The album debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 21,000 copies in its first week. Upon its release, Revolutions per Minute received generally positive reviews from most music critics.
Upon its release, the album received positive reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 80/100 from Metacritic.[20]Allmusic writer Gregory Heaney commended Kweli's and Hi-Tek's musical chemistry and wrote "Hi-Tek's soul-infused beats create the perfect laid-back atmosphere for Kweli's casual verbal acrobatics, crafting beats that bring the listener into the group's chilled-out space with their minimal aesthetic".[5] Steve Juon of RapReviews gave it a 9/10 rating and praised Kweli's rapping, stating "Kweli is using his keen powers of observation to see the world for what it really is, and then translate that knowledge into a musical form you can simultaneously enjoy and learn from".[11]Exclaim!'s Anupa Mistry wrote that Revolutions per Minute is "doused in their working chemistry".[21]Boston Phoenix writer Chris Faraone gave it 3 out of 4 stars and stated "The chemistry between these two remains bubbling".[8] HipHopDX writer Kathy Iandoli gave it 4 out of 5 stars and wrote that it "displays the evolution of both the emcee and the deejay".[22] Giving it an 8/10 rating, PopMatters writer Dave Heaton praised Kweli's lyrics concerning the importance of money in life, building a career in hip hop, the differences between celebrity and work, and the former's effect on a person, stating:
Taken as a whole, Revolutions Per Minute offers a specific and complicated vision of what it means to be an artist. It presents the notion that music-making is about dedication and practice, about practical business decisions as much as art, while also being a manner of “exorcising” ghosts and “testifying” to what’s going on in the world (as he puts it on “Back Again”). To sign a record deal is to enter a deal with the devil, and every musician needs to know it, Kweli notes repeatedly.[10]
— Dave Heaton
Giving it 4 out of 5 stars, Slant Magazine writer M.T. Richards described the album as "brainy, energizing stuff" and praised Kweli's rapping, stating "Sinking his no-frills flow into calm, bassy tracks, Kweli lands punchline after punchline with the kind of finesse Jay and Common could only dream of".[12]The A.V. Club's Nathan Rabin gave the album a B rating and wrote "Hi-Tek lacks a trademark style, but his chemistry with Kweli remains potent, even when Minute doesn't hit the heights of the duo's debut".[7] Mosi Reeves of Spin gave the album 3½ out of 5 stars and viewed Hi-Tek's "jazz-inflected riffs and soulful vibes" as complementary to Kweli's "mercurial" style, stating "congenial beats balance intricately daring rhymes".[13]Alternative Press writer Casey Boland gave it four out of five stars and viewed it as an improvement for Hi-Tek's producing and Kweli's rapping, stating "he sounds at home with Hi-Tek. His cadence has never locked so tightly with the tune, his lyrical flow never so sinuous".[6] Henry Adaso of About.com noted a "musical maturation" by the duo and wrote that the album "finds Kweli masterfully marrying the physical with the philosophical atop Hi-Tek's rich palette of headphone music".[23]Pitchfork Media's Nate Patrin gave Revolutions per Minute a 7.5/10 rating and commended its "conscious yet unpretentious lyricism delivered with acrobatic dexterity over on-point, no-gimmick beats".[9]
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Revolutions per Minute is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal released May 18 2010 on Blacksmith Records and Rawkus Records Composed of rapper Talib Kweli and DJ hip hop producer Hi Tek it is the duo s follow up to their collaborative debut Train of Thought 2000 Revolutions per MinuteStudio album by Reflection EternalReleasedMay 18 2010Recorded2008 2010 Electric Lady Studios Greenwich Village New York GenreHip hopLength60 35LabelBlacksmith Rawkus Warner Bros ProducerHi Tek Talib Kweli exec Sha Money XL exec Corey Smyth exec Reflection Eternal chronologyTrain of Thought 2000 Revolutions per Minute 2010 Talib Kweli chronologyEardrum 2007 Revolutions per Minute 2010 Gutter Rainbows 2011 Hi Tek chronologyHi Teknology 3 2007 Revolutions per Minute 2010 Singles from Revolutions Back Again Released June 9 2009 1 Just Begun 2 Released February 2 2010 In This World 3 Released March 23 2010 Strangers Paranoid 4 Released April 13 2010 Midnight Hour Released April 27 2010Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 5 Alternative Press 6 The A V ClubB 7 Boston Phoenix 8 Pitchfork7 5 10 9 PopMatters8 10 10 RapReviews9 10 11 Slant Magazine 12 Spin 13 Tom Hull on the WebA 14 The album debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard 200 chart selling 21 000 copies in its first week Upon its release Revolutions per Minute received generally positive reviews from most music critics Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 2 1 Commercial performance 2 2 Critical response 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 ReferencesBackground editLike the first album Revolutions per Minute was recorded at Electric Lady Studios It is their second album after a 10 year hiatus Hi Tek produced the entire album The album features five singles Back Again Just Begun with Mos Def Jay Electronica and J Cole In This World Strangers Paranoid with Bun B and Midnight Hour with Estelle The album was released May 18 2010 on Blacksmith Records and Rawkus Records 15 Reception editCommercial performance edit The album debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard 200 chart with first week sales of 21 000 copies 16 It also entered at number five on Billboard s R amp B Hip Hop Albums 17 at number three on its Rap Albums 18 and at number 11 on its Digital Albums chart 19 Critical response edit Upon its release the album received positive reviews from most music critics based on an aggregate score of 80 100 from Metacritic 20 Allmusic writer Gregory Heaney commended Kweli s and Hi Tek s musical chemistry and wrote Hi Tek s soul infused beats create the perfect laid back atmosphere for Kweli s casual verbal acrobatics crafting beats that bring the listener into the group s chilled out space with their minimal aesthetic 5 Steve Juon of RapReviews gave it a 9 10 rating and praised Kweli s rapping stating Kweli is using his keen powers of observation to see the world for what it really is and then translate that knowledge into a musical form you can simultaneously enjoy and learn from 11 Exclaim s Anupa Mistry wrote that Revolutions per Minute is doused in their working chemistry 21 Boston Phoenix writer Chris Faraone gave it 3 out of 4 stars and stated The chemistry between these two remains bubbling 8 HipHopDX writer Kathy Iandoli gave it 4 out of 5 stars and wrote that it displays the evolution of both the emcee and the deejay 22 Giving it an 8 10 rating PopMatters writer Dave Heaton praised Kweli s lyrics concerning the importance of money in life building a career in hip hop the differences between celebrity and work and the former s effect on a person stating Taken as a whole Revolutions Per Minute offers a specific and complicated vision of what it means to be an artist It presents the notion that music making is about dedication and practice about practical business decisions as much as art while also being a manner of exorcising ghosts and testifying to what s going on in the world as he puts it on Back Again To sign a record deal is to enter a deal with the devil and every musician needs to know it Kweli notes repeatedly 10 Dave Heaton Giving it 4 out of 5 stars Slant Magazine writer M T Richards described the album as brainy energizing stuff and praised Kweli s rapping stating Sinking his no frills flow into calm bassy tracks Kweli lands punchline after punchline with the kind of finesse Jay and Common could only dream of 12 The A V Club s Nathan Rabin gave the album a B rating and wrote Hi Tek lacks a trademark style but his chemistry with Kweli remains potent even when Minute doesn t hit the heights of the duo s debut 7 Mosi Reeves of Spin gave the album 3 out of 5 stars and viewed Hi Tek s jazz inflected riffs and soulful vibes as complementary to Kweli s mercurial style stating congenial beats balance intricately daring rhymes 13 Alternative Press writer Casey Boland gave it four out of five stars and viewed it as an improvement for Hi Tek s producing and Kweli s rapping stating he sounds at home with Hi Tek His cadence has never locked so tightly with the tune his lyrical flow never so sinuous 6 Henry Adaso of About com noted a musical maturation by the duo and wrote that the album finds Kweli masterfully marrying the physical with the philosophical atop Hi Tek s rich palette of headphone music 23 Pitchfork Media s Nate Patrin gave Revolutions per Minute a 7 5 10 rating and commended its conscious yet unpretentious lyricism delivered with acrobatic dexterity over on point no gimmick beats 9 Track listing editAll songs produced by Hi Tek No TitleLength1 RPM s 1 062 City Playgrounds 4 433 Back Again featuring Res 3 264 Strangers Paranoid featuring Bun B 2 515 In This World 3 316 Got Work Fame 4 167 Midnight Hour featuring Estelle 4 408 Lifting Off 5 229 In the Red 3 0010 Black Gold Intro 0 1811 Ballad of the Black Gold 5 3412 Just Begun featuring Jay Electronica J Cole and Mos Def 3 3713 Long Hot Summer 2 2214 Get Loose featuring Chester French 5 3415 So Good 3 3316 Ends featuring Bilal 3 2217 My Life Outro 3 28Personnel editCredits for Revolutions per Minute adapted from Allmusic Naim Ali A amp R Steve Baughman mixing Ski Beats engineer Austin Briggs engineer Erik Baby Jesus Coomes bass guitar Affion Crockett Skit Dave Dar engineer Nabil Elderkin Photography Estelle arranger Ethan Gouldbourne keyboards T Greene arranger composer Hi Tek producer engineer executive producer mixing Scratching Skit Group Member Daniel Jones keyboards Joseph I stylist Liza Joseph A amp R Samuel Kalandjianv engineer assistant engineer Eddie Krakaur engineer Talib Kweli executive producer vocals Group Member Belinda Lipscomb composer vocals Zach Lucas Sax Tenor Christopher Lee Lyons Art Direction Design Midori Nishijima A amp R Neal Pogues mixing Jack Rayner engineer Daniel Seeff bass guitar composer producer Sha Money XL executive producer Management Corey Smyth executive producer Management Kevin Sokolniki Assistant Chris Soper assistant engineer Estelle Swaray composer Tekzilla vocals Carolyn Tracey Package Production Imani Uzuri vocals Pat Viala engineer mixing Ellen Wakayama creative director Visual Direction Denise A Williams creative director Visual Direction Young Guru arranger engineerCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2010 Peak positionUS Billboard 200 24 18US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 25 5US Top Rap Albums Billboard 26 3US Digital Albums Billboard 27 11 Year end charts edit Chart 2010 PositionUS Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 28 92References edit Back Again Explicit Reflection Eternal MP3 Downloads Amazon com Retrieved 2011 02 20 Just Begun by Reflection Eternal Reviews and Ratings Rate Your Music 2010 04 18 Retrieved 2011 02 20 In This World Explicit Reflection Eternal Talib Kweli amp HiTek MP3 Downloads Amazon com Retrieved 2011 02 20 Strangers Paranoid Feat Bun B Explicit Reflection Eternal Talib Kweli amp HiTek MP3 Downloads Amazon com Retrieved 2011 02 20 a b Heaney Gregory Review Revolutions per Minute 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Albums Week of June 05 2010 Billboard Retrieved on 2010 05 31 Rap Albums Week of June 05 2010 Billboard Retrieved on 2010 05 31 Digital Albums Week of June 05 2010 Billboard Retrieved on 2010 05 31 Revolutions per Minute 2010 Reviews Metacritic Retrieved on 2010 06 03 Mistry Anupa Review Revolutions per Minute Exclaim Retrieved on 2010 05 18 Iandoli Kathy Review Revolutions per Minute HipHopDX Retrieved on 2010 05 18 Adaso Henry Review Revolutions per Minute About com Retrieved 18 May 2010 Talib Kweli Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved August 4 2020 Talib Kweli Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved August 4 2020 Talib Kweli Chart History Top Rap Albums Billboard Retrieved August 4 2020 Talib Kweli Chart History Digital Albums dead link Billboard Retrieved August 4 2020 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 2010 Billboard Retrieved August 4 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Revolutions per Minute Reflection Eternal album amp 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