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Reflection Eternal

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発売日 2000年10月17日
国内/輸入 輸入
レーベルRawkus
構成数 1
パッケージ仕様 -
規格品番 P226143
SKU 724352614325

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 01:09:33
Personnel: Talib Kweli, Hi-Tek (rap vocals); Dave Chapelle, Lennox Lewis, Gil Scott-Heron (spoken vocals): Jeff Davidson (guitar); Owen Brown (fiddle); Teodross Avery (saxophone); Derrick Gardner (trumpet); Weldon Irvine (keyboards); Bassi Kolo Percussion Group (percussion); Chris Crossfader (DJ); Donte, Nonye, Big Del, Kendra Ross, Tiye Phoenix, Monique Walker, Imani Uzuri, Tiyi Willingham, Neb Luv, Little Tone, Darcel Katushig (background vocals). Producers: Hi Tek, Talib Kweli, Weldon Irvine, Dave Dar. Engineers: Troy Hightower, Guy Snider, Dave Dar. Personnel: Talib Kweli (vocals); Kendra Ross, Tiye Phoenix (vocals, background vocals); Nonye, Vinia Mojica (vocals); Owen Brown (fiddle); Teodross Avery (saxophone); Derrick Gardner (trumpet); Weldon Irvine (keyboards); Bassi Kolo Percussion Group (percussion); Katushia, Big Del, Darcel, Donte, Little Tone, Tiyi Willingham, Tracie, Imani Uzuri, Monique Walker, Neb Luv (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Carlisle Young; Steve Souder; Hi-Tek; Ken "Duro" Ifill; Troy Hightower; Dave Dar. Liner Note Author: Rikki Stein. Recording information: Electric Lady, New York, NY; Kampo studios, New York, NY; Mirror Image, New York, NY; Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA; Platinum Island, New York, NY; Sound Tracks, New York, NY; Tek Lab, Cincinnati, OH; The Record Plant, New York, NY; The Tek Lab, Cincinnati, OH; Wanna Battle Studios, Cincinnati, OH. Illustrator: Jerome Lagarrigue. With a back-to-the-streets, grassroots approach, rapper Talib Kwali and producer Hi-Tek have constructed a simple, pure hip-hop album. Their formula is simple: hot banging beats with novel samples, combined with slick, stylish street corner rhymes. Joined by a who's who of hip-hop like De La Soul ("Soul Rebels"), Mos Def ("This Means You"), and Kool G Rap ("Ghetto Afterlife"), REFLECTION ETERNAL is packed with everything a hip-hop fan could want. A notable cut is "Down For the Count," which features Rah Digga, Xzibit and a cameo from boxing champion Lennox Lewis, here performing in something of a different style to his showbiz colleague Oscar De La Hoya. If you're looking for pure hip-hop, REFLECTION ETERNAL is for you.

  1. 1.[CDアルバム]
    1. 1.
      Experience Dedication

      アーティスト: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

    2. 2.
      Move Somethin'

      アーティスト: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

    3. 3.
      Some Kind of Wonderful

      アーティスト: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

    4. 4.
      The Blast

      アーティスト: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

    5. 5.
      This Means You

      アーティスト: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

    6. 6.
      Too Late

      アーティスト: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

    7. 7.
      Memories Live

      アーティスト: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

    8. 8.
      Africa Dream

      アーティスト: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

    9. 9.
      Down for the Count

      アーティスト: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

    10. 10.
      Name of the Game

      アーティスト: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

    11. 11.
      Ghetto Afterlife

      アーティスト: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

    12. 12.
      On My Way

      アーティスト: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

    13. 13.
      Love Language

      アーティスト: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

    14. 14.
      Love Speakeasy

      アーティスト: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

    15. 15.
      Soul Rebels

      アーティスト: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

    16. 16.
      Eternalists

      アーティスト: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

    17. 17.
      Big del from da Natti

      アーティスト: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

    18. 18.
      Touch You

      アーティスト: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

    19. 19.
      Good Mourning

      アーティスト: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

    20. 20.
      Expansion Outro

      アーティスト: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

    21. 21.
      For Women

作品の情報

メイン
アーティスト: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

商品の紹介

Rolling Stone (10/26/00, p.112) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...This is the rare socially aware hip-hop record that can get fists pumping in a rowdy nightclub..." Entertainment Weekly (10/20/00, p.78) - "...Squeezing the history of R&B-with-a-conscience into 70 minutes....the dedication is undeniable..." - Rating: B- Q (1/01, p.111) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...He's forged an album that's up to its guest stars: cerebral but sparky..." Muzik (11/00, p.87) - 3 out of 5 - "...He remains an intelligent MC with a great turn of phrase..." CMJ (10/16/00, p.7) - "...An auspicious and ambitious hip-hop tour de force for the year 2000." Vibe (12/00, p.206) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Wholesome, heartfelt rap....oscillating between the sublime neo-soul sounds popularized by Jay Dee and his Soulquarian brethren and faster, more dynamic neck snappers..." The Source (12/00, pp.254-6) - 4 mics out of 5 - "...Talib defines himself as an artist in his own right....He has an invaluable gift: a rapid-fire flow that's extremely audible and easy to follow....Hi-tek provides the dramatic musical backdrop..."
Rovi

After releasing a handful of essential 12"s on various Rawkus Records projects in the late '90s, Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek were on the verge of becoming one of hip-hop's best-kept secrets. Yet their original incarnation as a duo expanded into a triumvirate with the inclusion of Mos Def and transformed their eventual manifestation into Black Star, thwarting their initial bid for acclaim. While Kweli's stardom may have been initially eclipsed by his more charismatic cohort, Mos Def, Train of Thought houses enough merit to establish Talib as one of this generation's most poetic MCs. Kweli is a rare MC, as his lyricism resounds with a knowledge that transcends his still tender age. He does not aspire to reprogram the masses with this album, just rehabilitate them, as he laments on "The Blast": "They ask me what I'm writing for/I'm writing to show you what we fighting for." In an effort to celebrate life, Kweli breaks down hip-hop's obsession with death on "Good Mourning" and "Too Late." But it is his varied lyrical content that is most inspiring, effortlessly transitioning from the poignant circle-of-life epic "For Women" to the rugged "Some Kind of Wonderful" and "Down for the Count," featuring Rah Digga and Xzibit. While the unassuming, largely minimalist grooves that Hi-Tek supplied on Black Star's debut longed for a dramatic flair, he displays a remarkable maturation on Train of Thought. In fact, Tek's loping keyboard wails, soulful staccato claps, and shimmering piano loops are often sublime in their arrangement and outcome. Though Kweli and Hi-Tek's debut harbors over-ambitious tendencies, clocking in at over 70 minutes in length, they are a duo that will undoubtedly stain their memory into hip-hop's collective memory with this noteworthy debut. Welcome to the new generation of Native Tongue speaking. ~ Matt Conaway
Rovi

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