Rakim The Seventh Seal Mixtape

Here's the retail sampler I made commemorating the release of Rakim's long-anticipaited album.

The Seventh Seal Mixtape Rakim: past, present & feature. An ode to the R showcasing some of his past favorites, new material and classic album features. The Seventh Seal is available now through Ra Records/Fontana/UMG.

DJ Parler - Rakim The Seventh Seal Mixtape: past, present & feature
Click Here To Download

Pac Div - Whiplash / Young Black Male

Bilal "Levels"

Complex Soundboard 2

Late pass...Complex put this out on Oct...click on faces for soundbites...perfect for procrastination at work...



ROW 1: (Left to right) President Obama, Olivia Munn, Ras Kass [Ed.—it's his boy in the clip], Ras Trent, Rick Ross, Eric Cartman, Kanye West (South Park version)

ROW 2: The Joker, Larry David, Lil Wayne, Kim Kardashian, Mooj (from The 40-Year-Old Virgin), Latarian Milton, Jonah Hill

ROW 3: Randy (Aziz Ansari in Funny People), Red (Danny McBride in Pineapple Express), Clay Davis (The Wire), Smokey (Friday), Kanye West, Tommy Buns (DMX in Belly), Howard Dean

ROW 4: Bow Wow, 50 Cent, Brick Tamland (Anchorman), Cam’ron, Kenny Powers, Leon Black (J.B. Smoove in Curb Your Enthusiasm), Super Craka

ROW 5: Brian Collins, Leroy Jenkins, 2Pac, Mike Tyson, Superhead, Craig Robinson (as club bouncer in Knocked Up), Christian Bale

ROW 6: Kim Kardashian, David Letterman, Raekwon, R. Kelly, Super Craka, Jay-Z, O-Dog (Menace II Society)

Melanie Fiona "Subway Series" (London)

Kanye West – We Were Once A Fairy Tale (Directed By Spike Jonze)

Soul Power (Zaire 1974) Trailer

Jay-Z - Empire State Of Mind feat. Alicia Keys

Skyzoo - Popularity

Fela Kuti - The Best of the Black President

Released this week on Knitting Factory Records, the deluxe edition of The Best Of The Black President comes with a 40 minute DVD, narrated by Sahr Ngaujah, interviews with Carlos Moore & Bill T Jones, recorded concert footage, and excerpts from various Fela Kuti documentaries, including Music Is The Weapon...for a limited time stream the full album here