The Grey Album

by Danger Mouse

The Grey Album cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 25 February 2004
  • Label: Self-Released
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 44:36
  • Community rating: 3.64/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Brian Burton's groundbreaking mashup project painstakingly layers Jay-Z's a cappella vocals from 'The Black Album' over instrumental loops constructed entirely from The Beatles' 'White Album'. Despite receiving a cease-and-desist order from EMI, the unauthorized record sparked an enormous internet distribution campaign that fundamentally altered the discourse surrounding copyright and digital remix culture.

Genres

Descriptors: sampling, complex, rap, mixtape, groundbreaking, experimental

Tracklist

  1. Public Service Announcement (2:45)
  2. What More Can I Say? (4:25)
  3. Encore (2:40)
  4. December 4th (3:34)
  5. 99 Problems (4:06)
  6. Dirt Off Your Shoulder (3:59)
  7. Moment Of Clarity (4:00)
  8. Change Clothes (4:04)
  9. Allure (4:06)
  10. Justify My Thug (4:12)
  11. Interlude (2:01)
  12. My 1st Song (4:44)

Credits

More from Danger Mouse: full discography