DJ Dangermouse-The Grey Album part 1

[mrpsb7]

Why are you guys even comparing Beatles and Jay Z????

[mrpsb7]

who ever dislikes this should go shoot themselves

[juffan]

This just made me want to go listen the White Album again.

[dementiasgrasp]

sorry danger mouse, not even you can make jay-z sound good

[Intheflesh44]

@dementiasgrasp lmao

[jamsxr]

sick.

[Joecat5252]

Fuck yeah SHIT EXPLODING

[BluEyedVamp1]

What is the easiest way to learn about and/or be reminded of just HOW incredibly stupid & disgustingly ignorant the vast majority of the public is? Read the comments on YouTube videos-music or news, all subjects, all genres, just plain and simple, check them on ANY videos all across the different types and options. It's all the same empty vomit-made-text. Depressing.

[WheelsNReels]

Beatles, Jay-Z, can't say I'm a huge fan of either, but I can't do anything but hold respect for the Beatles or Jay-Z, they both played very obvious roles in progressing the music industry. That said, fusing the two together in this album came out beautifully.

[RunnyNoses]

Be a lot better if that black guy would shut up.

[SeanMcG95]

@RunnyNoses

or if you stopped been ignorant

[scarredcobra]

@RunnyNoses Too right. Jazy is rather boring sound.

[NiteRaveCO]

Never knew how sick it would be to watch buildings blow up and listen to jay z and the beatles at they complement each other so well...

[welldonefromhereon]

not a fan of the violent footage....meh

[scarredcobra]

fact, whether u lot like it or not, jayz paid dangermouse to make this album so that he can be noticed. think about the free publicity he got associating his name to beatles. Beatles are like gods of music and jayz is no where near them.

[mcal12]

@scarredcobra Fact? Really, what are you baseing that on? The Beatles are legends but Jay- Z isn't that far off.

[scarredcobra]

@mcal12 How the hell did you figure out jayz is not far off? Based on record sales? Well I do not want to hear no more from you as you are from the current new breeds. What beatles did, not a lot of bands will do. Beatles even to this day sell load of records. Cannot say Jayz will.

[mcal12]

@scarredcobra What do you mean by new breeds? Open to any music? Apreitiate art?

[seandunx]

smoke ring at 4:06 is awesome

[luxembourgcompromise]

Overrated. It's importance is well documented but, in the big scheme of things it's not that "artistic" just artificial. And if You think Im trolling, forget it. I just read this book called Ripped by Greg Kot and he discusses the importance of this "album"

I thought I'd check it out. My opinion is that as a mash up it's excellent. As a piece of important art... time will tell but I doubt it will be that significant. Mashing is simply pop cannibalism. Burtons later work has more integrity.

[seandunx]

@luxembourgcompromise Does it entertain you?That's all it's there for. "Great Masterpieces" like David or Mona Lisa have just been fetishized so artfolk have something great to reference.

[luxembourgcompromise]

@seandunx Good point. I found it interesting to listen to and I found it amusing as well which means I was entertained. For me the debate is about the impact on digital technology on art forms and the future of music.

[plueoo7]

what show on discovery is that?



[OgrAdaY]

this was such an evolutionary album to the entire mashup/remix culture

[mrwhippy45]

no love to jay. dope mix , respect to danger!

[midstar1820]

I love this. It's grand. I love The Beatles, music as we know would be different without them, and I love me some good hip hop. Mash up the best band ever and a great rapper, and you get this spectacular piece of work.

[71Garwood]

Pardon,....their( musicians of substance) roots can be..

[71Garwood]

The Beatles were game changers in the industry.  They are one of my All-times. To me , they lacked the "bad boy" quality The Stones had. I personally appreciate all kinds of music of substance. There roots can be traced back to common denominators.

[71Garwood]

@71Garwood 

[Lustrum0005]

hey!! this video starts with the actual Charlie Bronson prison riot haha!! his life story is a great movie.. people should rent it.. it's called: Bronson

[eltotoX]

Wow honestly, when I heard of this album I wasn't into rap and I didn't even know who Dangermouse was, I didn't really take this album seriously, I thought it was a joke and didn't listen to it. But then I got into MF Doom and the connection was made, now I'm giving this a listen and holy shit it's good.

[necrogauge]

@Benjamin: "but cos of the little plastic men you buy [Star Wars] became a massive global icon"

Wow, you are in a state of mass delusion. I think you're pseudo-intellect has gone to your head. You sound like one of those hardcore punk dudes who thinks that anything even remotely popular and loved is worthless.

[Benjamin5050]

@necrogauge ha.. i never thought of myself as punk and no i dont think popular things are worthless that would be silly. i think i would enjoy blasting a 60s track from my car in "the Ghetto" your right i dont think it would go down well, but as i keep pointing out.. my comment was capped by only referring to people i know.

[necrogauge]

@Benjamin: "most Beatles fans seem to hate other types of music"

I think that is a gross exageration, and more than a bit ignorant. Are you trying to tell me that most hip hop fans are open to 60's rock/pop, etc. Not in my experience they aren't. I want to see you drive into a ghetto blasting 'Yesterday' in your car. You're going to get a lot of funny looks, and that's putting it mildly.

[GanjaBoulder]

nice mini weapons of mass destruction.

[kkmatt]

thank you SOOOO much for posting this!

[rollieman21]

DangerMouse is a master beat maker .....

[TheScarlettThunder]

ITT: People who waste their time arguing on the internet.

[likenem]

favoirite producers

jdilla

danger mouse

madlib

[MISFITROBBY138]

not being a big hip hop fan this isn't bad at all. interesting to hear the sometimes stuffy Beatles with a new groove.

[FaultYesteryear]

this is good, but it just makes me want to listen to the white album.

[KillerFirstBrett]

Amazing, everything is amazing about this. Dangermouse is a creative genius. The Beatles for their creative genius, and Jay-z holding down what he does best, spit mad fire. Dangermouse, fight the system more. i really like this video too.

[iwear5watches]

this album is so amazing. it's too bad those ignorant copyright laws prevent art like this from being known to most of the public

[JEFFHARDY15]

@iwear5watches The copyright laws are not ignorant, I don't even know you can call a law that, but it is a shame that they did take their toll on this album. Before you say they are smothering DJ DangerMouse's creativity, they aren't. This was an art project by him that he had no intention of ever distributing. Copyright laws are a very necessary evil, otherwise honest people would be scammed of their work each and everyday.

[Slapnutzmalone]

"What More Can I Say"/"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" mash is definitely my favorite.

Danger is a mad scientist! All this shit is NASTY!!!

[ljc149]

My friend claimed to be a huge Beatles fan, but I showed him this and he hated it.

No fan of music, let alone the Beatles, could ever possibly hate this. Jay-Z, Beatles, and Mouse are all genius. We all need more broken bells.

[GiZzY67]

hah future weapons...

[SocialistDemocracy]

i wish i could find the grey album instrumentals. if any one knows where to find plz let me know, i would much prefer this with out jay z rapping

[whoneverlies]

@MULDERFOX999 and eric clapton plays lead guitar on while my guitar gently weeps anyway

[MinoKyle]

Ahh yes, but Dangermouse is damn good.

[likenem]

danger mouse is the fucking shit

[lurch321]

Never thought I'd say this, but Jay-Z + The Beatles = a match made in heaven.

[somethinghotdog]

It is music from Long long long...

[morphine2332]

The piano is from "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" White Album. It's a shame the

Grey Album is not for public release. This music is beyond words.

[jhamilton09]

Whats the piano that comes in at 2:50 from

[MULDERFOX999]

@jhamilton09 bro, that aint a piano, it george harrison(the beatles lead guitarist) while my guitar gently weeps.

[spacellama27]

@mulderfox999 sorry, but it absolutely is a piano. while my guitar gently weeps intros with that piano bit

[maretamer]

the black album (jay-z) + the white album (the beatles) =the grey album

[happyhour1445]

i would never have thought you could mix jay-z and while my guitar gently weeps but damn it's just so awesome

[zbouy]

amazing

[Jalkotsu]

Holy GOD this is a masterpeice.

[thepatient08]

Jay-z wishes his album sounded like this. Candy ass beats<<dangermouse

[xXCharlestasticXx]

jay z sure can ruin good music

[advancingmist]

i NEED this album, how can i get it??

[jasonb1174]

isohunt

[skitzels]

amazon

[xXCharlestasticXx]

Hmm...someone besides the jonas brothers to ruin Beatles songs.

[Beyonder313]

Fuck emi. The Black album is one of the greatest albums of Jay's career not only cause it stands out on it's own but it inspired 9th Wonder, Pete Rock and countless others to drop remixes of the album. DJ Dangermouse's is my personal favorite of them all and when you consider all the remixes the Black Album is a classic. It's the ROC bitch!

[RexJ]

Yeah. This is Dangermouse's work.

[jtlgarcia]

where can i download this album

[tylersmmith07]

I really like this. I'm a huge Beatles fan, and enjoy some Jay-z songs. I mean it seems to go together pretty well. I'm honestly suprised The Beatles haven't been sampled in rap that much. Possibly because of the rights ownership issues?

[BangorFblock]

I'm not 100% sure, but just been reading around it a little bit and I think its DJ Dangermouse who did the grey album, he sent 3000 promos out but then EMI got a bit upset since they own the rights to The White Album.

[impatboy]

They sent cease and desist letters to DJ Danger Mouse and every store with the CDs. They tried to have every one destroyed. EMI is a bully that is way too restrictive of the Beatles.

[aidsgunz]

hte beatles is my favorite band ever, and ima huge hip hop head to man, idk why ppl gotta pick one side or the other, u gotta like everything man, u gotta respect every form of art.

[lemirierdo]

I completely agree. People should be open minded to every form of art.

[aidsgunz]

thanks man. u get me

[joeduncan08]

hell yeah. preach!

[8four]

@aidsgunz u right man there iz literally something beautiful in every type of music....preach

[MrMrdswoods]

@aidsgunz I BE DA MUSIC MAN DO WHUT DA MAN CAN DRINKIN COKE OUTTA DA CAN DANCI DA CAN CAN SO HOT U NEED A FAN CALL THE RAN MAN CAUSE HE DONE RUN FAST

[darrouken]

@aidsgunz Amen brother! People who just listen to one genre are missing out on so much incredible music.

[aidsgunz]

@darrouken got that right. music is to broad for narrowminded cats

[SparkyMintChipx]

Wow. I'm a first-class Beatles fan, and hate rap. But strangely this just ... works! While I'd personally prefer to keep to original Beatles, you can't deny this is genuis. and it's introducing the Beatles to a demographic who would probably never listen to them otherwise, how can you complain about that? Ka pai

[moonmanmouse]

why is it beatles fans so commonly say introducing hip hop fans to the beatles? more hip hop fans appreciate the beatles then vice versa

[SparkyMintChipx]

Because Beatles fans have already heard hip hop. Whereas hip hop fans often haven't heard decent music like the Beatles

[Benjamin5050]

i could not agree more with this, i know loads of people who have a really wide taste in music from Rap to pop etc.. but most Beatles Fans seem to hate other types of music. Why hate any music its all better than i could do so i respect it all. (with the exception of boy bands cos i could do better then that.. ;-) )

[DarkMuj]

Hear hear! (music fan pun)

[joeduncan08]

WIN

[Benjamin5050]

@FaultYesteryear I did not mean to type cast only point out that all the ones i know.(which is a fair few) seem to be very narrow minded on all other types of music and think they are gods. when in actual fact they where no more or less talented than that of say Led Zeppelin or by todays standards Chillis or Foos. But because they had an amazing publicist and merchandising teams there where a world sensation. i do also blame them for the Boyband revolution and the creation of simon cowell, lol

[Benjamin5050]

@FaultYesteryear yes but public backing also like things like westlife, boyzone and the xfactor. which all 3 are useless hollow poor insults to the music industry. i understand the impact the beatles had how could i not it was and is a massive part of history,. but that does not make it a good thing, you could view it as the start of the mass produced era. As talented as they where they still mimed on occasion and in the early years there music was bland. They where an image before being music.

[FaultYesteryear]

@Benjamin5050 to say they were an image before music shows your misunderstanding of them. it's your opinion, but you have to know that it is wrong. not to be rude.

[Benjamin5050]

@FaultYesteryear Thats ok, i know they started in LP as a band and it was the love of music, thats how all bands start i assume.. but once they where famous it really was image first, its like starwars. Not the best films really,(im a massive SW fan)but cos of the little plastic men you buy it became a massive global icon. The BTLS. had good and negative effects on music, they created a new style and ringo changed drumming technique forever.. but like all massive icons they are over hyped.

[FaultYesteryear]

@Benjamin5050 sgt. pepper's lonely hearts club band. i win.

[Mojioftheeast]

@Benjamin5050

Just because they have a large following dosen't mean they are over hyped. They didn't choose to be followed, they were pursuing their music. They did change music and the whole idea of artistic pursuits. By your definition any major artist is over hyped, regardless of genre.

[Mojioftheeast]

@Benjamin5050

I disagree, I'm the biggest Beatles fan but I have a bigger music library than just the Beatles.

[Darkfirelol1019]

@Benjamin5050 the beatles, isn't a genre.

[Benjamin5050]

@Darkfirelol1019 never said it was.. Having a degree in TV and Film production and now working in TV for 4 years i know the term well.. i just said Beatles fans

[StolenMonkey]

@Darkfirelol1019 The Beatles IS more than a genre

[2AProductions]

@Benjamin5050 This really isn't true. Considering most people on this earth love the beatles and most of them listen to a variety.

[Benjamin5050]

@2AProductions most people love Girls Aloud and watch the xfactor.. .. and to be fair to me i did say "i know loads of people" not that i knew the world..

[reckoner22]

@Benjamin5050

haha thats bc beatles is mainstream and over half the followers are sheep. they were a catalyst, they started shit, that was it. to think the beatles will be as big as they are now down the road is insane, they're going to fade out into another good independent act. just because they did it first dosn't mean they did it best

[elemenopee13]

@reckoner22

when exactly is "down the road"? it's been 43 years since they stopped recording and they're still selling records and, in my opinion, are nowhere near "fading out" -

for good reason. They started shit all right - they have influenced, directly or indirectly, almost everything musical that has come after them. In your opinion they might not be the "best", but that's okay. It doesn't make them any less influential, though. That road wouldn't even be there without them; they paved it.

[Jalkotsu]

Well, because Hip Hop is in a way "Progressive Rock", but not nearly in the way people think of progressive Rock. It's progressive music, because GOOD (have to emphasize) hip hop artists realize that everything in musics been done, now all we have left is to send our message (rapping is easier as lyrics are more prominent) through spliced musical samples of all great songs. Think about it...

[skeetskeeterson]

jayy nippz

i feel like hip hop is just the most prominent new branch off of the rock n roll tree. there are many different progressions of rock and i think hip hop is most popular because it is the most clever. there are many other genres that qualify as different branches of rock, which might not be as clever as hip hop; but they all have the core elements and feel of rock and roll while still having new and different ideas brought to the table, making them progressions of rock and roll.

[jgs051394]

popular/mainstream hip hop is about the least clever thing i've ever had to suffer through. And I can't really agree that hip hop is a branch of the rock and roll tree. rap rock might be but not pure hip hop, hip hop would be a branch off the pop tree if not its own tree.

[skeetskeeterson]

hip hop stemmed from funk and funk stemmed from rock and roll.

hip hop is very clever. Its taking elements from various different genres and making them fit together seamlessly; along with lyrics that are able to express human emotion in a raw, decietfully simple way.

[jgs051394]

Its hard to define music as rap or hip hop. They can be meshed together and it wouldn't be wrong to call the rap genre either. rap is extremely clever and innovative, I love rap. I still think that rap/ hip hop deserves its own tree because of how different it is from rap although there is a trace of influence early on, what rap has evolved to be is completely different from funk. I consider mainstream hip hop such as T-Pain to be the worst type of music possible and also not clever.

[skeetskeeterson]

What makes it unclever is the repeated copying and duplication. But I guess I should say that hip hop is a branch off of the rock n roll branch off the overall music tree. There is only one tree of music and all the genres are brances off of it. You can look at each branch individually and call them trees because some of them are big enough to seem like trees, but they all trace back eventually to the same roots.

[ghostmutt477]

i love real hip hop, as in the stuff jay z comes out with for example. Im in agreement with you the mainstream hip hop is terrible!

[0armin0]

@skeetskeeterson what you described is good hip hop. we have a lot of crap too but nevertheless i love hip hop. we have a lot of crap in every genre of music so yeah

[hesteaeble]

whats with the guns?

[TheAzianPersuazian]

Whats the name of Jay Z's song?

[shalini10]

public service announcement (interlude)

[GainesWorthy]

Honestly this Album is sick. The fact he did this and did not ruin Jay z or Beatles they are a perfect fit.

[arturtanya]

pure genius. nuff said

"so if u see homie n his rims spin, jus know my mind working jus like em... (the rims tht is)"

[bonapartist1]

The Beatles would vomit. This is terrible.

The fact this shit brought the "artist" fame is disgusting.

[Serieth]

not really, music is about creating new forms of art, so if anything, even if they didnt like it, theyd appreciate what danger was trying to do

[hardfifan]

Fuck you. Don't get me wrong, I'm a pusrist Beatles fan, but this is incredible. Music's exactly the same as anything else - religion, beliefs, etc - to survive, it has to evolve. This album introduced the Beatles to a generation of hip-hop fans - who loved it. It's an amazing mash-up. You're a completely narrow-minded moron. Any by the way, Dangermouse gained fame through Gnarls Barkely anyway, so this is incidental. he's fucking talented, don't slag him off you closed-minded prick.

[TheMolt1]

I love fusions!

[victer6]

DElassee you nailed it. I'm 44 and a huge Beatles fan, not big on rap. this is genius, and if it opens up old Beatles tunes to a new generation, fantastic!

[Simrekinus]

One of the best albums ever made. Collaborated. Whatever.

[Nombre12]

as long as he didnt make any money nothing wrong happened.

[THEBRONXISBURNINGNYC]

One of the greatest underground albums ever done . Great to see a Video to go with it .

[ForrestLennon27]

and one more thing he is great at what he does i just dont like that he remixed the beatles with out the rites. idont like it when any body remixes any bodys music with out the rites its like they are steeling the music if he had the rites i would be ok with it cuz he would have had to ask them but he didnt thats why i said what i said and i may have over reacted but what im saying now is what i mean

[e8412561]

...it's all very well trying to get permission to use different pieces of music but.....he would either not get them or it would take forever...he'd have to get permission from the estates of the four Beatles plus the permission of whoever currently owns the publishing rights...(Sony?)...sometimes you've got to go out on a limb for your art...plus bootlegs have been around for years...leave them to it....this album would've brought the 4 to a new audience..which can only be good...

[misfitsfiend69]

i think mj had the rights didn't he? :(

[ForrestLennon27]

yeah im ok when people re make Beatles music if they give them the rites. and my mind is open more than you could grasp. and really im as far from a hick as you could be hicks hate the beatles and the only people i hate are hicks but even then i dont really hate any body

[panzerKO]

amazing album, incredible base

[jdizzinyaear]

i listen to this all summer in like 2005 good album i though it was perfectly done

[FaultYesteryear]

can someone tell me what the event is in manchester at the beginning of the video?

[rolololol]

strangeways prison riot

[FaultYesteryear]

thanks

[skateli128]

whats the name of the first song

[thepatient08]

Public service announcement - jay z.

The Beatles song used is Long, Long, Long.

[LifeOnAFarm2]

Is it not while my guitar gently weeps?

[RELeviathan]

Yup.. It's a mix of Jay-Z lyrics, and Beatles music ;D

[shanepossc5]

where can i download the songs at?

[kbrad994]

cool, but whats up with the video?

[davidridgell]

shut the hell up

[tyandshell79]

its a fucking disgrace. I dont care that the Beatles have been sampled, it just sounds SHIT....

[ceruleazure]

the first one was okay, guitar gently weeps was a mess

[Lastchild24]

idk what i think of this, on one hand it's an ok mix, on the other hand I love George Harrison and While My Guitar Gently Weeps With all my heart and this video didn't really help that song any for me.

[shaner000]

this video is worthless. but the grey album is a great mix. I wouldn't go as far to say it is a masterpiece considering all danger mouse did was practically steal songs and mix them. I still love this stuff though.

[nikquf]

thats not "all" he did... he cut the original song in pieces and placed them how he saw fit. also he added percussion.... then he mixxed and master the songs... i musically assume.

[DeathNote1909]

This is a fuckin' masterpiece. And I love Jay-Z and the Beatles anyway. Much love to this.

[goatwrench]

lol raped the beatles? more liek remastered and modernized to a better liking.

your prolly a hick

[ForrestLennon27]

I may have 2 kill my self they raped the beatles

[mcroker90]

dont be a hater

[DElasee]

dude i'm a beatles fan too, but c'mon open your mind a little bit to music

it's artistic, and kinda cool

i don't even like rap that much

but i respect danger mouse

[UNJIMMY1]

Barrett rifle 'nuff said

[jivevidz]

Rythm

[rossboss711]

what does the video have to do with the music?

[mingeyman]

shrapnel @ 3:24 !

[spartanbiz]

sick footage

[Elemental5271]

Great vid man.

[belleamant]

thanks!

[leftylib]

Thank you!

[frigga]

slow ass youtube...