| The Blast | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek) |
| Album: | Train of Thought |
| Released: | July 16, 2001 |
| Recorded: | 1999 |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Length: | 3:07 |
| Label: | Priority/Rawkus |
| Producer: | Hi-Tek |
| Prev Title: | Move Somethin' |
| Prev Year: | 2000 |
| Next Title: | Just Begun |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
"The Blast" is a hip hop single from Reflection Eternal's debut album, Train of Thought. It features rapping from the duo's emcee, Talib Kweli, as well as from its producer, DJ Hi-Tek. It is the only Reflection Eternal song that Hi-Tek raps on, and like all Reflection Eternal songs, he produces it. The song has a somber and jazzy beat backed by vocals from Vinia Mojica. It has a music video directed by Little X in which Kweli and Hi-Tek are rapping in a rainstorm. Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def, Pharaohe Monch and Kweli's grandmother, Javotti Greene make cameo appearances.[1] The music video version is extended in length, and gives Talib Kweli an extra verse. The song peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks and #49 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and was engineered by Guy Snider. The official remix features new verses by Talib Kweli as well as neo-soul singer Erykah Badu.