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Reflection Eternal Speak With HardKnock.TV (Video)

Pizzo — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:17:23 +0000

Reflection Eternal (Hi-Tek and Talib Kweli) talk to Hard Knock TV’s Devi Dev about new album Revolutions Per Minute, How and why they formed the group, the meaning of the album title, the significance of the song Ballad of the Black Gold and how its so relevant to the Louisiana Oil Spill and Obama’s take on Drill Baby Drill. Kweli also says that J Cole and Jay Electronica are the hottest young MC’s out + more.

So Babygrande Has Released Their Own Reflection Eternal Album.

D.T. Swinga — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:15:43 +0000

You have to love this industry. Babygrande released their own Reflection Eternal LP on May 25th, comprised of collected works from Hi-Tek’s work with the label. This dropped the same day as Revolutions Per Minute.

Tracklist:
1. Time Is Now – Hi-Tek, Reflection Eternal (Hi-Tek & Talib Kweli)
2. Power, Money & Influence – Guru, Talib Kweli, Jean Grae
3. How We Do It – Hi-Tek, Snoop Dogg, Talib Kweli, Slim Thug
4. Where It Started At (NY) – Hi-Tek, Dion, Jadakiss, Papoose, Talib Kweli, Raekwon
5. Time – Hi-Tek, Talib Kweli, Dion
6. Can We Go Back – Hi-Tek, Talib Kweli, Ayak
7. Let It Go – Hi-Tek, Dion, Talib Kweli
8. Feel The Bass – Sa-Ra, Talib Kweli
9. Can We Go Back (Teddy Becks Remix) – Talib Kweli, Ayak
10. We Get Down (Bonus) – Hi-Tek, Mos Def, Raphael Saadiq, Bootsy Collins

A Day in The Life of Reflection Eternal (Video)

The_N — Fri, 14 May 2010 17:03:29 +0000

Vibe TV catches up with Hi Tek and Kweli for a nice ‘Day In The Life’. Revolutions Per Minute will be in stores May 18th.

Reflection Eternal "Revolutions Per Minute" Tracklist Revealed.

Pizzo — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:08:09 +0000

Press release reads as follows….

After 10-years since their classic contribution Train of Thought sealed their fates in hip-hop lore, Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek are releasing their follow-up venture Revolutions Per Minute May 18 on Blacksmith/Warner Bros. Records. With their first collaboration praised for its uplifting messages and nostalgic soundscape, Kweli’s command of the mic and Hi-Tek’s versatile production skills have made this album one of the most anticipated hip-hop albums of 2010. The Source Magazine gave Revolutions Per Minute an early 4½ mic review in their March 2010 issue stating that, “While Train of Thought placed Hip-Hoppers into a soulful, spiritual trance that could be likened to Tribe’s Low End Theory, Revolutions Per Minute adopts a modern Public Enemy timbre with lyrical grace and production that doesn’t alienate.”

Aside from the denotative meaning—the number of times a record can go around on a record player—Talib Kweli explains the title is two-fold: “It’s the idea of revolution through music. It’s the idea that people in today’s culture take things in YouTube-sized bites and clips and if it’s not in a clip or a soundbite or something that you can fit in under a minute, people don’t pay attention to it. The idea is: How many revolutions can you get accomplished in under a minute in a quick culture?”

Exclusively produced by Hi-Tek, features on the album include appearances by Estelle, Bilal, Bun B, Mos Def, Jay Electronica, J. Cole, Res and Chester French. The album covers an array of topics that discuss the shortcomings of America (“Strangers”), society’s obsession with fame (“Got Work”), an honest discussion of drug use (“Lift’in Off”), the pining for a lover returning home (“Midnight Hour”), a music history lesson (“In the Red”), and even a track about Nigeria’s corruption-riddled oil business (“Black Gold”).

This kind of entertainment with real world application manifests itself on the album’s first single “In This World.” Accompanied by Hi-Tek’s pulsating bass and a gripping soul sample, Kweli contemplates success and the infinite obstacles that prove burdensome to its maturation with a resounding co-sign from Jay-Z.

In their time off since, Hi-Tek and Kweli kept busy with a number of projects, collaborations and releases making them some of the most sought after talents in hip-hop. Fans got a chance to catch the duo back in action during 2009’s Rock the Bells tour where they toured along heavyweights such as Nas, Damian Marley, Ice Cube, KRS-One, and The Roots amongst others. Shortly after the New Year, Reflection Eternal released The RE:Union Mixtape, an a work of new and old material that would serve as a prelude to what listeners can expect from the full LP.

Revolutions Per Minute (tracklisting)

1. RPM’s
2. Back Again feat. Res *iTunes*
3. City Playgrounds
4. Strangers feat. Bun B
5. In This World *iTunes*
6. Got Work (Fame)
7. Midnight Hour feat. Estelle
8. In the Red
9. Lift’in Off
10. Black Gold Intro (The Black Gold Countdown)
11. Ballad of the Black Gold
12. Just Begun feat. Jay Electronica, J. Cole and Mos Def
13. Long Hot Summer
14. Get Loose feat. Chester French
15. So Good
16. Ends feat. Bilal
17. Outro

Reflection Eternal + Bun B – "Strangers" (Video)

Pizzo — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:07:42 +0000

Lead single from Reflection Eternal’s Revolutions Per Minute LP, dropping April 20th. Directed by Frankie Dee Aikens.

Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek – Move Somethin' / Good Mourning – 12Inch

Oliver Wang — Fri, 01 Jan 1999 07:00:00 +0000

At the risk of sounding blasphemous, I just wasn’t feeling Reflection Eternal’s last 12″ (“Express”). The production felt off and even a little uninspired and Kweli doing braggadocio just isn’t as good as him moralizing. Insightful lyrics – even when heavy-handed – usually edge out middle of the road ego flexin’. “Move Somethin’” is neither – it’s a straight b-boy party anthem complete with dramatic horn choruses and a driving, marching beat. It has its moments and isn’t as overblown on testosterone as some of R.E.’s Rawkus label mates. But it’s not ultramagnetic either in its charms. It’s an adequate joint that will likely get a little play in the mixshow circuit and then quietly die off. There’s certainly better songs off the album – either for the underground set or for the crossover crowd. Why this one?