VIDEO: Hi-Tek Interview

The kids over at PreFix interview Ohioan Hi-Tek. Ohioan has recently become my favorite word after 'discombabulate' (Shout out to Phife Dog!).

VIDEO: Hi-Tek - Ohio All Stars ft. Cross, Showtime, Mann & Chipp The Rippa

Hi-Tek's new album Hi-Teknology 3 came out a week or two ago and this is its first video featuring fellow Ohioans (is that a word?) Cross, Showtime, Man and Chipp The Rippa.

NEWS: Talib Kweli Talks Reflection Eternal

Hi-Tek recently mentioned that he'd be doing another Reflection Eternal album with Talib Kweli, but Talib states people shouldn't yet hold their breath for RE II or a new Black Star album.


Kwe was quick to explain the RE idea is still in motion, as he and Tek have worked together on various albums since 2000's Train of Thought. But he also added that fans shouldn't necessarily wait for an RE album — or, for that matter, one by Black Star, his side project with Mos Def — anytime soon. He's not pulling a Dr. Dre/ Detox situation, just some things are easier than others, according to Kweli.

In fact, he went so far as to spell out the differences between a Black Star album and Detox. "Well, the clear difference is Dr. Dre has sold hundreds of thousands of millions more records than we've sold. And two, [with] Detox, Dre can make it happen if he wants to. Black Star is two people. But Dre can sit down in the studio and make Detox himself. I can't do it without Mos Def, and Mos Def can't do it without me."

Full interview here.

NEWS: New Hi-Tek Album

Hi-Tek is releasing Hi-Teknology, Vol. 3: Underground in November with appearances with Talib Kweli, Gorilla Zoe, Snoop Dogg and others. He mysteriously decided it was a good idea to describe the album to Billboard as "poppy, upbeat and a little corny but still hot."

In more assuring news he also says he is in talks with Talib to record the follow-up to Reflection Eternal: Train of Thought.

EVENT: Big Tune Producer Battle @ Southpaw, Brooklyn (9/13)

Something exciting is set to happen in Brooklyn on September 13th. Hi-Tek, Sean Price and Maseo, of De La Soul, will all be appearing at the Bit Tune event at Southpaw. Essentially a battle between Hip Hop producers in the tradition of MC battles or the Jamaican DJ "clashes". Each producer goes head to head with their beats after which the crowd determines the winner. NYC is the last qualifying event until the finals in Seattle. Sounds like it'd be worth my $5.

Thu. 9/13 BIG TUNE featuring:
Hi-Tek and Sean Price
Special guest Maseo from De La Soul
$5.00 (tix)
9 pm doors/9 pm show