Talib Kweli & Hi Tek (Reflection Eternal) - The Blast

[@j13741374]

I remember watching this from my prison cell on BET. I thank God that I'm rehabilitated alive and free now. Didn't think I'd be alive 20 years later. Praise God... 🙏

[@taylordowning2533]

AMEN!!

[@robertmcdowell5175]

Jesus is Lord

[@ShaneCawthon]

Stay blessed brother

[@Clifffields]

Praise God!!!

[@runitback5066]

Congrats bruh! May the blessings keep coming.

[@johnmason3843]

I still listening to this masterpiece in 2024

[@christianwalker2554]

Sweet Memories , soon the new day as well

[@RuruFIN]

Same here homie!

[@suzyomarkmwandila]

Am here too

[@eyesofsonder]

June 2024

[@ambiglass831]

🔥🔥🖤

[@ezelldaniels6064]

I'm still listening in 2024. Such a classic banger

[@rocboyhd8349]

who here 2024

[@llcooll7561]

Here bro 🌟👌🏾

[@barbonzacatecano7858]

Song still slaps

[@robertbranner1726]

👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@eniisuncool]

Me!!!

[@adidjahclarke9278]

Only legends here

[@jeremiahthompson99]

2024, anybody Rockin dis Classic 💪🏾, well I Am, Real HIP HOP🔥🔥🔥💯

[@dulcecandy]

My friend who passed away loved this song as much as I still do. Memories.

[@FeelingsAintFacts]

RIP

[@chriseddiechannel4729]

Condolences

[@shaunspillane2105]

God bless x

[@tphallana27]

My condolences to you and family.

[@scholageemusic9373]

this is one the best hip hop songs of all time. and you extremely beautiful by the way.condolences to your love one.

[@alexandertapia9498]

Bro anyone still listening to this masterpiece in 2020

[@hoodrichhaul7545]

Classic!! I'll be back in 2030 as well

[@antoniowilliams4391]

In deed still a great classical hit dammit boy

[@leslieperez8032]

🙋🏽‍♀️

[@ixideathxi1657]

I can’t find this track ANYWHERE

[@ThatGrimeKid]

@@ixideathxi1657 it has a link in the description for the album

[@GhostOnHiatus]

Who's listening to this glorious piece of work 2022? Ive actually been trying to find this song for 20 years. Been humming it to myself since i was a child. My life is complete.

[@RebelNatty5150]

I had the same experience with this song 🤣😭

[@3037795]

I'm glad you guys finally found this ABSOLUTE JAM

[@dustintaylor112]

@@3037795 first heard this song blazing hella herb back in high school in the early 2000s however we usually marked everything that was dope so this has been on the channel for almost 20 years

[@gregcreek5715]

Just watched it again today on 8/14/21 at 1:37 am east coast time. Makes me want to go out in the rain & dance 🕺🏾

[@vernonrsc1]

✊🏿

[@jasonforrester6522]

How does someone even come up with a track like this, HIP HOP at its finest. Immaculate

[@jabuelitept]

Buy an MPC 5000 or any MPC AND LEARN SAMPLING

[@Jay-lt2jd]

Used to rush home from high school to listen to this when I was about 14. Now I play in this in my class while my students are working. Such a peaceful song.

[@mikehill1201]

Man I was just thinking that frfr

[@FalconsFanForever]

It was the same thing it used to come on BET HipHop channel played all the hip hop classics

[@jcv_7690]

what channel :? bet ?

[@cocobutter1975]

This will always be one my favorite songs always … my childhood

[@christinestrachan5419]

Reminiscing on the year 2000...I was 14...

[@MichaelHanleyRFSN]

I was very lucky to have grown up during this era of hip hop.

[@freebasereese6478]

AGREED💎

[@MichaelHanleyRFSN]

@@freebasereese6478 No doubt man. Truly is timeless music.

[@PokrPro21]

I was 13 when this dropped. Now I'm 36.

[@MichaelHanleyRFSN]

@@PokrPro21 That is amazing.

[@oneday5572]

@@PokrPro21I was 10. I’m 33. Remember this like yesterday

[@antoniomazie5155]

THIS SONG SHOULD PLAY EVERY TIME IT RAINS

[@twann07]

Factz

[@nycapple]

this the goat comment

[@primeminister66]

@@nycapple Indeed

[@JosephGonsoulin]

ONE OF THE BEST COMMENTS 💯

[@antionettawolfe9933]

I play this song every time it rains

[@FmTrini]

Still a lyrical banger in 2022 almost 2023 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 let’s go talib! 😤👌🏾

[@thematrix6830]

Facts, king!

[@kristinbecerra4694]

I heard that my G

[@jynxcotton4641]

Word bro

[@severbard]

Bro im not an English speaker but it still sounds like banger

[@tommybrown1902]

P😅😊

[@Boldnblnt]

2024 THIS KIND OF RAP WILL ALWAYS BE MY GO TO WHEN THE WORLD GET HEAVY.....EVERYDAY STRUGGLE ..LOVE TO ALL

[@iwillmusic6090]

When it comes to production, Hi Tek is highly underrated!

[@abrahampalmer8761]

Big Time he is a beast

[@adamgordon2572]

CRIMINALLY 🔥🔥

[@skinnymobbin]

& he from OHIO ‼️💯💯

[@KBdoubleE]

513's Finest #CINCINNATIMUSICHALLOFFAMER

[@MyNameIsUnavailable]

​@@KBdoubleE502 Louisville Kentucky salutes

[@darinsaunders6220]

One of the dopest hip hop classics

[@uproxx]

💯 accurate

[@RoyalRen19]

I completely agree! 💯

[@tmoneybabyy]

💯% agreed

[@Brooksbey]

word is bond

[@toddjohnson5176]

Yup!👍🏽

[@hotdamm007]

How Hi-Tek made this from Boogie Nights is nothing short of a masterpiece and a miracle. That’s why Vinia says “keep on dancing.”

[@belleami7675]

Woow, never knew that

[@MyNameIsUnavailable]

Both HEATWAVE and Tek are Ohio

[@shanevanhook3334]

Still hot A.F. real hip hop never gets old

[@dwaynepugh9874]

Still goes super hard in 2023!!! Real rap at it's finest 💪🏾😤

[@toddjohnson5176]

One the dopest song of all time. When my brother passed away i listened to this on repeat. He loved these brothas. Epic.👍🏽

[@kirby7979]

truly timeless beat. Hi-tek is a gifted one

[@williamsjustin7]

Facts

[@norakat]

Hi-Tek underated

[@RuruFIN]

Totally agree. Hi-Tek is a god.

[@trentyates418]

Hi tek is the illest!

[@karonbarwick541]

HI TEK , TRUE CINCINNATI NATIVE

[@ke2ge04]

Real music. Congratulations Hi-Tek being inducted into Cincinnati Black music walk of fame.🎉

[@KBdoubleE]

I'm from the 513 , Represent

[@lloyd4180]

I'm from jersey but Cincinnati my second home. The T is where I used to stay

[@KBdoubleE]

​@@lloyd4180 that's what's up

[@jacobjordan7833]

Now I see what y'all old heads be talking about 😭😭😭

[@CosmicCam47]

💯

[@RuruFIN]

The older u get, the better older rap sounds. :)

[@chasenchikn321]

THIS REAL SOULFUL RAP THAT GIVES YOU THAT FEELN BRO❕️

[@tmgause95]

Thank you😅

[@jimmcdonagh1385]

welcome to hip hop

[@priscillajean-noel3803]

My daughter just asked me to remind her of this banger - warms my heart to know that the next generation still appreciates good music! #hiphopisdead

[@dajuanmickens5105]

It's hard to believe this track is over 20 years old, it's aged so gracefully & will always be a part of me🤗

[@Ava-dd6nf]

“A young chameleon adapt to any circumstance”. HiTek I can relate!!

[@kesegolemmenyane7782]

Who's here 2024

[@MyNameIsUnavailable]

Sept 11, 2024 Wednesday ❤

[@Greedymack9]

Sept 19 2024

[@DWolfLycanis]

This was the kind of music that make you think, while at the same time, make you have a good time, it was real, from the heart, filled with truth and soul, one part of the 90's and early 2000's I'll always remember back in my days of youth, when the real outweighed the bullshit

[@brianjones6721]

I agree with you 100%

[@ryandavis6562]

💯💯💯💯💯FACTS ✊

[@tertiaoptio4938]

Thats to pimp a butterfly in a nutshell

[@jakobjama4612]

💯

[@donnishacrosland1697]

🎯

[@MrBeautiful2908]

A time when hip hop was simply marvelous

[@rawkause7604]

You already know people who have a special relationship with music is blasting out to this for life

[@m2cx551]

For real if you know you know 👌🏽

[@kalicass4244]

I’m a 90s baby, reminds me of my daddy playing his hip hop beats growing up! Emotional, nostalgia ❤️

[@tmoneybabyy]

90S baby 🤞🏾

[@fugitivesoffire]

“Even with the losses, I count the victory” 🦾

[@benjaminmukasa2003]

Point of correction, it is " don't listen b.Even when we suffer losses, l count the victory."

[@chemistryrussell]

Kweli is so slept on. His flow and cadences are par excellence.

[@DOUG-E-BEATZ]

Man, it was a different type of feeling coming home from school, smoking a little herb, and looking at legendary videos like this on Rap City 😌

[@ISmokeBlackieChan]

You literally just described my junior high days. That was the every day protocol.

[@schooldude76]

Facts my brother, nothin but facts!!!!

[@islandgirl9479]

Facts 😂

[@thaboy1009]

Lyricist lounge!!!🤘🏾

[@OtherPeoplesMoneyy]

“Yea you pronounce my name KWELI” such a classic. Beat too hard

[@vsarahj1]

Anyone here in 2022??? This is easily one of my favourites 💯

[@Georgi3Porgi3]

For sure.

[@T-REX-44]

My Era of hip hop is by far the greatest eras of all time. Period. 80's 90's early 2000's

[@shawndon3622]

Yep

[@Muzx-mn]

​@@shawndon3622kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpqvoHmYeamjsLssi=y_ZCpSbG9SryysLI

[@KnawledgeBorn]

this was a moment in hip-hop, some songs are forever this is one of them ones... long live the razor blade

[@theofficialmb1255]

Facts 💯💯💯💯💯

[@liquidladdy]

The third verse gives me chills every time.

[@younghovah22]

Me too !!!!!

[@MyNameIsUnavailable]

And my man BIz MARKIE

[@Kpanther47]

Classic man. almost brought a tear. Haven’t heard this song in decades.

[@rissaceehart4076]

IKR💯‼️‼️‼️LOVVVE THIS SONG Used to listen to this on a HottTRAX CD For a Former local Record store in my Neighborhood back in the Day.

[@Raad187KO]

Damn near makes me cry, this track

[@deshawnmorris9891]

This record was nothing but a hit....

[@tmoneybabyy]

Going in to 2023 🕺with this still on classic forever

[@babyaztrill]

THIS SHIT AINT OVA!! KEEP GOIN FOR THA GUSTO KEEP GETTIN THAT PROVO!!

[@ronaldedwards1022]

Facts

[@onemanarmy1873]

🫡

[@adamgordon2572]

Yessir 🔥🔥

[@terrancewoods3463]

🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿

[@thegroove2000]

2023 STILL DOPE. BIG UP FROM THE UK.

[@toddjohnson5176]

Right on brotha. Much love from San Diego. 😎👍🏽

[@brandicoleman6854]

I’m 20 years old and I love this song. I remember my dad playing this in the car when I was little

[@Thespeedrap]

That's a cool dad😎

[@thankful316]

I feel old now🤦🏿‍♂️

[@hieroglyph321]

Your Dad was a G

[@handsomepsychopath.9012]

Remember this on BET in 2000 at 10 years old. Was a classic and still is.

[@gmarcustv208]

IF YOUR READING THIS, YOU KNOW GREAT MUSIC!

[@pmiskovic]

I absolutely love this song and Hi Tek is an underrated af producer

[@uproxx]

Way underrated!

[@farcue3325]

One of the greatest beats and best samples in hip hop history... imagine hearing it for the first time as kweli 😬

[@doomhauer69]

I replay the intro to this song over and over. The way the sample fades in then the drums hit... Perfection

[@hiphopluvva1]

this not having millions of views is craaaazy

[@MrJoeygrades]

Ey, there's a reason, same way theres a reason we don't see ppl like this on our TVs anymore....if our culture, our true nature was predominant in our hip hop, we'd be a scary ppl for white power folk, same as this degeneration of rap has influenced so much pain and suffering our kids dish out to each other.....we all know the power of music....shit, will we ever wake the fuck up?

[@boycotthell71]

Word! I was thinking the same thing...smh...

[@VinDieselXXX]

that's just this channel there's another upload from 2007 that has 5 million+ views. which sounds about right for this duo. im more impressed that decade+ old upload is still on youtube.

[@phomolotsehlana474]

imagine if we were all smart...

[@biggiefan4life426]

"Even when we saw for losses I counted the victory."

[@tr377723]

All three minutes and forty five seconds of this was and still is pure hip hop perfection. By far the best record he ever did.

[@cl0udnn3tv32]

I think "get by" is his best work this second

[@v.m.m101]

@@cl0udnn3tv32 You have a point. However, I think The Blast sounds so natural or organic, if you will… like the lyrics just wrote themselves on the paper. Get By was thought out and very well put together, produced, orchestrated and it turned into a classic, but it seems like that was the mission. Doesn’t sound as organic to me as The Blast

[@BKJ86]

Living in Mt Vernon, NY (where this video was filmed) and being like 13 watching this video and hearing this song for the first time… 🔥 I’ll never forget it that feeling.

[@GReid-ol5gk]

I forgot about this joint. It's been years...still gives you that same feeling though. Classic.

[@getyamindright210]

2024 and still one of my all time favorite hip hop tracks...😮

[@kingtim_ade]

THIS SONG RAISES MY VIBRATION EVERYTIME 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 HIP HOP FOREVER 🙏🏾💪🏾

[@I_love_my_ladybug]

This is better than any rap from the past 20 years. Video, song, track all immaculate

[@edkaszwagrakobitybrat1677]

I have whole album in my car, heard it thousands times and still didn't get bored of it...

[@Logan-tr5jq]

So underrated, train of thought front to back is amazing

[@thesmithfamily7916]

Im still here for this on October 24. 2023 #keepondancing

[@NaturalElicia]

This song gave me so much life when I was a teen. Its still very powerful...

[@tyhairston5397]

This song is really legendary for real

[@FckPeace2]

Peace BiG Facts Dunn

[@FlorianGpunkt]

This song is from 2000.....and it still makes my head bounce every single time i listen to it....not many songs nowadays that can do the same

[@stephaniehamlet2474]

Been looking for this song finally found it

[@stoneyvill]

I was 17 when this song was released, I had it on repeat on my Sony mini disc player 🎧 I was going to Tottenham community college and got lost on my way home. I still listen to this song to date my daughter who is 17 years old loves this song.

[@mydear_jess2240]

A CLASSIC!!!! This was in heavy rotation!!! These youngsters don’t know about real music and real hip hop like this!!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@tmoneybabyy]

Man fr

[@jaywad8876]

Right girl

[@Lukecage83]

That's why it's up to us to show them!

[@Outliers4Life]

was having a panic attack and this was the only song I could think to play to bring me back down to earth. That bassline just feels so good.

[@mariolinton]

This song & the video concept is genius! Standing in the rain is so metaphorical! I love this classic record from great minds on the mic!!!!

[@juulversleijen1986]

1 additional verse comparing 2 album version of the track. Makes sense with a video like this...

[@_meangreenjersey973]

Simple yet complex , no cars , no hoes , just dope rhymes

[@mariolinton]

_Mean GreenJersey Facts!!

[@darinsaunders6220]

Thats a fact

[@norakat]

Maybe they got rained out and just made the most of it.

[@stephanieblackley9037]

Throwback Thursday I Was 7 Years Old When That Song Came Out.

[@pamj3649]

The best moment in time 🙋🏻‍♀️♥️✨🫡

[@NikkiSoSpecial]

Omg I have tears I cpuldnt remember the name of this song... So happy

[@jayskicksnfits9372]

*couldn't*

[@samanthonytsogo5364]

@@jayskicksnfits9372 ton bec

[@talkdattrashimmapullyacard4396]

😘

[@mikefritz8114]

Mos & Kweli were 2 of the most underrated rappers of my youth. Saw kweli on a side stage at a festival in 98 wit like 100 people. Best show ever..

[@madisonclavon378]

This song got me through some rough times when I was younger. 🙏🏽

[@christopherkenlock7145]

Love the poetry

[@RudolphManor]

Cincinnati Here In The Building And We Still Rock With New York City. 😎

[@jamesbalsdon927]

A real classic from the 2000s! When mc's had the real sound of hip hop

[@sjp75]

Still sounds so fresh, what the hell has happened to hip-hop! The sample, the combination of smooth styles, classic!🔥

[@Sneepstar1]

Just found this gem 💎😭

[@KClems-nq6xn]

This album was super underrated!!! Real hip-hop in the building!!!

[@mannjordan5948]

When the rain comes I put this on and miss the day

[@traydamus]

Saw this video on Rap City: The Bassment literally 20 years ago. I loved the beat, loved the verses, loved everything about it. This put me on to Talib Kweli and then Mos Def. I was fifteen years old in the tenth grade. I’ve been a fan ever since. Damn time flies

[@sameenergy9414]

💯

[@Thespeedrap]

I miss that show as well as all the music shows WHY did they get rid of it?Just to show fake religious people cruddy Tyler Perry trash🗑SERIOUSLY👎What a fucking joke 😝

[@seankiesling2054]

Man, I remember exactly where I was when I first heard this song. I was also in the 10th grade...I was laying on my couch just woke up from a nap after school turned the TV on and this shit came on...I laid there for 3 mins probably without blinking. It's hard for a song to be so great you remember EXACTLY where you were at you were doing when you first heard it

[@Thespeedrap]

@@seankiesling2054 That just shows how good music especially real Hip-hop should feel like.All this new generation just don't know what good music is no more that's very sad 😢

[@jvon4214]

Me too I was in elementary school at my aunt's house when I saw this on rap city back in the day

[@DoctorOfLawOrSomething]

This was my “on my way to college algebra” music back in undergrad. What a time to be young!

[@summerrose1662]

One of the hottest beats eva still, even in 2022! Who still playing this banger???

[@jelanibellamy7770]

💯💯💯💯💯

[@vakavakaboomshakalakalaka]

We here in 2023 😎

[@adamgordon2572]

Bumpin this straight into 2024 and beyond 🔥🔥✊🏾

[@DeTAYL.]

I’m getting chills listening to this! This will always remain a classic!

[@twomaris]

I just love the dancing in the rain❤

[@jonjones1p4pgoat8]

The rain made it even better. Fya!!!

[@darrell_dee97]

There’s no expiration date on this track.

[@battleofthebeatswiththerealog]

Hi-Tek Cincinnati's Finest!

[@reinadelavida7]

Miss HipHop like this!

[@JazzyJeffRealTalk]

This video is pure art. One of the best hip hop songs ever. Still a classic 🙏🏽

[@kesterross7138]

A timeless track, A timeless duo

[@andresethridge8995]

THIS SONG WILL STILL ROCK A PARTY

[@coryyikes247]

This beat is mesmerizing. 2022 and still listening!

[@nadinematthewson3681]

I’m still here 2024 I’m 37 I grew up listening to this real music

[@chigoatsports]

Yessir!!

[@NatnaelBerhanu647]

I love this song I love it even more when they played it at a coffee shop during my break.

[@ABDacosta]

I'm here after watching the interview with Deon Cole. Got reminded of this classic. The backstory makes it even more powerful. Simplicity remains the ultimate sophistication. This is good music and good music is timeless 👌🏾

[@sizwemnyandu8400]

2023 I'm still listening to this banger 🙌

[@ayemoneey1470]

this is just one of those legendary songs my dad listened to that i never understood before. just liked the beat. almost 23 an it just hits different now..

[@mgf909]

Yeah same

[@WNichelle]

One of my TOP FAVE soup songs….reading all these comments gives me even more chills and appreciation! 🎶😎🤩🥹🫶🏾

[@OGBrando80]

Shout out to both of them One Love Hi-Tech was so underrated❤

[@Heartaugustmusic]

I was eight years old and my older brother was watching BET after school. This song hit me like a fucking train. I was obsessed with this beat and the way they rocked it. 🙏

[@unknownanon001]

Same I was watching videos after school.. this song hit me in my soul😮‍💨😤🔥🔥