"The Blast" is a hip hop single from Reflection Eternal's debut album, Train of Thought. It features rapping from the duo's emcee, Talib Kweli, as well as from its producer, DJ Hi-Tek. It is the only Reflection Eternal song that Hi-Tek raps on, and like all Reflection Eternal songs, he produces it. The song has a somber and jazzy beat backed by vocals from Vinia Mojica. It has a music video directed by Little X in which Kweli and Hi-Tek are rapping in a rainstorm. Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def, Pharaohe Monch and Kweli's grandmother, Javotti Greene make cameo appearances.[1] The music video version is extended in length, and gives Talib Kweli an extra verse. The song peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks and #49 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and was engineered by Guy Snider. The official remix features new verses by Talib Kweli as well as neo-soul singer Erykah Badu.
| "The Blast" | ||||
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| Single by Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek) | ||||
| from the album Train of Thought | ||||
| Released | July 16, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:07 | |||
| Label | Priority/Rawkus | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tony Cottrell Talib Kweli Greene Vinia Mojica | |||
| Producer(s) | Hi-Tek | |||
| Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek) singles chronology | ||||
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Single track list edit
12-inch single edit
A-Side edit
- The Blast (Clean)
- The Blast (Dirty)
- The Blast (Instrumental)
B-Side edit
- Down for the Count (Solo Version / Dirty)
- Down for the Count (Solo Version / Instrumental)
- Train of Thought (Clean)
- Train of Thought (Instrumental)
CD single edit
- The Blast
- Down for the Count
- Train of Thought
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Talib Kweli And Van Lathan Discuss TMZ, Kanye West, Self-Improvement & Gun Activism - People's Party". UPROXX Video; YouTube. September 30, 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved April 13, 2021.