Reflection Eternal’s Debut Album ‘Train of Thought’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

October 11, 2025 Jesse Ducker

Talib Kweli Hi-Tek Reflection Eternal Debut Album Train of Thought Turns 25

Even considering all of the duo’s subsequent solo work and other past/future collaborations, ‘Train of Thought’ is arguably the finest album that Kweli and Hi-Tek have been involved with to date.

Black Star’s ‘Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

September 23, 2023 Jesse Ducker

Black Star Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star

‘Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star’ sounds quintessentially New York, but the messages and the sound throughout the album give it universal appeal.

Talib Kweli’s ‘Eardrum’ Turns 10 | Anniversary Retrospective

August 21, 2017 Ben Pedroche

It may not work perfectly, but it’s hard to deny that Kweli’s third studio album is, at the very least, eclectic and ambitious.

Prince’s ‘Graffiti Bridge’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

Plenty of the tracks that comprise ‘Graffiti Bridge’ remain inviting and present, whilst the other tracks admittedly show their age in retrospect.

The Rolling Stones’ ‘Tattoo You’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary

When listening to ‘Tattoo You,’ you would never know that it is this Frankenstein's monster of an album that was pieced together with songs that came from their most creatively fertile period.