Reflection Eternal -- Ballad Of The Black Gold

[909Kunfused909]

Talib and hi tek make some beautiful music I've loved this group since day one but talib has in some of his songs gone down a bad path he's gotta pull out of that if he wants to do another album with mos def

[naijababe234]

this is a rare find... great lyrics! I love the beat, doesn't take away from the message. love it!

[salyaah1]

!!!!!!!!!! :)

[SyZo0N]

énorme , greets from france

[liftedarts]

Song of the year. Album of the year. Hands down. This should have won some Grammy's. 

[NightmareRHiWant2wln]

@TBelvy420 that's ignorant to say.. nobody hates blacks besides racist people.

[Mrprincejannisg]

Talib Kweli is so good! -- Rappin', Singing, Emotions! Everything has Talib!

[Souduremtl]

REal Shit right here ! Big Up from MTL Talib !

[TBelvy420]

Republicans hate the blacks. I love this song!

[reckone1999]

politically conscious minded hip hop, make more

[kolade9]

les francais qui regarde cette video ,un pouce vert!

[Salwad0re]

Fucking Black gold ...

[globalfirm]

Support Globalfirm, not nationalism. Support Globalfirm, not bad quality. Support Globalfirm, not pollution. Support Globalfirm, not crime. Support Globalfirm, not no base for creativity. Support Globalfirm.

[rich45davis]

and they say Hip Hop is dead.....LONG LIVE THE KING

[feyvonne]

Great song!! I'm a Nigerian and the song is soooo apt of the happenings in the country. Thanks Kweli and Nigeria IS in some slicky mess right now 'cos of "Black Gold". :((

[Cutiemode]

OH BLACK PEOPLE HARHAR

[kigin100]

@Cutiemode Fuck off back to your cave you troglodyte

[dlisch]

CLASSIC TRACK. that loop is unbelievable. kweli's flow is so effortless

[marklovesbasketball]

nukka. i still can't get no healthcare i got cubital tunnel syndrome in my left palm and my pinky and my ring finger simply from spending four years on a computer searching for work, Now the only job available that can pay decent wages is at an oilfield. Its hard to believe that i had a dream of being a nurse someday. that I left the army in 2005 to search for an honest life. Soon dreams turned into realizations that i didn't have the money, and making money correctly is a dream itself. 25yrd

[SPdot05]

Beat, Message & Rapper all amazing sad this will never get the time of day it deserves

[SuperOuchie]

i bet none on here understands what kweli was saying in verse 2...that's d exact shit causing the problems in Nigeria right now.

[RockstarMentality123]

it's sad that great vids like this one only have 160.000 views.This one of the best songs ever...

[yoyoyo7024]

NOT ENOUGH VIEWS !

[majcux2k]

This is HIPHOP.

[Cooperdoeswhathecan]

Rap trying to accomplish something, and be productive, rather than one talking about how many cars, or how much money they have. This is how it should be. I like this.

[DobroBad]

Waaa

[DopemanNike]

Real Shit.

[Kohen0344]

jaa!

[Walnut8711]

would be nice minus the black panther undertones

[MaliMasih88]

@Walnut8711 what undertones? 

[jbachman01]

@Walnut8711 You don't think the fists are making a statement about black power in the context of oil (being black) and power? Sure the fists are reminiscent of the black panthers but is that all a raised fist can ever mean?

[BlackUzumaki]

@Walnut8711 They're not Black Panther undertones the Black Power fist makes reference to Africa and the oil on the fist represents the power that corrupt African leaders have and how its consumed them.

[Walnut8711]

@BlackUzumaki @jbachman01 valid statements guys. My comment was stupid and illogical. Sorry about it.

[MegaDoomkid]

There is still no beat better than this

[pedrovegaog]

DRILL BABY DRILL!!!!

[realplayazkickass]

such a dope ass song!!! lovin' the beat and the lyrics and the hook is catchy too! big up talib kweli and hi-tek on the beat!! REAL MUTHAFUCKIN' HIP HOP! tired of this cash money young money bullshit that has taken ova the game

[omdway]

@realplayazkickass i kno exaclty how u feel. I always wonder to myself how those mainstream rappers can even look themselves in the mirror when they hear magic like this. The content of this song alone blows everything those wack hip-pop-mainstream acts have done in their entire careers. Sure hip hop can be about havin a good time, but it's also a medium for conveying a message or discussing an issue. Not that materialistic crap. GODDAMN that shit annoys me.

[DrOpSs2T]

Sample is Heaven and Earth - Let Me Back In

[Mrprincejannisg]

This how hip Hop has To Sound nowadays!

[momentBeing]

reflection eternal, the inner depth thru the spiritual wormhole, personal flows feeling like im floating in your world, we intertwined like the cause and effects of a whirlpool and minds that allign, threading the eye universal !

[guerriyero]

Someone can subtitle it to spanish?

[X22689]

im not down with the people who aint got the attention span to grasp a message, and only dwn with music that u cook to...or music that took a minute for a dude with dreads to record while he stepped to the mic all syruped up spittin bout nuthin

[vicone187gmail]

all the questions were answered on this track....talib kweli still has that greatness..another classic...theres no other emcee like or even better than kweli..

[JonasPolsky]

Bangin' consciousness rap? Amazing.

[doncorleyone]

This beat is so heavenly man.. Awesome track!!

[WanaCare2]

Shout out of Thanks to Guantanamo Attorneys, those who are trying desperately to defend the ideals of liberty and justice & to the men of God was himself thrown into the Guantanamo prison, like the others without charges.

[eastgoast]

"The dollar bill, 'In God We Trust' Does God stand for Guns, Oil, & Drugs they gave to us?"

[N1NJ4lVl4573l2]

@Simon1982deluxe I disagree with this so much. Punk is and always has been nothing but political. There are plenty of rock bands like Rage Against the Machine that are very political. You just aren't listening to the right stuff apparently.

[Mrshepism]

I was just random looking around YouTube, when I stumbled into this and I have to say I'm so glad I did.

[KickodunP]

I just got that line about Fela Kati's mother. I think government agents were trying to extort him and threw his mother from like a 7th story balcony. And you thought your problems were severe.

[TactiCali]

I bet that Glock would still work after being dunked in that barrel of oil. Rugged piece of machinery

[LoLwhySoSensitive]

awesome song

[Shikabargh]

4 mthfuckin' kids vote negative. Tssk.. They don't know

[wr969]

kweli still more relevant than 90% of the rappers in the game today

[spigz1992]

i bet talib kweli wouldnt give a f**k if you did get here through j cole as long as you like the song he probs would think your a prick for trying to bring other people down

[NewEraKidd0323]

Fuck who brought you here. the only thing that fuckin matters is that youre here enjoying this good music. Cole and Talib are both great artists with different styles so no comparisons should be made.

[StatenIzzy1]

fuck j cole...if cole braught u here u clearly dont know kweli

[knottylazygrunt101]

daym, this song is fucking amayzien! Y U NO POPULAR!

[draelock1]

it's great to see hip hop do what it's supposed,be the voice of the voiceless

[khalas93]

@draelock1 have you ever listened to 'Voices of the Voiceless' by Lowkey and Immortal Technique?

[redskinscaps]

@khalas93 such a great song!! all of these songs were are talking about are the defintion of inspiration!!

[khalas93]

@redskinscaps yet its a shame so many people dont have a clue about them...

[redskinscaps]

@khalas93 dude couldnt have said it better myself!! him mos def, lauryn hill (not anymore lol), common, nas, rakim, kool g rap, immortal tecnhique, del tha funkee homosapien, mf doom, wutang, jay electronica, atmosphere, gift of gab, aceyalone, dilated peoples, diabolic, cormega, az, diabolic, krs-one, lowkey, masta ace, one be lo (binary star), pharoahe monch, ras kass, a tribe called quest, warren g are all either alive or still in the game...you should check out Reks, he is a freaking god!!!

[Elvenminerpc]

Lala pt 2 made this sample sound waayyyy sicker than this song did. JETS OR YOU JEALOUS!

[Schullze]

Black man's , White man's , yellow man's , red man's result to MAN or HUMANITY, Future must be safe for all of us

[srikalogy]

thumbs up if you love real hiphop



[nemesis9ify]

just an eternal reflection for everyone who have to be with all this!!! this is real HIP HOP or HIP HOPE!!!

[imasnowborder32]

I love real hip hop..

[Brooklyn1973volution]

Eternally Reflectin'..

Who The F*** is J Cole!!!

[duff139]

@Brooklyn1973volution J Cole : check /J._Cole on wikipedia

He has a featurin' on Reflection eternal last album RPM, thus i think people discovered reflection eternal via his name.

Reflection eternal is far more ancient than him, but whatever the way you come to their music, the principal is to get to know them.

[1Blaugrana]

@Brooklyn1973volution Hey, I love Talib, but don't you fucking disrespect Cole nigga

[MrCommenterguy]

@MrEGOTting return of simba. good song.

[MrEGOTting]

what song was it that j cole used this ebat for????

[TheWeedPirate]

how better can he put it? "You cant find happy-hungry people...that aint rational" (genius)

[1Blaugrana]

Where can I get the instrumental?

[fantasy7197]

my friends are in this video so cool lmao

[Mugarlin]

Was bumpin this last summer, remember people pullin up beside me and askin where they could pick up a copy.... I also remember saying to myself WTF is wrong with you mother f*ckers, how do you not know who or what this is. Blackstarr reunion coming to a city near you...CHECK EM! One Love.

[elijhawins]

These guys and flo-bots shoulda do something together :D

[BigBuddyRob]

This song deserves more credict, seriously.

[trinidad128]

respect for political hip-hop brought me here.

[sansy44100]

4 Soulja's fans!!!!

[missballer9]

Why am I so late to this?

[dolphwong]

We don't invade countries to pump their oil, we do it to make sure that they don't pump it themselves and mess up the western monopoly and create an artificial bottle neck in the market inflating prices. Gotta love the Obama ad to the side of the video. He sure makes institutional murder and theft look more compassionate than Bush did.

[DeeSee25]

@dolphwong First off this video and its imagery ARE POWERFUL. You think this would ever be shown on MTV?! LOL. Second, this has to be one of the most intelligent comments I've seen on Youtube over the last 6 years. No joke.

[BaschVonRonsenburg]

Heaven and Earth - Let Me Back

[EmileA266]

yeah Return of Simba is nice, but this is way better

[MrBboyHP]

TALIB!

[LouisRickful]

Good Music brought me here

[jamekididdleshmiddle]

this song is so amazing man, this is real hip hop with a message. other fuck rappers these days make me sick, their intelligence peaks where kweli's begins yet they still sell so many more records than him. talib is a real writer speaking over symphonies while these other cats are just ignorant highschoolers spitting over 808's.

[brizzle008]

never seen so few dislikes...song is fuckin awesome

[Conscious80]

im feelin it..... Conscious ADW got beats.. SUBCONSCIOUS BEATS DOT COM

[Ducksayquack8]

Holy Shit Does anyone else notice that that is the same sample as Return of Simba from J Cole!!

[knockbones]

@Ducksayquack8 Don't you mean Return of Simba from J Cole used the same beat as this one?

[Ducksayquack8]

@knockbones no... thats not what i mean at all. J Cole sampled part of this song. This doesnt sound like the same beat at all

[marquisJ13]

This is Hip-Hop! It has a meaning!

See you at Rock the Bells Talib! :D

[LilNaruto9tails]

HELL YEAH! SOCIO-CONSIOUSNHIP-HOP IN HD! Awesome!

[MissEliteNT]

agree if talib kweli brought you here..

[pimpf54]

COLE WORLD NIGGA NO BLANKET!

[ChimaTheKilla]

How much oil was used for this video? Not hatin just asking including the oil on the people's hands

[VonHalford]

Guess I just discovered Atlantis. Thanks Talib Kweli

[vChipGivesThemSight]

USA is acting like they're somekinda World Wide Police :P They "must" go all around the east and shit to "fight terrorism" and all crap but the fact is they wanna ensure their share of the last 'easy oil'.

[NuggiezVEVO]

Return of Simba

[Rompadomp8]

@22hallboy Can i get a link to this story???

[KoolKen]

Kweli is the hottest MC right now but if you haven't heard you need to check out Vincent Vega...Vincent Vega is dope too! You heard it from me first...word up!

[7sixesssss]

my fav song on the album...so amazing

[MrJamm88]

4 people work for BP or shell

[MrJamm88]

4 people work for BP or shell

[jdudek100]

these kids just have great flow.

[jdudek100]

GReat flow these kids have.

[3LARI]

1:11 ...Sorry... We're sorry...

[MichaelParentiOrg]

AWESOME Saved!!! Thanks

Kind Regards, MP friends

"Here at home and throughout the world people are fighting back against the forces of wealth, privilege and militarism — some because they have no choice, others because they would choose no other course but the one that leads to peace and justice." — Michael Parenti

[rayman4402]

1:47 thug child

[kcarnivore]

Unbelievebly fantasticly genial!

[SayDilla]

Much better sampled than in J. Cole's version! shoutout to Hi Tek!

[SayDilla]

Much better sampled than in J. Cole's version!

[kb104621]

damn how the hell does this have under 100k views! this shit is sickk

[TrueDhat]

Political rap! it's just the best thing i know.. mmh

[jurassicmarc]

i keep coming back even though I have album, this is great.

[EmileA266]

now this is probably gonna make some people mad here, but this is waaaay better than Return of Simba. That shit is nice but this is some REAL shit

[spigz1992]

talib kweli - gutter rainbows new album is out now.. highly recommend it quality album please buy it dont download it well worth the money =)

[dedxsad]

i was listening to return of simba and I was like i remember this dope beat and then boom I remembered it was this classic

[91dubc]

Agree If J Cole Brought You Here

Cole World B***h

[rpg23245]

@91dubc they brought me to J Cole

[Fashur]

@91dubc Reflection Eternal's dope ass album brought me here.  Cole is dope but Kweli is on a whole nother level

[TheSlye1]

@91dubc reflection eternal brought me here! J COLE CANT TOUCH KWELI

[nasmatic23]

@91dubc Agree if you been listening to Kweli for 10 years - come on man you needed J Cole to let you know what it is?

[ABANICOSANYO]

@nasmatic23 These kids just started listening to J Cole because they saw him on 106th & Park, they're hypebeast. Talib Kweli!, The Real King Of New York!

[ahadrf]

@ABANICOSANYO ive been listening to j.cole since i heard his mixtape, im also a talib kweli fan too, oh and im 14 soo stfu

[InevitableCommotion]

@nasmatic23 Be glad J. Cole even leads people to this, don't despise them. The more the merrier, you know? Music is mind opening. Don't act all "If you've been on this grind for 10 years" superior act. Damn. I pity you.

[ABANICOSANYO]

@91dubc Talib brought me here!...lmao kids!



[TalibKweli7]

jcole robbed the beat nicely

[diddisdiddat]

@TalibKweli7 Nah just used from the same sample song that this song used. Which is Heaven and Earth's Let Me In....

[cror]

@TalibKweli7 i was just thinking that hahahaha

[whoiselcee]

@TalibKweli7 I hope you dont really believe that he robbed it. if what you mean is jcole politely asked kweli to sampe this beat, then you would be right

[MrLFCAlonso]

J Cole - Return of Simba.

[beastmode321000]

4 people dont understand the true meaning of rap

[Str8Rydah11]

KWELI IS KING!!!!

[DanielPhungg]

Garbage, Lil Wayne goes harder .

[RasheemH]

@DanielPhungg Rofl! funniest comment ever

[DanielPhungg]

@RasheemH Hahahaha fking arab, ima get you killed no joke

[Str8Rydah11]

@DanielPhungg you're an idiot!! Lil Wayne SUCKS DICK!!

[DanielPhungg]

@Str8Rydah11 word.

[twoNujabes]

@DanielPhungg yea of course u like lil wang. keep ur gay comments to yourself

[DanielPhungg]

@twoNujabes Were you abused as a child, scared to smile, they called you ugly?

Well life is hard, hug me, don't reject me

[twoNujabes]

@DanielPhungg Pfff no I wasnt abused, but I bet u were all u do all day is go on youtube and try to pick fights. ur pathedic get a life and maybe a girlfriend while ur at it little kid

[aduckcalledronan]

id love to see the average IQ of a 50 cent or soulja boy fan and then of the Kweli fans... id say there is a huge difference... conscious rappers are the life line that is keeping hiphop alive

[DjReMiX187]

@aduckcalledronan yo sure u can say soulja boy but come on 50 

[kinkymoody]

HEY ! MY BRO AT 3:29

[jurassicmarc]

Cant believe this is a fan made video its so well made, glad to hear that Kweli and Hi-tek 's record lable have officially endorsed it, people in the music industry who clearly understand art in its truest form this song and video regardless of your standpoint means something.

Awesome

[kinkymoody]

@jurassicmarc totally right, their vids are masterpieces to me

[L0WvsL0W]

Perfect !

[Shythall]

4 ppl are freemasons

[Leksaric]

Just brilliant!:)

[bamboo7tumblr]

Kinda reminds me of Ross golan and Molehead

[Caywoodinger]

4 dislikes? seems like Mr. Hayward watched it four times in order to get the message!

[munchmunch100]

i think i have half this videos views lol

[seeforreal]

Talib is real

[Senezal18]

Exxon, CHevron, Total and SHell dislike this VIDEO

[blakdad]

Video could of been edited better, but I love the song

[superbthesonofman]

Only a few left spitten true info real life hiphop.....kweli,mos def, atmosphere,lupe fiasco, nas, common, little brother, jay electronica, and immortal technique. Can't name them all here but these are the ones still doing it now and receiving air play in my opinion.

[DaMasterPlan]

Talib Kweli is the best rapper alive!!!!

[booomkid]

He's a lyrical genious!!!...

bored? check my channel for the dope/smooth/real hiphop!!!

one

[Blaquuz16]

thanks kweli and HI-teK

[JJBolaWriterPoet]

Kweli is the truth! People should no more. Check out the Poetry on my page people, "Politics 101" Let me know what you think. Peace.

[Ow617]

4 people are oil executives

greatness