Welcome to younghollywood. com. What's up, guys? It's Michelle Marie with Young Hollywood. I am here with DJ Hi-Tek and Talib Kweli here at Fat Beats. This is the dopest spot, I have to say in LA. I've never been here before. It's pretty cool. You can come here and get the Stoney Jackson, Strong Arm Steady, Madlib instrumentals. You can get the soundtrack to Black Dynamite on vinyl. You know what I'm saying? You know what I'm talking about? I can spend hours in this place. Oh man, it's crazy. It's like a toy store. Let's go.

That's right, we're back again.

You can say that again. As you all know, they are back again, a decade later, a decade later. You can say that again. Reflection Eternal, what motivated you guys to collaborate again?

We wanted to be on Young Hollywood, and we we didn't know how else we were gonna get on Young Hollywood unless we did another album.

Now, you were doing your solo thing for a really long time, and you work with so many different artists over the past decade. What was it like collaborating this time after having the individual experiences you guys had?

Oh, it was good, you know. Kweli is a natural.

Tell me more about the definition behind the title of your album.

Revolution per minute. Yeah, it's just, you know, things go around in the revolution and how many revolutionary thoughts or ideas can you get across in in one minute is what we were trying to accomplish.

Now, how do you always keep it fresh every time? You have so many different things to choose from. What is it that you do?

It just come from the heart. You know, I just like to make good music at the end of the day. Try to make something that feel good. You know, I'm very competitive, still I'm listening to what's going on out there at the same time. Right. So, I'm just try to stay in the game, you know, make good music. Right.

And you're you're known to also be really strong with your lyrics, and, you know, always have a message behind them. What are we gonna see with this album as far as lyrically?

Um, you're gonna see that. Um, you know, the lyrics are right up up there with what I usually do. And hopefully people are inspired by them and and want to recite them back at the shows.

You guys work with different people on this album. You have two great MCs that are out there, J. Cole and J Electronica, that so many people are talking about. What made you guys decide to put them two on the album?

Oh, man, that was a no-brainer for for, you know, we're always looking to help, you know, or actually work with it was kind of an honor to, you know, um just because of brothers are great at what they do. Man, it's just, man, you gotta get them while they're fresh too.

Estelle, I have to say that, has a really cool vibe to it. Motown, you're bringing back the old school. Said I just can't wait till the nighttime comes, and I see my baby. Yeah.

Uh, Estelle's joint is a very nice joint. Shout out to Estelle, and it's definitely a tribute to Motown. Only people who are really into music know that and get that.

You guys showed up, you guys had a great crowd here doing the signing. I saw you up on stage, you're reciting the Jay-Z line. Said that you'll so truth be told. I'll probably be lyrically. Say it again. Lyrically. Say it again. What was it like when you first heard Jay-Z spitting the the rhyme?

Oh, it felt good, man. Jay-Z's one of the best to ever have done it, and, um, I'm a big huge fan of his, and it was an honor and a pleasure for him to mention. Jay-Z, man. Thank you, bro. Appreciate that. He ain't have to clear that. You know what I mean?

Tell me more about The Blast, because that's my favorite song. What is it about that song that keeps it timeless?

Um, it's the it's the groove, you know. That's more Hi-Tek questions. We made that. We made that. In Cali.

You did?

We did make that in Cali. I dropped my verse right up the streets somewhere. And it's my favorite joint that we did ever. And, um, actually, that was the oldest beat on the album. And the sample I used was actually my favorite song growing up as a kid, so you gotta figure out what that is.

Hey yo, it's Talib Kweli.

Yo yo, what's up, y'all? It's your man Hi-Tek.

And you are now checking us out, Reflection Eternal, on Young Hollywood.