Video: BLAKROC webisode week 4

What happens when you combine blues-rock with hip-hop and R&B? Well, you get the rap-rock collaboration album developed by Ohio band The Black Keys . This album recently hit the one year release anniversary (Nov 27) and at this point I still listen to the album. While it gained some notable recognition I find it to be a overlooked album. Granted, it was not easy to find the album outside of iTunes or a legit record store, but it really should have got way more [...]

The Little One let the cat out of the bag so to speak...but I have been dying to tell you about Blakroc. This little band from Ohio called The Black Keys is made up of two dudes named Dan Auerbach and Pat Carney. They love hip hop, the blues, and make some of the most interesting rock music I have heard. Damon Dash, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella records, happens to be a fan of The Black Keys. Well he is now. He was a little late to the party. Here is how he explains how he became [...]

• Blakroc - Dollaz & Sense (feat. Pharoahe Monch & RZA)

Last | Next Back to Part 1 BLAKROC is a collaborative project with an upcoming album release on November 27, 2009. During the creation of the album they created a series of webisodes that chronicle the process. BLAKROC consists of these artists: The Black Keys Mos Def RZA Raekwon Pharoae Monch Q-Tip Jim Jones Nikki Wray Billy Danze Noe Tags: [...]

I just stumbled upon this project yesterday, and pre-ordered a copy of the album 15 minutes later. Blakroc is a project featuring the Black Keys performing with a host of 11 different hip hop superstars including: Mos Def, Ludacris, Jim Jones, Rza, Raekwon, This video features Rza in the studio with the Black Keys, and has me pumped to hear the full version of the track they preview at the end of the clip: MP3: Blakroc - Ain't Nothing Like You (the Black Keys w/ Mos Def & Jim Jones)

• Blakroc - Ain't Nothing Like You (The Black Keys feat. Mos Def & Jim Jones)

Dame Dash, The Black Keys, and slew of ill rappers...yeah, I'm excited for Black Roc. The Black Keys are posting up these videos to build some buzz for their album, which is a great idea that has been used as of late used by artists such as Raekwon for OB4Cl2. RZA is a legendary figure in [...]

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