Rakim Preps First Solo Album Since 2009 With Upcoming Single Featuring Kurupt & Masta Killa

Hip-Hop legend Rakim—widely considered the “God MC”— is plotting his return with a new album this summer.

According to Kurupt, who appears alongside Rakim and Masta Killa on their forthcoming track “Rebirth (N.M.A),” the project is expected to arrive on July 26, while the single will drop on June 21. The project will serve as Rakim’s first solo album since 2009’s The Seventh Seal. As executive producer Matthew “M80” Markoff told AllHipHop, the title is God’s Network: Reb7rth.