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Music > Talib Kweli & Hi Tek - Reflection Eternal
Artist: Talib Kweli & Hi TekTitle: Reflection Eternal
Year: 2000
Rating: ****½
Notes: I heard Jay-Z say that his favorite album that he had done was "Reasonable Doubt", his first. He said that you spend your whole life collecting material for your first album, and only a year or two for subsequent albums. I think this notion applies to Talib Kweli's first album, which doesn't feel forced or empty in any way. It's no masterpiece, but it's mostly solid from start to finish. Many of the tracks are intimate and DJ Hi-Tek does a good job of matching the music to the lyrics, avoiding over-the-top hooks. This is an album that is enjoyable each time you listen to it because it has substance, even though it's not overwhelming the first time you listen to it.
Posted by Leon on October 14, 2005 12:42 PM