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1. Reflection Eternal "Ballad of the Black Gold"
by Sam Ellison
1 year ago
Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek are...Reflection Eternal.

Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek release a brand new music video for "Ballad of the Black Gold", an ode to the oil crisis.

DIRECTOR / DoP / EDITOR - Sam Ellison
PRODUCERS - Kevin Hayden, Isaac Ravishankara
PRODUCTION DESIGN - Nora Mendis
PRODUCTION MANAGER - Sara Neuffer
CAMERA ASSISTANT - Julia Pasternak
CAM/GE SWING - Jeff Cristiani

ANCHOR LIGHT PRODUCTIONS
Brooklyn NY

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  • Craig Tinsley 1 year ago
    very very very very dope.
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  • Sean McMahon 1 year ago
    what he said. amazing.
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  • Queen Diva 1 year ago
    wow...
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  • Tyler Johnson 1 year ago
    Lets see MTV, BET, FUSE, SYTV, and the rest of them play this video.
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  • Blake Whitman staff 1 year ago
    Sam, please put your involvement in this video in the description. Thank you.
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  • chedo 1 year ago
    Check your inbox Sam
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  • Urban.Hues 1 year ago
    This is a real heater. Great message. Even greater imagery.
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  • Vilmar Simson 1 year ago
    Hip Hop's true voice on the oil spill.
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  • James 1 year ago
    "Brothers United against the Industry" is a paraphrase of the lyrics from the Revolutions Per Minute album. It is also a LIVING TESTIMONY of practicing what we preach. First off, Congratulations & Thanks!! It is an honor to have "Ballad of the Black Gold" as the song using our licensed music (see - moamper.com ). Although, Talib and I met during the Nas 2008 summer tour in St. Louis where he 'freestyled' some props about my Equalizer shirts to the crowd (as pictured), it was at Hi-Tek's hometown of Cincinnatti where I thanked him for using our music on the 'Never Been In Love Before' song from 'The Beautiful Struggle' album. During our chat back stage, I asked him to review some more music inside LuCor / The MO Amper Sounds catalog. A year and a half of silence on the issue turned my 'mustard seed of faith' into an "oh well, if its meant to be". Well, imagine my TOTAL SURPRISE to hear our music on the latest album. Anybody who studies this music industry learns that MUSIC PUBLISHING is the heart of the trade. Our family is from the direct line of legandary Chicago music buisness entrpreneurs like Willie Dixon, Curtis Mayfield / Eddie Thomas, Lucky Cordell, Clarence Johnson, Johnny Pate, 'Tom Tom' Washington and more! Since OUR MUSIC is the "black gold" of the community, then, remixing and licensing our music catlog is how we participate in the mining of our God given treausure mines! On behalf of many of those "Living Legends", Blacksmith Records is welcomed to the legacy and tradition of music independence! Uhuru - Nuff Respect Due!
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  • Brainiac NYC 1 year ago
    brainiacnyc.com/2010/07/ballad-of-black-gold.html
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  • Tanicia B 1 year ago
    Great Vid :)

    flickr.com/photos/tanbme/4116106489/
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  • MRfrukta! plus 1 year ago
    Yeah
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  • michael richardson 1 year ago
    brainfood!!
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  • Hassan Syed 1 year ago
    dope!
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  • justplainlawr 1 year ago
    sick video. love the song.
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  • Josh Chitwood 11 months ago
    dope.
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  • Adole, O.N.U.H 7 months ago
    My god, this isn't conscious rap, its real rap! he was like reading the paper to a beat!
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