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The Seventh Seal (Rakim album)

The Seventh Seal
Studio album by
Rakim
ReleasedNovember 17, 2009
Recorded2007–2009
GenreHip hop
Label
Producer
Rakim chronology
The Archive: Live, Lost & Found
(2008) 		The Seventh Seal
(2009)
Singles from The Seventh Seal
  1. "Holy Are U"
    Released: July 14, 2009
  2. "Walk These Streets"
    Released: October 7, 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[2]
Allmusic[3]
The A.V. Club(C)[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
Pitchfork Media(5.6/10)[6]
PopMatters(4/10)[7]
Slant[8]
Spin[9]
Time Out[10]
Village Voice(mixed)[11]

The Seventh Seal is the third solo studio album by American rapper Rakim. It was released November 17, 2009, after several delays on Rakim's own Ra Records, TVM, and SMC Recordings and distributed through Fontana and Universal Music Group.[12] Considered a comeback album after a ten-year hiatus, the album features the singles "Holy Are You," which was released on July 14, 2009, and "Walk These Streets" released on October 7, 2009. It features production from Nottz, Needlz, Jake One, and Nick Wiz.[13]

The album sold 12,000 copies in the United States by November 22, 2009, according to SoundScan.[14] Upon its release, The Seventh Seal received generally mixed or average reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 59/100 from Metacritic.[15]

  1. ^ "The Seventh Seal by Rakim". Metacritic.
  2. ^ Adaso, Henry. Review: The Seventh Seal. About.com. Retrieved on 2009-11-21.
  3. ^ Jeffries, David. "Review: The Seventh Seal". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  4. ^ Martins, Chris. Review: The Seventh Seal. The A.V. Club. Retrieved on 2009-11-24.
  5. ^ Weiss, Jeff. Review: The Seventh Seal. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-11-17.
  6. ^ Breihan, Tom. Review: The Seventh Seal. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2009-12-02.
  7. ^ Martin, Andrew. Review: The Seventh Seal. PopMatters. Retrieved on 2009-11-20.
  8. ^ Cataldo, Jesse. Review: The Seventh Seal. Slant Magazine. Retrieved on 2009-11-17.
  9. ^ Reeves, Mosi. Review: The Seventh Seal. Spin. Retrieved on 2009-11-15.
  10. ^ Serwer, Jesse. Review: The Seventh Seal. Time Out. Retrieved on 2009-11-17.
  11. ^ Mlynar, Phillip. Review: The Seventh Seal. The Village Voice. Retrieved on 2009-11-18.
  12. ^ "Hip-Hop Legend RAKIM Drops "Holy Are You" On July 28, 2009. Lead Single From Long Awaited Album THE SEVENTH SEAL". 2003-07-18. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved 2003-08-23.
  13. ^ Paine, Jake (2003-09-24). "Details Emerge On Rakim's Seventh Seal". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  14. ^ Hip Hop Album Sales the Week Ending 11/22/2009. HipHopDX. Retrieved on 2009-11-25.
  15. ^ The Seventh Seal (2009): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2009-11-25.
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