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1. Experience Dedication 2. Move Somethin' 3. Some Kind Of Wonderful 4. Blast, The - (featuring Vinia Mojica) 5. This Means You - (featuring Mos Def) 6. Too Late - (featuring Res) 7. Memories Live 8. Africa Dream 9. Down For The Count - (featuring Rah Digga/Xzibit) 10. Name Of The Game 11. Ghetto Afterlife - (featuring Kool G Rap)
12. On My Way 13. Love Language - (featuring Les Nubians) 14. Love Speakeasy 15. Soul Rebels - (featuring De La Soul) 16. Eternalists 17. Big Del From Da Natti 18. Touch You - (featuring Piakhan/Supa Dav West) 19. Good Mourning 20. Expansion Outro 21. For Women
Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Silencing any suggestions that he's any less capable than his more high-profile Black Star partner Mos Def, Talib Kweli, along with DJ Hi-Tek, crafts a masterful debut with Reflection Eternal. Like Mos, Kweli displays an impressive range of styles and sensibilities--whether popping party lyrics on "Move Something," reflecting on the mysteries of the heart for "Love," or musing on hip-hop's death and rebirth for "Good Mourning." In comparison to Mos Def's status as a new funk soul brother, Kweli's more of a b-boy bookworm--erudite and articulate, but he can also let fly with fire and spark on the mic anytime. DJ Hi-Tek finally gets to show off his full range of production ability with a blend of hot, aggressive tracks ("Blast") and relaxed groovers ("Memories"). As good a debut as you could ask for. --Oliver Wang
Talib Kweli (5 star MC), DJ Hi-Tek (5 star Producer ), October 17, 2000
Reviewer: Delroy Honeyghan Jr (see more about me) from Plantation, FL United States
If you are a fan (real hip hop fan) of ATCQ, The Roots, BEP, Common, Mos buy this album! Dj Hi-Tek is one of the best producers out now showing his skill and versatility on this album, yes i've heard everything he's done even the stuff with Mood and Rawkus, and Talib Kweli is one of the best MC's to come out in years (all day ill metaphors and similies). He's one of my top 5 right now. DJ Hi-Tek also produced the WHOLE album! I've have a full promo of the album for about a month now and its still the first cd in my cd changer, but that will change soon when i get the real album. Head noddin, straight MC spittin songs include "eternalists" (if you like any of the songs from the hiphop masterpeice "Illmatic" you will feel right at home) "move something", "too late" & "soul rebels". Other classic cuts include "the Blast" (it hit me like one when i first heard it), "Love Language" (a beautiful track with Les Nubians singing the hook in french, Kweli spittin lovely about love). I love this cd, its up there with illmatic , things fall apart, and black on both sides. Get on the train and get away from the bling bling.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
a beautiful cd..., October 19, 2000
Reviewer: koan (see more about me) from charlottesville, va usa
this is for true hip hop heads, you know? but it's also just plain good music. this is the kind of music that should top the charts, the kind of stuff that enlightens, educates, AND entertains. kweli showcases his amazing range of topical ability on this lp, from fierce battle rhymes to pensive social commentary. and dj hi-tek does the impossible, delivering an album without a single wack beat... really... don't believe me... listen to it... the track list is way too long to go into real detail... for me, the best song is "for women" hands down... kweli manages to evoke emotion while staying away from the trite lyricism you'd think would be necessary for such a moving song. the cut with mos def and kweli as black star is, of course, light years past any other duo (with the possible exception of outkast)... i want to say so much about this album... but there's way too many things to talk about... buy it... listen... enjoy it for yourself...
This is what you get when you spend 3 yrs on a album, November 7, 2000
Reviewer: shogun from philly
Eversince i started listenin to rap in the mid 80's till now, i always asked myself one question. When the hell is someone going to put out an album where EVREY SINGLE TRACK is phat? on october 17 2000 my question was awnsered. This the only cd out of 798 rap albums i own that all 20 tracks are bumpin. Evreytime i put on this album i let it play from beginnin to end. This is a TRUE classic one for the record books, rawkus is bringing out some ill na na. KEEP IT UP AND BUY THIS YOU WONT REGRET IT
CLASSIC HIP HOP., November 6, 2000
Reviewer: Evans Cheruiyot (see more about me) from Canada
This is truly the tightest hip hop album i've ever purchased. It flows from the intro the end. The production by hi-tek couldn't be better, Talib kweli's rhymes couldn't be more thought provoking. Don't miss out on this one, you won't be disappointed.
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