"The Blast" | ||||||||||
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Single by Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek) | ||||||||||
from the album Train of Thought | ||||||||||
Released | July 16, 2000 | |||||||||
Format | 12-inch, CD, Vinyl | |||||||||
Recorded | 1999 | |||||||||
Genre | Hip hop | |||||||||
Length | 3:07 | |||||||||
Label | Priority/Rawkus | |||||||||
Writer(s) |
Tony Cottrell Talib Kweli Greene Vinia Mojica |
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Producer(s) | Hi-Tek | |||||||||
Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek) singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"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. The music video version is extended in length, and gives Talib Kweli an extra verse. It was also very successful, since it peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks and #49 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The official remix features a verse by Erykah Badu.