This is the first video off of the new Reflection Eternal album Revolutions Per Minute. This is Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Teks first venture since their eminent 2000 album Train of Thought. This video is a timely release done by director Sam Ellison. I really like the way it is done, mixing stock footage with images of everyday people draped in oil. I think the message the video has is especially important now with the current BP fiasco. The visuals only serve to bring the post home. I love the shots of the shots of the smoking drum, a speaker spewing oil, Mobutu, the stock exchange; just great. Black Gold is one of my favorite off of the album and I am really happy to see the video done so well. Great job Sam!
p.s. If you pause it at 4:17 at just the right moment you get a surprise on the right side of the screen ;-)...
Reflection Eternal "Ballad of the Black Gold" from Sam Ellison on Vimeo.
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