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Reflection Eternal Interview With Tha Carter Cartel

by on May 20, 2010

In collaboration with Tha Carter Cartel:

Last Saturday, I caught up with Reflection Eternal for an interview. Since 1997, Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek have achieved critical success as the rap & producer collaboration known as Reflection Eternal. Talib Kweli having established himself as one of rap’s premier acts and Hi-Tek having become one of rap’s go-to producers, the followup to their acclaimed 2000 debut, Train of Thought, has been long overdue. Wait no longer because Reflection Eternal’s ‘Revolutions Per Minute’ is now in stores and the hip hop duo was kind enough to sit down with Tha Carter Cartel for a lengthy interview a few days before the release.

Some highlights:
- Reflection Eternal on their tour and new album
- Background information on the tracks ‘Just Begun’ and ‘Get Loose’
- Hi-Tek’s thoughts on the record label Babygrande
- What’s in the future for Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek
- What’s in the future for Blacksmith Records

Intro and outro track in the interview from their newest release ‘Revolutions Per Minute’:

Listen: Reflection Eternal – In This World

Purchase: Reflection Eternal - Revolutions Per Minute (Deluxe Version) (Album)


Big Boi Interview With Tha Carter Cartel

by on May 15, 2010

From my friends at Tha Carter Cartel:

Last week in NYC our media correspondent, Quincy Moore, caught up with Boi Boi for an interview. Here’s what he had to say about it:

It would be nearly impossible for people of a certain generation not to have an Outkast track define a moment in their life. For me it was in the 8th grade and the first time I heard “Ms. Jackson,” the track most synonymous with their entrance into the popular lexicon, off 2000’s funky and groundbreaking Stankonia. Ten years later — after selling millions of records, winning multiple Grammy Awards, and having that same album be named by many critics and fans as one of the best of the decade – Andre 3000 and Big Boi have embarked on new journey: one with solo implications.First up is Big Boi’s long-delayed, much-hyped individual debut, Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, which, barring any further push backs, is set to drop on July 6, 2010. During a stopover in New York City, the man known by his mother as Antwan Patton was kind enough to sit down with Tha Carter Cartel for a lengthy interview.

While it would be difficult to capture the true essence of a successful rap career in the span of 10 minutes, Big Boi was candid in our discussion about what we can expect from his new album, the future of Outkast, his non-profit organization, and the one artist that he still hasn’t had a chance to work with. Hit play to hear what he had to say.  – Quincy Moore


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