Blakroc
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The Black Keys and Blakroc
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studio album
First released:
Dec 11 2009

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Blakroc is a rap rock collaboration album by Ohio-based blues rock band The Black Keys and several hip hop and R&B artists. The project has been overseen by Damon Dash, co-founder and formerly owner of a share in Roc-A-Fella Records. The album was recorded at Studio G by co-producer Joel Hamilton. Album guests include Raekwon, RZA and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard of the Wu-Tang Clan, Jim Jones and NOE of ByrdGang, Mos Def, singer Nicole Wray, Pharoahe Monch, Ludacris, Billy Danze of M.O.P., and Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest.

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4 stars Not a bad EP
Black Keys and Mos Def can't go wrong with that combo. Definitely an album you can put in and let it play right through but it's an EP so in half a hour it's done.
Written by Montucky
3 stars Right on the edge
I had a buddy scope me to the Black Keys, and when I saw the artists on this album I was excited to pick it up. There are some interesting tracks, but on the whole this album falls short.

First off, the lyrics are mostly uninspired. Mos Def does his thing and Nicole Wray really carries the tracks she is on, but aside from that it felt very generic. The music and production is better, but it feels more like a jam session to me than the kind of polished tracks that I expected. That's a part of th…
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    On The Vista Feat. Mos Def
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    Hard Times Feat. NOE
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    Dollaz & Sense Feat. Pharoahe Monch, RZA
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    Why Can't I Forget Him Feat. Nicole Wray
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    Stay Off The Fuckin' Flowers Feat. Raekwon
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    Ain't Nothing Like You [Hoochie Coo] Feat. Jim Jones, Mos Def
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    Hope You're Happy Feat. Billy Danze, Nicole Wray, Q-Tip
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    Tellin' Me Things Feat. RZA
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    What You Do To Me Feat. Billy Danze, Jim Jones, Nicole Wray
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    Done Did It Feat. Nicole Wray, NOE
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    1. Billy Danze ["Hope You're Happy", "What You Do To Me"]
    2. Jim Jones ["Ain't Nothing Like You", "What You Do To Me"]
    3. Mos Def ["On The Vista", "Ain't Nothing Like You"]
    4. Nicole ["Why Can't I Forget Him", "Done Did It", "What You Do To Me"]
    5. NOE ["Hard Times", "Done Did It"]
    6. Pharoahe Monch ["Dollaz & Sense"]
    7. Raekwon ["Stay Off The Fuckin' Flowers"]
    8. RZA ["Dollaz & Sense", "Tellin' Me Things"]

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