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I can’t wait for the BlakRoc album (The Black Keys hip hop project featuring songs with artists such as Mos Def, Q-Tip, RZA, Raekwon, Ludacris, Jim Jones, Pharoah Monch, and more).  I posted a little about the project not too long ago (here) and recently came across the two tracks below.  I love the Raekwon track and even though RZA isn’t great on the track with Pharoah Monch, the music speaks for itself.  This is some serious blending of hip hop and rock.  To all other projects which have attempted to blend the two genres, prepare to be blown away…
BlakRoc will be released on iTunes and independent music stores on black Friday, November 27th.  You can preorder the album here.

MP3: The Black Keys featuring Raekwon - “Stay Off the F*%$#n’ Flowers” (Download)

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MP3: The Black Keys featuring RZA and Pharoah Monch - “Dollaz & Sense” (Download)

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BlakRoc (November 2009)

Track Listing:
1. Coochie (featuring Ludacris & Ol Dirty Bastard)
2. On The Vista (featuring Mos Def)
3. Hard Times (featuring NOE)
4. Dollaz & Sense (featuring RZA & Pharoah Monch)
5. Why Can’t I Forget Him (featuring Nicole Wray)
6. Stay Off The F*%$#n’ Flowers (featuring Raekwon)
7. Aint Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo) (featuring Jim Jones and Mos Def)
8. Hope You’re Happy (featuring Billy Danze, Nikki Wray & Q-Tip)
9. Tellin’ Me Things (featuring RZA)
10. What You Do To Me (featuring Billy Danze, Jim Jones & Nicole Wray)
11. Done Did It (featuring Nicole Wray and NOE)

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)”

More

I’ve probably posted too many cover songs, remixes, and mash ups already…

Pharcyde VS Led Zeppelin – Dyer Passin Me By (Fidelski) 
Pharcyde – Passin Me By (Hot Chip remix)

Here are a two different artists’ remixes of Radiohead’s “Nude” and ” two remixes of “Reckoner”.  Which do you like the most? 
Radiohead – Nude (SayCet remix) 
Radiohead – Nude (Three Leaves and a Head remix)

Radiohead – Reckoner (You You’re Awesome remix) 
Radiohead – Reckoner (Three Leaves and a Head remix)

Notorious BIG VS Peter Bjorn & John – Party & Bullshit with Nothing To Worry About (Dave Wrangler) 
 
Common VS Flying Lotus – Universal Mind Control with Parisian Goldfish (The Hood Internet) 

MGMT VS Kanye West – Testify with Electric Feel (Justice remix) (The Kickdrums) 

Beastie Boys VS M.O.P. – Intergalatic Planetary Ante Up (DJ BK)

The last song on The Black Keys’ Attack & Release is a mash up of all the songs on the album-
The Black Keys – Fight for Air (Mr. Dibbs)

Elliot Smith – Blackbird (The Beatles) 
Elliot Smith – My Sweet Lord (George Harrison)
Gareth Pearson - Time To Pretend (MGMT) 
James Eric – Time To Pretend (MGMT) 
Bryn Christopher – Sour Times (Portishead) 
William Barnes – Bombs Over Baghdad (Outkast) 

This one is great…
Ben Folds – Bitches Ain’t Shit (Dr Dre / Snoop Dogg) 
Nina Gordon – Straight Out Of Compton (NWA) 
The Gourds- Gin & Juice (Dr Dre / Snoop Dogg) 
Dynamite Hack – Boyz in the Hood (Eazy E / NWA)

First song is from one of my favorite albums of 2008, The Alchemist Manifesto.  Adrian Quesada and Ocote Soul Sounds now have two amazing albums- the most recent and El Nino Y El Sol (2006).   “The Grand Elixir” is the first track off of The Alchemist Manifesto.

Second track is from another one of my favorite albums of 2008.  The song is “So He Won’t Break” from The Black Keys’ Attack and Release.  Dangermouse produced the album and definitely added something that worked very well with The Black Keys.  In one of the past SOW emails, I think I sent either “Psychotic Girl” or “Strange Times” which are both great songs off the album.  Check it out if you haven’t yet. 

Third song is the Quantic Soul Orchestra’s remix of Nas’ “Get Down”.  Not much too it, but that’s kind of what I like about it.  Quantic Soul Orchestra is something I don’t really ignore, especially when I see that they’ve remix a good track by Nas, but I haven’t heard them do anything that spectacular.  And this remix didn’t really wow me either, but with QSO is potential is definitely there.  If you haven’t heard of QSO you might still want to check them out, even if you don’t like this one…

Fourth song is “Soleil” by the duo Fortin-Léveillé. This song is very relaxing and I have included it on many a sleep mix…