Reflection Eternal [PA] by Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

Pros: think about everything good in hip hop and place your thoughts here
Cons: *crickets chirping*

It’s not my style to review products that already have several reviews, but this is a special occasion. Hip Hop Appreciation Week is once again upon us, and this year the theme is faith. So with the blessing of the Don of Epinions Hip ...

Pros: Incredible rhymes, slow unique beats
Cons: None

This cd truly exemplifies and accentuates Kweli's rhyming skills and Hi-Tek's unique form of expression in every one of his beats. Anyone who is a fan of Mos Def, Common, or any other underground artists I urge you to go out and pick up this cd. ...

Pros: Damn good
Cons: Repetitive? Surely not.

You know something has a...meaning, to it when you've got Nelson Mandela opening your record. For 'tis in this manner that Reflection Eternal begins, with the man himself relating how he likes to listen to Talib Kweli and co. when he's chilling in...

Pros: Everything under the sun
Cons: *Is on the floor in histerics*

Like most people I found a love in an MC called Talib Kweli (no rhyme intended) from a beautiful song called Manifesto on the mixed CD The Lyricist Lounge Vol.1. I IMMEDIATELY feel in love with Talib’s smart, conscious, funny a ...

Pros: Talib Kweli introspective,intelligent lyricism, Hi Teck's jazzy production, Guest appearances, No weaker songs
Cons: Intros, For Women is hidden

Reflection Eternal Talib Kweli and Hi Tek Talib Kweli broke on the rap scene with the amazing The Manifesto, which showed the world all the skill around this amazing lyricist. Even though his flow wasn't that great with lines like "If you’re ...

Pros: Talib Kweli's Intelligent Lyricism, Hi-Tek's Infectious Instrumentals, Social Conscious Subject Matter, No Filler
Cons: None...

Version 2.0 Reflection Eternal is a group of two people. Using the age-old formula of DJ and Rapper, the two people in the group are Talib Kweli, the emcee of the duo, and DJ Hi-Tek, the beat maker. These guys have been together for a long ...

Pros: Kweli's lyrics, Hi-Teks production, great guest appearances, good concepts
Cons: Big Del From Da Natti, that's it

Hey people, this is my second epinions review and a review that I have wanted to write for a long time. I have always considered Reflection Eternal the best hip-hop album of all time and I feel that way because of the way the music captured me and took ...

Pros: ingenious and jazzy production, provocative lyricism, no compromises
Cons: a bit too... neutral

I first heard Talib Kweli on a track called Thieves in the Night where he formed a duet with another talented rap artist - Mos Def, and thus I immediately enlisted him in my personal emcees' wall of fame. Featuring a rich vocabulary, ...

Pros: Excellent concept, rhymes, production, music, everything.
Cons: A few more uptempo songs/battle rhymes would have been nice (very minor point).

The first time I was exposed to rapper Talib Kweli was on the piece he performed for the Lyricist Lounge compilation, "The Manifesto”. In the song, Kweli outlines several step which he hopes rappers will take in order to...

Pros: Tight beats, meaningful lyrics, few guest artists that offer good verses, thought put behind it.
Cons: None.

After listening to Mos Def and Talib Kweli's Black Star, and about a year later, purchasing Mos Def's solo joint, Black On Both Sides, it came naturally to purchase Talib Kweli's debut album Reflection Eternal....

Pros: Nice array of beats, some great lyrics.
Cons: Sagging middle, Kweli's voice.

Talib Kweli. DJ Hi-Tek.

Names held in the highest reverence by some hip hop heads.

And with good reason. Kweli and Hi-Tek have been blowing it up for a hot minute now, what with Kweli having teamed up with Mos Def for the hot Black...

Pros: This is arguably one of the best hip hop albums of all time.
Cons: Not much - a little bit of filler?

It isn't as if Talib Kweli needs any introduction. His joint Blackstarr with buddy Mos Def was superb, and now he has just released his sophomore LP Train of Thought, only this time he switches Def for Cincinatti legend DJ Hi-Tek to form a new rhyme...

Pros: Great, innovative production, and one of the finest lyricists in the game does his thing
Cons: Might be a challenge for the average listener

The rap game in current times is filled with carbon copy, K-Mart rappers, all talking about all the money, cars and ice that they have (or say they have and only wish they had). This formula has been going on for years, and it has definitely become...

Pros: Good music from beginning to end.
Cons: Hmmm, can't think of any.

Contrary to the slew of vacuous glam-rap prominently featured on MTV the hip-hop underground is not only alive and well, it's also making quite a bit of noise, and no one better represents this sound than the duo of Talib Kweli and Hi Tek.

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Pros: Smooth, jazzy beats throughout the album
Cons: Underground hip hop sound may turn off some non-hip-hop regulars.

Talib Kweli (pronounced Kwah-lee) & Hi-Tek ( two thirds of the group Black Star they formed with the multi-talented Mos Def) seem to have expanded on the vibe of the Black Star album released in ’98. On Train Of Thought, the two have managed to provide...