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Just Begun

"Just Begun"
Single by Reflection Eternal featuring Jay Electronica, J. Cole and Mos Def
from the album Revolutions per Minute
Released February 2, 2010
Format Digital download
Recorded 2009
Genre Hip hop
Length 3:37
Label
Writer(s)
  • Timothy Thedford
  • Jermaine Cole
  • Dante Smith
  • Tony Cottrell
  • Talib Greene
Producer(s) Hi-Tek
Reflection Eternal singles chronology
"The Blast"
(2001)
"Just Begun"
(2010)
"In This World"
(2010)
Jay Electronica singles chronology
"Exhibit C"
(2009)
"Just Begun"
(2010)
J. Cole singles chronology
"Just Begun"
(2010)
"All I Want Is You"
(2010)
Mos Def singles chronology
"Stylo"
(2010)
"Just Begun"
(2010)
"Pride N Joy"
(2012)

"Just Begun" is a song by American hip hop duo Reflection Eternal, composed of New York rapper Talib Kweli and Ohio producer Hi-Tek. The song was released on February 2, 2010, as the second single from their second studio album Revolutions per Minute (2010). The song is a posse cut featuring verses from rappers Jay Electronica, J. Cole and Mos Def, the latter of which also forms a duo with Talib Kweli, known collectively as Black Star.

The song's production was handled by Reflection Eternal's Hi-Tek. The song contains samples of "We've Only Just Begun" as performed by The Singers Unlimited. The four recording artists rap in succession, without a bridge or refrain separating their verses. They compliment their verses by continuing each other's rhyme scheme. Jay Electronica and J. Cole share nose imagery with "I’m on a higher level, I’m on top of nosebleeds / Niggas say they sick, but when they rock they don’t sneeze". Mos Def practices internal rhymes, rapping "Get off him, there is not a parcel or a portion / Or a measure of a fortune more awesome". Talib Kweli makes references to Donnie Brasco, The Count of Monte Cristo, Iago and Othello of Othello, the Moor of Venice, as well as cigarillos.


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