Rakim is back with a new solo single, and it's fucking sick, sick, sick!! redeeming himself from the bullshit track with DMX, here the God MC delivers a joint almost as powerful as "Holy Are You", story telling in full effect, vintage hip-hop flavored beat - hard drums, a moving bass line, a gripping almost oriental sounding reed melody, and a powerful hook/bridge filled with turntablism and horns. i really wonder who produced this, cuz whoever it is he and Rakim should definitely hook up for more material... as you hear the track is a dedication to the late Nelson Mandela, and there's a possibility that it's off the soundtrack from the upcoming movie on his life - "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom".
RAKIM - "MADIBA" @ Complex
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