Reflection Eternal

Released: July 16, 2000

Songwriter: Hi-Tek Talib Kweli

Producer: Hi-Tek

[Intro]
Let me, let me practice.. hehehe, ehehe
Talib.. T'Kwi, Kweli - I can't say it!
That's wack..

[Verse 1: Talib Kweli and Vinia Mojica]
Yeah.. yeah..
Yeah.. yeah..
Yeah.. yeah..
Yeah, you pronounce my name (Kweli), any questions?
I bring many blessings with my man Hi-Tek and he from the Natti (Natti)
We make the sky crack, feel the fly track
Get your hands up like a hijack
Fist in the air for (Kweli)
Keep 'em there like
Natural mystic or smoke when they spliffs lit
It's a revolutionary (party), they ask me what I'm writin' for
I'm writin' to show you what we fightin' for
Say "Tah-leeb" or "Talib" (Talib)
If it's hard try spellin' it phonetically
If not then just let it be like Nina Simone
You probably (probably) don't listen, B
Even when we suffer losses I count the victories
Sometimes it's far and between I'm sad to say
It got my brain crowded like sunset on a Saturday
I know my son wept 'cause his dad's away
"Stop cryin', be strong for your momma" is what I had to say

[Hook 1: Talib Kweli and Vinia Mojica]
To my little man named Amani (mani)
Start the party, my crew hot feel these two shots
Like the blast from a double-barrel shottie (shottie)
It's got to be, your man Hi-Tek and Kweli
Who make you rock your body (body)
Start the party, my crew hot feel these two shots
Like the blast from a double-barrel shottie (shottie)
It's got to be, your man Hi-Tek and Kweli

[Verse 2: Hi-Tek]
I remember when it all started
Back in the day when me and moms first parted
Hi-Tek from the beginnin', I stayed advanced
A young chameleon, adapt to any circumstance
Peep game nigga never been a lazy nigga
Stayed on my hustle concentrate to get the paper bigger
Stay focused, while other cats stay hopeless
While niggas stay high I stay lower
Stacking my chips to get a foreclosure
This shit ain't over
Going for the gusto, keep getting that provo
It's Hi-Tek (and Kweli) on the track like Flo Jo
Bet you ain't even know I had flow though

[Hook 2: Talib Kweli and Vinia Mojica]
Yo, make you rock your body (body)
Start the party, my crew hot feel these two shots
Like the blast from a double-barrel shottie (shottie)
It's got to be, your man Hi-Tek and Kweli

[Outro: Talib Kweli and Vinia Mojica]
Keep on dancing
Ya gotta keep on dancing, oh oh ohhhhhh, yeah yeahhhhhhh
Keep on dancing
Ya gotta keep on dancing, oh oh ohhhhhh, yeah yeahhhhhhh
Keep on dancing
Ya gotta keep on dancing, oh oh ohhhhhh, yeah yeahhhhhhh
Keep on dancing
Ya gotta keep on dancing, oh oh ohhhhhh, yeah yeahhhhhhh

[Gil Scott-Heron]
Yeah, this is Gil Scott-Heron and I'm from Harlem
Everybody knows where that is so that's where I'm from
Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek, Reflection Eternal
The new album is called the Train of Thought
I'm urging everybody to get a ticket and get on the train
'cause that's what you need to be doing
So check that out, peace

Reflection Eternal is a rapper/producer duo consisting of Brooklyn MC Talib Kweli and Cincinnati-born producer Hi-Tek.

After first collaborating on Black Star, which Hi-Tek produced various tracks for, the duo released their debut album Train of Thought in 2000 to critical acclaim.

Though Hi-Tek and Talib would continue collaborating on each others albums, the duo would not release another album until 2010. Their 2010 effort, Revolutions Per Minute, though not quite matching the acclaim of their first effort, was very well received and featured perhaps their best-known single—“Just Begun,” featuring Yasiin Bey, J. Cole and Jay Electronica.

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