Album
Revolutions Per Minute
Talib Kweli + Hi-Tek Are Reflection Eternal
2010 · Hip Hop
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Revolutions Per Minute is a Hip-Hop album by Talib Kweli + Hi-Tek Are Reflection Eternal, originally released in 2010. On Gatefold: 6 pressings tracked.
About
A full decade after their first album, the critically acclaimed <i>Train of Thought</i>, Brooklyn MC Talib Kweli and Cincinnati producer Hi-Tek finally reunite for their long-awaited follow-up. Much has changed over that ten-year span — Talib signed with a major and got bigger than ever before, Hi-Tek stayed more in the shadows but kept busy making tracks for some of hip-hop's finest, and the Internet pretty much took over the world (especially music) — but one thing stayed the same; their chemistry on a record together. Though this one may not be as "classic" as their debut, it's still pretty great, especially the spooky- sounding love jam "Got Work," the trippy drug commentary of "Lifting Off," and the triumphant "Back Again." Guest spots come from a wide array of homies, including Mos Def, Jay Electronica, Bun B, Estelle, and Chester French, among others.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1RPM's1:05
- A2City Playgrounds4:43
- A3Back Again3:25
- A4Strangers (Paranoid)2:51
Side B
- B5In This World3:36
- B6Got Work4:16
- B7Midnight Hour4:39
- B8Lifting Off5:21
Side C
- C9In The Red3:00
- C10Black Gold Intro0:17
- C11Ballad Of The Black Gold5:33
- C12Just Begun3:36
- C13Long Hot Summer2:22
Side D
- D14Get Loose5:33
- D15So Good3:32
- D16Ends3:22
- D17My Life (Outro)3:27
Sound DNA
- Hip-Hop
- Alternative Hip-Hop
- warm
- urban
- driving
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Track #1 contains elements of "Hollywood Dream Trip" by Syrinx courtesy of John Mills-Cockell.
Track #4 contains elements of "Redemption (Theme From Rock II) by Bill Conti.
Track #5 contains elements of "What In This World's Happening To Love" by Kimberley Briggs. It also contains a sample of "Moment Of Clarity" by Jay-Z.
Track #7 contains elements and samples of "Mama Said" by The Shirelles.
Track #11 contains elements and samples from "Let Me Back In" by Heaven & Earth.
Produced for Hi-Tek P
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Belinda LipscombVOCALS
- BilalFEATURING
- Bun BFEATURING
- Chester FrenchFEATURING
- Daniel JonesKEYBOARDS
- Daniel SeeffBASS GUITAR
- Erick CoomesBASS GUITAR
- EstelleFEATURING
- Ethan GouldbourneKEYBOARDS
- Hi-TekVOCALS
- Imani UzuriVOCALS
- J. ColeFEATURING
- Jay ElectronicaFEATURING
- Mos DefFEATURING
- ResFEATURING
- Zach LucasTENOR SAXOPHONE
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 6 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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