think he trying to save $ with all the unknowns producing but he shot himself probably should of stuck Wit DRE!
Ok it may have been whack..but wat bout that atrocious Jim. Jones and webstar album that failed to even chart..they couldn’t give copies of that away..o yea that fat Joe and bow wow too
RAP RADAR still should Consider changing this shit though #1 Bullshit. Yall shoulve put 50Cent as worst Album i broke that mothafuka in 7 pieces!!!! Bout to Boycott this none Hip Hop as half breed POPHOP GARBAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Nope. This is not the worst album of 09. This is the most disappointing album though. We all expected much more even if some of us did like it.
@b.dot >>> is it a crime to respond under different names?
you should just be happy that i’m bringing hits to your site.
We’re so much harder on our heroes. We expect more but don’t do shit to support. Most people who heard the album prolly stole that shit. I bought it and listened to it once. I’ll never judge the God. Only God can judge me. Some things remain sacred. A million other albums you could have picked. I’m still mad at Dre about this whole fiasco (no Lupe)
Why are some people being so emotional about rakim having the worst album of 2009 just because he his a legend in the game those not make seventh seal a good..Rakim album was terrible because the production on the album was very terrible……just cos u are a legend those equate to u having a great album….
Bottom line is Seventh seal was a bad album not because of rakim but because of the production
in a time where ‘real’ hiphop is lookin’ bright again, OF COURSE, a source site like this WOULD start a quick discussion by saying one of ‘real’ hiphops most famous MC’s latest album was the worst in it’s category. It’s bait tactics, yall bit…but we all know Rakim could outspit a fuckin’ Gucci Mane even on his death bed.
I love the fact that this site critiques and tell like it is, enough with the fuckery like Hot 97. people should enjoy this type of journalism. RR keep brining it like when Bernard had the Source, it made you copped that shit & couldn’t wait for the next one. Please don’t sell yourselves like G-Money “uses all we got”.
^^^^^^ sorry “yous all we got”.
You all got to be kidding me The Seventh Seal was a dope album & doesn’t belong anywhere near no worst album list. I been bumping that shit almost none stop since I copped it! It’s one of the more lyrical & best releases of the past year in hip-hop.
Rakim best raps is better than ya favorite rappers best raps. Dissin’ Rakim @ any point in time is crazy. Rap w/out Rakim is like Boxing w/out Ali, Basketball w/out Jordan, Jazz w/out Billie, Pop w/out MJ, and I could go on.
And another thing. I understand the kids not understanding Rakim’s contribution to hip hop, because rap is like one of those jokes where “you have to actually be there” to find it funny. The writer of this article is corny for puttin’ Rakim @ number 1 disappointing album of the year.
Yall niggaz are crazy. Ur too much on that soulja boy hype… alllow that shit.. Rakim CD was SICK guy …. and he killed it with “Walk These Street”
WOW!!!!! A website having something to do with hip hop SHITTING on RAKIM!!!!!!???? This will never happen to EMINEM NEVER!!!!! And ask EM who is top 5 of all time are.
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This is my 1st comment on this site. I have been on here for like a week and I actually agree with almost everything posted except for this Rakim thing. I am open to all types of hip hop that is in our current genre but this cant be classified as the worst of 09. Production was sub par I do agree on that aspect but lyrically which is 1 the most important thing in hip hop regardless of how success is measured currently, Rakim delivered on the lyrics. I agree it wasnt the best but it sure wasnt the worst album of 09.
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Completely disagree. This shit is lyrically great, and it bumps hard in the car haha, what more can you ask for. This is definitely not the worst album. DEFINITELY not.
Yeah, I agree with Murad – wasn’t as great as I had wanted but still had many quality aspects to enjoy.