Rakim-Holy Are You........New Shit

[yak pac fatal]

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dope song, he brings that smooth flow

 

[Killuminatii 71]

Thanks, Rakim has also said he will be releasing a new album. I'll check this song out, thanks.

 

[yak pac fatal]

supposedly hes gonna drop a album this fall but knowing ra itll get pushed back

 

[Caesar]

Im not really impressed. The rhymes just seemed recycled from his old stuff. I am pretty sure I heard him rhyming the exact same words on The Master.

 

[ill-matic]

not impressed. rakim should hang it up. shouldnt tarnish his legacy.

 

[7 Syns]

Dope song, real dope song. As for Caesar saying it sounds recycled, no it doesn't. I own all of Ra's shit released, unreleased, demo's etc.. Show me where it sounds like the same lines used on The Master and I'll come back and trump it by showing you it ain't.

Ra rarely re-uses rhymes, there's alot more artists out there who do however always re-use rhymes. Eg. Xzibit, Nas. Still i can't fault them.

"Wrapped tight, rap like I've been preserved in time
Spit the holy water, touch it, then turn it to wine"

That's why when it comes to lyrics, he is the Master.

 

[goymz]

I like this. A lot.

 

[Ristol]

I'd rather get a new, rehashed record from Rakim than anything "fresh" from fucking Jeezy or Lil Wayne or anybody that's out right now who people consider "good".

 

[Killuminatii 71]

not impressed. rakim should hang it up. shouldnt tarnish his legacy.

Age dont count in the booth, when your flow stays submerged in the fountain of youth... haha.

 

[Casey]

I'm digging this.

 

[yak pac fatal]

The last time HipHopDX spoke to Rakim, his plans were to release his third full solo album in late 2008. One year later, fans are still anticipating the release of The Seventh Seal, the title of the as of yet unreleased CD. However, Rakim recently told Billboard.com that the album will definitely see a fall release. He explained that his inspiration comes from a desire to bring diversity back into the game since he feels it has become lost in the mainstream.

"When you look at Hip Hop," he said, "I want to do that: to spit fire and take our best from the ashes to build our kingdom; to recognize all the regional styles, conscious lyrics, the tracks, underground, mainstream, the way we treat each other. Lose the garbage and rebuild our scene. I've always tried to insert consciousness and spirituality in my records, interpreting the writings of all cultures and religions and how they apply to life in modern times."

Rakim kept mum about producers and features on the album, but suggested that he would introduce new talent and feature recognized artists.

"I'm going to keep that cat in the bag for one more minute. But you'll see names you know and names you don't recognize yet but will after this drops. We've got our New York dudes on there, but we reached out to everybody. We have some features too; special cats in the right places but not everywhere."

Having just come off a brief stint on Aftermath Records, there was a possibility that collaborative tracks between him and Dr. Dre would turn up on The Seventh Seal. However, Rakim told Billboard.com that those tracks would not see the light of day, although he was open to working with Dre in the future.

"No doubt [I am willing to work with him] if the project and the timing are right. He's got his thing going on and I got mine. But I know our camps will look for ways to mix things up."

The Seventh Seal will release this fall. To read Rakim's full interview with Billboard.com in which he talks about how the name of the album came to be, and what he thinks about Hip Hop's youth.

hip hop is back... now all we need is a new 2pac album

 

[7 Syns]

lyrics...

[Chorus]
Holy are you
Holy are you
There is no God but you (ah huh)
There is no God but you
(I need to talk to yall for a minute)
Praised be the Lord
(And be serious for a minute)

Holy are you
Holy are you
There is no God but you
There is no God but you (Rakim Allah)

G-O-D, the God MC
Yeah

For those who find it hard to believe, and it is
Why they call me the God MC, the lyricist
Trace this down to the roots from Genesis
The world wonder, Im still standing like pyramids
Design so vivid, every brick it got a story to tell
My rhyme flow different like a hieroglyphic
Mind prolific, infinite, like mathematic
The first language, now add that, and add graphics (Go head)
Then go let the blocks know its the gospel
Lifes new manual, so watch close
The new Michaelangelo and Pablo Picasso
Prepared to show you the cosmos and rock flows
Even my lyrical metaphysical
What thisll do is help you get to your spiritual pinnacle
You find your mind too far-fetched for it to fathom
I bring the darkness to the light, split the atom
Its like watching the big bang theory emerge
I take titles, bond them to reveal new words
They want a clear view
From the farthest and the darkest corners of the universe
To a corner near you
A pharaoh in ghetto apparel, stay blinged up
Fort Knox display, a modern day King Tut
Wrapped tight, rap like Ive been preserved in time
Spit the holy water, then touch it and turn it to wine
Its the God

Holy are you
Holy are you
There is no God but you (I am, I am the Alpha and Omega)
There is no God but you
Praised be the Lord

We were children of the most high, so we fell
From paradise to holy hell
Probably descendants of the Holy Grail
Another part of history they wont reveal
Timesll only tell
You waiting for Judgment? It came
In the form of a thug in the game
To create a strong position, theres blood in my vein
The chemical is identical, we one and the same
With seven letters in all three of my government names
Walk on water? Nah, neither did Jesus
Its a parable to make followers and readers believers
From Egypt to Budapest, Rakim is the truest left
Understand the Scriptures like the minister Louis F
I told you who God is, you ignored me like most the prophets
Jesus, Solomon, Abraham, Moses and Muhammad
I showed the scholars, well fulfill the broken promise
I spit this truth to predict the future like Nostradamus
Like Revelations, Im hoping my quotes reveal
The seven spirits of God when I open the seal
Interpret the holy Quran, these flows will guide you
Translate the Torah, and decode the Bible
Warn the elders in the mosques, ma-sons, and the law
The seven churches, the synagogues, its the Renaissance
Skin is bronze, like the Messiah
Rakim Allahs bout to reveal a bigger secret than time and the God

Holy are you
Holy are you
There is no God but you (I want to challenge you)
There is no God but you (and soon I will challenge you)
Praised be the Lord (I am, I am the Alpha and Omega)

Rakim Allah The God MC
Peace

 

[Caesar]

To me it just sounds a lot like something like "Its been a long time." Same type of rhymes and content. Even mentions Pyramids and Mathematics etc etc.

It is still dope, it's just the same old Rakim. It's been a decade, a lot has happened for him to reference, instead of just using the same things again.

Im happy to hear Rakim, but if it was released in 98 it'd just be another Rakim track, not something great and amazing like it is being made out to be. I guess we all just missed Ra so much we're blowing it up way out of proportion.

 

[ImmortalTech]

Dont get me wrong, I love Rakim, but I cant look at dude the same since...

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