This isn't a rock and hip hop collab dude. It's actually rap with a blues backing, and quite frankly, it makes today's symphonic hip hop tracks sound like S***.
OK, so since Mos gets some indie love you're gonna lump this in as some skinny jean shit?
Look who else they cut tracks with on the album- Ludacris, ODB, Raekwon, RZA, Jim Jones, Q-Tip. That's some certifiable non-skinny-jean shit right there.
I think their getting love from real artists (and fans) on all ends of the spectrum because they are real artists interested in making real music, by themselves or with others, regardless of whatever genre it is or isn't.
@MrRoryDennis You mean RAP and rock collaborations, right? Hip-hop as a 'genre' is already heavily characterized by crossover, thanks to the sampling/dub most hip-hop uses. I actually find it surprising that anyone still thinks there are clear lines between genres in music. Also, the Black Keys are blues-rock, not really typical hipster indie-rock ("Skinny Jeans"). Can't you just say that you don't like it if you don't, without attempting confused justifications for your dislike?
this is dope. my design teacher introduced this to me when i played a black keys song in class. i was hooked. hiphop and rock unite in the best way!!! this is epic
This is how you make rap/rock. You put together talented people from each genre. Most of rap rock is full of assholes who want to do both but aren't good at either.
@voracious32 Yeh you should check out Gorillaz - Stylo if you havn't already feat Mos Def and some other dude, its pretty sweet, a good collab between three great artists!
How the fuck did i not know about this album till i wondered into a store and randomly heard it?!?!??!?! i kiss mos def's feet. and the black keys are fucking sexy.
@pNuT661 The Black Keys are currently working on another Blakroc album with guests including Chicago-based hip hop duo The Cool Kids, as well as Wiz Khalifa, Curren$y, Jay Electronica, Stalley, and the trance fusion rock band The Disco Biscuits among others.
The Black Keys are musical genius'. This collaboration with R&B is amazing. And i dont like rap and hip hop at all! I hope this fusion of ability continues
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amazing! this is where my appreciation for good hip hop and rock grows. we need more shit like this. god bless dan auerbach for being a true bad ass. mos def is the tits!
God Bless this collaboration! Musical revolution is what this country needs. Albums and songs like this is what is going to lead the charge. Check out Mos Def's New joint. Shit is fire! Also don't sleep on the Black Key's newest album, "Attack & Release".
to be the producer for a project in which you only work with the best of the best while everyone is having a good time
Just watching the webisodes and seeing how everyone was so into the music while still having a good time honestly broke my heart because I'm never going to be able to have that kind of chance.
All my respect to Dame Dash and The Black Keys for putting together this album.
The artwork needs sum work. It's kinda unexplained cuz it doesn't even vaugely resemble anything that could represent the album name or band. The songs great though. It kinda sounds like an evil villan's song cuz the beat is kinda dark and the lyrics are mysterious :)
the artwork is fine it shows the filthy street sound on this album rather then the polished fruity stuff we hear nowadays. this album shows there is still hope
is this really the artwork? I will still buy it, because it WILL sound better than shitty compressed downloads, not to mention support what everyone is calling, "dope" & "a return", but really? For a project this exciting, the cover art is boring.
ripplesonablankshore unfortunately on your reasoning elton john is not amonst the biggest performers in the world for no reason & U2 are not the biggest rock band in the world for no reason. Yet they're both absolutely shite. Interesting
im also not a fan of either particularly but i can see past my own opinion and appreciate that theyre both top performers and very good at what they do,or were very good.
I wish Chuck Norris would allow this song to play without any fucking ads.
fuckenjordan 1 month ago in playlist Tune in
...mos def and the black keys together....on such another level.
freetathink45 2 months ago
the black keys blazed this, and mos def is just brilliant.
simal12345 3 months ago in playlist BlackRoc
i love riding my bike to this song
classicyroxi 6 months ago 2
@classicyroxi real thugs rip razor scooters with der shoos untiEd
TheSwartt 6 months ago
Yo...how can i miss this fucking album!!!!
Its Fucking Awesome!!!
I wonder why fuckup album like my world jb can be worldwide!!
Nazrinmalique 8 months ago
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Hip hop and rock go together like justin bieber and dicks
fascismanarchy 8 months ago
lyrics?
Skatesomethin 8 months ago
"Skinny Jeans aint hip hop!"
Last time I checked this wasn't a jean commercial!
Bigbleachy 9 months ago
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This is absolute Bullshit!
Fuck hip hop and rock collabs... hip hop is hip hop and you crossover fans are pathetic.
Skinny Jeans aint hip hop!
MrRoryDennis 9 months ago
@MrRoryDennis sorry but listening to POS shits on this statement.
whodereitsme 9 months ago
@MrRoryDennis Man, you're really missing the point, aren't you ? lol
gsh73la 9 months ago
@MrRoryDennis you're an idiot
stfrancis82 9 months ago
@MrRoryDennis
This isn't a rock and hip hop collab dude. It's actually rap with a blues backing, and quite frankly, it makes today's symphonic hip hop tracks sound like S***.
rekke41 9 months ago 3
@MrRoryDennis I'll join in the fun. You're stupid.
Theblob516 8 months ago 4
@MrRoryDennis
OK, so since Mos gets some indie love you're gonna lump this in as some skinny jean shit?
Look who else they cut tracks with on the album- Ludacris, ODB, Raekwon, RZA, Jim Jones, Q-Tip. That's some certifiable non-skinny-jean shit right there.
I think their getting love from real artists (and fans) on all ends of the spectrum because they are real artists interested in making real music, by themselves or with others, regardless of whatever genre it is or isn't.
TheFadedfool 8 months ago 3
@MrRoryDennis You mean RAP and rock collaborations, right? Hip-hop as a 'genre' is already heavily characterized by crossover, thanks to the sampling/dub most hip-hop uses. I actually find it surprising that anyone still thinks there are clear lines between genres in music. Also, the Black Keys are blues-rock, not really typical hipster indie-rock ("Skinny Jeans"). Can't you just say that you don't like it if you don't, without attempting confused justifications for your dislike?
JohannVII 8 months ago
@MrRoryDennis cunt
akaBanKsy 7 months ago
this is dope. my design teacher introduced this to me when i played a black keys song in class. i was hooked. hiphop and rock unite in the best way!!! this is epic
iamthetaisho 10 months ago
favorite rapper and fav band. TOGETHER
BrentHutchinson1 11 months ago 8
I hate people that hate
RealBrosef 11 months ago 12
i hate wiggers
xRiotxful 11 months ago
I hate pedophiles. This shit is dope
SloFunky 11 months ago 9
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chockiize 11 months ago
DAMN! Em soooooo RICH right now! On Innninininin ON!
kiddykokane 1 year ago
listen to it so control control control i widhshs i had it all hahahahahahah you know what i am talking about
MegaSwog 1 year ago
This is how you make rap/rock. You put together talented people from each genre. Most of rap rock is full of assholes who want to do both but aren't good at either.
voracious32 1 year ago 27
@voracious32 Yeh you should check out Gorillaz - Stylo if you havn't already feat Mos Def and some other dude, its pretty sweet, a good collab between three great artists!
nrjelley 1 year ago 5
@voracious32 much as i love this album...it dont hold a candle to roots, seed.
TheSoldier0fortunE 2 months ago
4 pussies dont know music when they hear it
savage3215 1 year ago 5
one of the best albums in the past ten years
gummo1011 1 year ago
blakroc 2 should have kid cudi, and the roots would be insane to have
enthnd03 1 year ago 3
@enthnd03 Fuck ya man!
atreyu2ty 1 year ago
reminds me of jurrassic 5... i love it.
andyfid92 1 year ago
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andyfid92 1 year ago
sit this is so dope and I usually hate rck hip hop collabos but this is toooooo siiiccckk...
TISHALL 1 year ago
How the fuck did i not know about this album till i wondered into a store and randomly heard it?!?!??!?! i kiss mos def's feet. and the black keys are fucking sexy.
RaggaLion 1 year ago 2
Black Keys and the Roots for the next BlakRoc Album!!!
meotoko77 1 year ago
@meotoko77 would that just defeat the purpose the roots already do this rock rap thing
Mugen904 1 year ago
@Mugen904 Well the roots have a full band but not a rock sound. So if you had Black Thought on there FUCKING YEAH!!!
zadyds1 1 year ago 3
?How can you not like this...
1human 1 year ago 5
wow, rap can be good
aaronloughlin 1 year ago
@aaronloughlin Wow, Rock that isnt Rage with a decent subject matter, who would of though?
mikerosas31 1 year ago
@aaronloughlin
of course it can be, that's a real ignorant thing to say.
burning1er 1 year ago
@aaronloughlin I would give that comment a 6 on a 1-10 ignorance scale.
xXSaigonGamesXx 6 months ago
Real talk this shit is dope as fuck!
RawkRome 1 year ago
there must be two versions, this is different...slightly. 0:30
emanresusirk 1 year ago
what is mos def saying at the very end of the song?!
Jennaypooo 1 year ago
Sick
Samanth90 1 year ago
I CANT STOP CUMMING!
zachbdude 1 year ago 27
@zachbdude I don't need to know that man
Zyphyr104 3 months ago
@zachbdude Don't judge me Monkey.
fpcrunner 2 months ago in playlist Blackroc
i heard there is gonna be a second album coming out does anyone know if this is true
pNuT661 1 year ago
@pNuT661 If there is it won't come out any time soon :/ This first one came out last November. 7 months ago.
iforgot120 1 year ago
@pNuT661 The Black Keys are currently working on another Blakroc album with guests including Chicago-based hip hop duo The Cool Kids, as well as Wiz Khalifa, Curren$y, Jay Electronica, Stalley, and the trance fusion rock band The Disco Biscuits among others.
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BizzyBoxx 1 year ago
@BizzyBoxx
that list of rappers sounds like a transplant from Ski Beatz' new album.
flyingWill777 1 year ago
Thank you Mr. Dash, The Black Keys & The Mighty Mos Def!...We all win with this!!!!!!
jcortiz9 1 year ago 2
Best collabo since Black Star.
joegar317 1 year ago
This fucking song ... wow.
sopranofamilycurse 1 year ago
DAMMMMMMMMM
SWEET!
No one paints a picture like Mos Def.
Aarayis 1 year ago
MOS DEF!
xgooglex 1 year ago
The Black Keys are musical genius'. This collaboration with R&B is amazing. And i dont like rap and hip hop at all! I hope this fusion of ability continues
lastchance10123 1 year ago
man i thought hip hop was gonna stay lil wayne and now nikki gimmick minaj ...thank you god for the real hip hop
chavezboo 1 year ago
man hip hop is back bout time
000surfin 1 year ago
@000surfin
Hip hop never went away.
Stones Throw records as well as plenty of others have been going for a long time.
2f2fbattlepope 1 year ago
Perfectly combinated ! Well done ! = Wild !
Mrsbacktointro 1 year ago
listened to this on kanye's new blog
KingmanCA 1 year ago 2
I was loosing faith in Music- its being restored!!!
SalveDomininaVe 1 year ago 5
also The Black Keys are f*******king amazing
DayeWilliams 1 year ago 7
favorite track on the entire album...and this one of the dopest albums of '09 (Peace-Up to Dame Dash) Mos Def keeps Black Star Shining
DayeWilliams 1 year ago 2
It's Sad Alot Of People Are Missin Out On Hearin This.
This Shit Is Hot
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deagla2 1 year ago
hot lights, clear view on the vista. Stars so close you can reach up and kiss one.
wtf when i bought this album, to my ignorance, i could'nt imangine the lyrics being be this beauiful
kanethecracker 2 years ago 5
dude. listen to the ecstatic. its doesnt sound like a rap album at all, but if you listen to the lyrics its just as genius.
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ecstaitc some tight shit nigger
bobboy57 1 year ago
@bobboy57 did u really have to use that word to get your point across?
3194shi 1 year ago 5
chooon, daaamn this is the most badass shit since darth mauls double lightsabre
borisnooblet 2 years ago 208
@borisnooblet EPIC WIN! FTW!
SilentEcho33 1 year ago
@borisnooblet lol
tonx101 1 year ago
@borisnooblet
thats so funny LOL! XD
TheJohnnyVicious 1 year ago
Siiiiick
kmvoss 2 years ago
any one have the lyrics to this? I cant find them any where! HELP
alicepsrings89 2 years ago
Sample used by Blaq Poet - Let The Guns Blow
fafdelarage 2 years ago 2
Black Keys!!!
gotFrosty 2 years ago
amazing! this is where my appreciation for good hip hop and rock grows. we need more shit like this. god bless dan auerbach for being a true bad ass. mos def is the tits!
teleking36 2 years ago 102
@teleking36 what you've never heard of KRS-one, wu tang clan, snoop, nwa, E-Z?
Sasquatch 1 year ago
God Bless this collaboration! Musical revolution is what this country needs. Albums and songs like this is what is going to lead the charge. Check out Mos Def's New joint. Shit is fire! Also don't sleep on the Black Key's newest album, "Attack & Release".
silverback06 2 years ago
what's up next? maybe Rakim the Roots & a newly free John Frusciante?
castratedrhino77 2 years ago 2
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rtoolio 2 years ago
@rtoolio It's all the Black Keys
NewMusicSpacequake 2 years ago
@rtoolio
it is the black keys. saw them perform together
ehborshin 2 years ago
all black keys. :)
moonchildmovement 2 years ago
god damn this shit is fire!!!!!!
skeyesvogt 2 years ago
Iam sure Mos will understand me if he witnesses my videos. If u know him, plz tell him about us, forward my vids to him..."FUCK Money & get FREE!"
ThePowerMovement 2 years ago
so happy to see people still appreciate real music
rexxmann830 2 years ago 4
@femaniane
I'm using that, great job :D
How long does it take for the ringtone to get texted to you? its been like 5 minutes....
InsertNameHere145 2 years ago
Good album, fantastic artwork(I love those colors).
o0BazookaTooth0o 2 years ago 4
i complete agree. i love the artwork so much
cdsnatcher 2 years ago
Total Controlllll
jAlLaSal 2 years ago 2
bause
TuPaCaLyPsE1872 2 years ago
this entire album is my dream in a nutshell
to be the producer for a project in which you only work with the best of the best while everyone is having a good time
Just watching the webisodes and seeing how everyone was so into the music while still having a good time honestly broke my heart because I'm never going to be able to have that kind of chance.
All my respect to Dame Dash and The Black Keys for putting together this album.
Lupend57 2 years ago 10
Keep workin at it man
shimmy307 2 years ago 2
well said...Fucking amazing
terb177 2 years ago
I think the artwork works perfectly for this album...that goo seems to correlate with this uncommon foreign "dirty" sound and its taking over
jgrubes050 2 years ago 3
The artwork needs sum work. It's kinda unexplained cuz it doesn't even vaugely resemble anything that could represent the album name or band. The songs great though. It kinda sounds like an evil villan's song cuz the beat is kinda dark and the lyrics are mysterious :)
SPPirateX 2 years ago
the artwork is fine it shows the filthy street sound on this album rather then the polished fruity stuff we hear nowadays. this album shows there is still hope
YouHaveLime 2 years ago 4
its unique ya'll!!!!
robdibbles 2 years ago 2
the artwork is fine.
PearlStrat09 2 years ago 7
I agree, the artwork (if this is it) doesn't have the energy it should.
adrianduff 2 years ago
is this really the artwork? I will still buy it, because it WILL sound better than shitty compressed downloads, not to mention support what everyone is calling, "dope" & "a return", but really? For a project this exciting, the cover art is boring.
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this sounds like jay-z should be rapping on this
reneokoli 2 years ago
WTF. ahahhaa
it sounds like you dont know what the fuck you are talking about.
jay-z cant ever in his life sound better than mos def
skaterdie23 2 years ago 6
dont agree,jay z's not 1 of the biggest rappers of all time for no reason
ripplesonablankshore 2 years ago
i know jay-z is good but better than mos def...nope.
jay-z WAS a top rapper/MC but now he is just alright.
skaterdie23 2 years ago 2
ripplesonablankshore unfortunately on your reasoning elton john is not amonst the biggest performers in the world for no reason & U2 are not the biggest rock band in the world for no reason. Yet they're both absolutely shite. Interesting
Freehardy 2 years ago
im also not a fan of either particularly but i can see past my own opinion and appreciate that theyre both top performers and very good at what they do,or were very good.
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SHITS STOOPID
800strong 2 years ago
fckn dumb ignorant bitch.
hahaha go listen to w.e you are into.
jonas bros. or lil wayne...taylor swift.
fckn douchebag.
skaterdie23 2 years ago
lol my friend made that comment, I don't even know what it is what did I say?
800strong 2 years ago
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1iann21 2 years ago
Is that what I said or are you telling me to get a life?
800strong 2 years ago
mad dope!!
thatunit994 2 years ago 8
thank you, any chance you can get 'what you do to me' up?
DickRchrds 2 years ago
My lord....Such an amazing track
siwiec 2 years ago 2
nice, thanks!
t3mbc 2 years ago