What the world needs now is a solid rap-rock project. At least that's what the Black Keys are thinking. Hence: Blakroc, a new hybrid endeavor spearheaded by the Ohio blues-rock duo and Damon Dash, as well as entrepreneurial MC Jim Jones, who alluded to the meeting of the minds on Twitter back in June. He was not kidding.
Blakroc's self-titled debut LP is out on November 27 and features an impressive guest list: Mos Def, RZA, Raekwon, Q-Tip, Ludacris, Pharoahe Monch, M.O.P.'s Billy Danze, Jones, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. Together, the dudes are establishing their own label, Blakroc, to release the album. Check out a trailer for the record with Rae reading lyrics off of his Blackberry here.
As an added bonus, we've got a track from the album called "Ain't Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)"-- with Mos Def singing, Jim Jones providing surprisingly emo verses, and the Keys' Dan Auerbach la la-ing in the background
MGATP was pretty much the hipster elite from my high school, a couple years older than me. This Blackroc seems like the same thing, but with more famous hipsters.
Chankgeez wrote:
DWARFCRAFT: We are not fucking around this year.
this thread reminds me of this hilarious blog post by J-Zone i read a while back. i like the Black Keys but anything Pitchfork is selling, i'm not buying...
less_cunning wrote:this thread reminds me of this hilarious blog post by J-Zone i read a while back. i like the Black Keys but anything Pitchfork is selling, i'm not buying...
The making-of videos on the Blakroc website are entirely too cool.
I've got a little. The track with Mos Def and Jim Jones would be better if it wasn't Jim Jones rapping. The Raekwon track is excellent - the beat they give him is exactly the sort of thing he thrives on.
