"The Blast"
Single by Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek)
from the album Train of Thought
ReleasedJuly 16, 2001
Recorded1999
GenreHip hop
Length3:07
LabelPriority/Rawkus
Songwriter(s)Tony Cottrell
Talib Kweli Greene
Vinia Mojica
Producer(s)Hi-Tek
Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek) singles chronology
"Move Somethin'"
(2000)		 "The Blast"
(2001)		 "Just Begun"
(2010)

"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.

Single track list

12-inch single

A-Side

  1. The Blast (Clean)
  2. The Blast (Dirty)
  3. The Blast (Instrumental)

B-Side

  1. Down for the Count (Solo Version / Dirty)
  2. Down for the Count (Solo Version / Instrumental)
  3. Train of Thought (Clean)
  4. Train of Thought (Instrumental)

CD single

  1. The Blast
  2. Down for the Count
  3. Train of Thought

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
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