From there, the sessions picked up momentum and guest stars, including Mos Def and Wu-Tang Clan alumns Raekwon, RZA and (contributing pre-recorded verses) the late ODB. In a Brooklyn studio, Dash arranged a meet-up beween the Black Keys and Harlem rapper Jim Jones. Its been a while since we last spoke about the amazing collaboration between The Black Keys and 11 marquee hip-hop artists to create the group and album. In the mid-1990s, Dash founded the inluential Roc-A-Fella record label with Jay-Z, but has lately steered clear of the music business after he split with the rapper about five years ago. Get the best deals on The Black Keys Near Mint (NM or M -) LP Vinyl Records when you shop the largest online selection at. After the Black Keys’ top-selling album to date, last year’s “Attack & Release” (produced by Gnarls Barkley member Danger Mouse), the band was sought out by hip-hop entrepreneur Damon Dash. The latest to blend rhymes and riffs: the Black Keys, a two-man band from Akron, Ohio, with a dirty blues sound and the credibility needed to attempt such alchemy. They often get compared to The White Stripes but that is a little unfair on them as they are a whole lot darker and ‘real’ than the shite Jack White subjects people too. Puffy’s take on Led Zeppelin’s ”Kashmir”? We’re still trying to forget that one. The Black Keys won three awards at the 55 th annual GRAMMY Awards for El Camino Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song, and Best Rock Albumamong other worldwide accolades. The Black Keys are the blues rock duo who have slowly been churning out brilliant blues albums for a few years and even did the music for a Damon Dash produced hip hop album (the amazing Blakroc album). Influenced by performers like Junior Kimbrough. Quick, name a match-up that’s even come close to surpassing one of the first, Aerosmith and Run DMC’s 1986 version of “Walk This Way.” Perhaps Public Enemy and Anthrax doing “Bring Tha Noise”? Close. Midwest guitar-and-drum duo the Black Keys are known for their raw blues- and garage rock-infused sound. When it comes to rap-rock collaborations, what looks good on paper often turns out to be paper thin.
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