I’m a big fan of The Black Keys so I was pretty excited when I heard about their new hip hop project, Blakroc.  The Black Keys are known for gritty, bluesy rock with a serious edge and their style translates very well into the world of hip hop.  A rock hip hop blend has never sounded as good.  It looks like the entire process of the collaborations was filmed and will be aired as a web-series on the official website.  Also looks like Damon Dash was a big part of the whole project connecting the Ohio based band with hip hop artists from across the country.  The webisodes and forthcoming self-titled album (due November 27th), features Mos Def, Q-Tip, Rza, Raekwon, Ludacris, Jim Jones, Pharoah Monch, and more…

MP3: Blackroc ft Mos Def and Jim Jones – “Ain’t Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)”