Blak Roc 'project' [Black Keys+Raekwon, RZA, Billy Danze of M.O.P., Pharoahe..]

[Elano]

Listen to the first "leak" of this wonderful upcoming rock/hip hop project:
Mos Def, Jim Jones & The Black Keys - Hoochie Coo
http://usershare.net/v9rn8upcdmjb
http://www.mediafire.com/?znnndjmzozo

Check out some videos here:
http://www.blakroc.com/

Damon Dash is officially back in the music business. XXLMag.com has learned that the Roc-A-Fella co-founder has formed his own, new independent label to release a rap/rock album between The Black Keys and a slew of hip-hop artists, including Mos Def, Jim Jones, Q-Tip, Ludacris and more.

XXL had the chance to chop it up with Dash earlier today about the new venture and how it came into play. “My assistants, who are now actually A&Rs, were going to a Black Keys concert for their birthday and I wasn’t invited,” he explained. “Usually on their birthdays we all do it together and the reason why I wasn’t invited was because the concert was sold out . And I had never heard of The Black Keys and I was like y’all still gonna go without me. And they was like ‘Yo it’s The Black Keys.” So I was like, lemme hear this group. So I start listening to them and they actually became my favorite group. They were on heavy rotation so we just reached out and we kicked it with them and I was like, ‘I wonder what would happen if we got Jim Jones and the Keys in the studio’ and Jim came in and all of a sudden Mos came in and then [it] just built from there. “

The album, titled Blak Roc, also features appearances by Raekwon, RZA, Billy Danze of M.O.P., Pharoahe Monch and Ol’ Dirty Bastard, among others. Set for a release on the day after Thanksgiving, otherwise known as Black Friday in the world of retail, the disc will be on a new label started by Dash and the Keys.

“We had a good rapport with one another,” he said. “And I like the way they do their business and they kind of like the way I do mine and it just turned into this project. “

When asked what made him return to the music business after all these years, Dash said it was all about the love. “The Black Keys are about real music and all these other people that came through are really good at what they do,” he told XXL. “And it was more for love really. We didn’t know what it was gonna be, we just knew that we just liked making music. And that’s really what it’s about at this point. At least after being in the game this long you don’t wana just be doing it for money that becomes obvious…If I was to be a part of anything, it would have to be something like this. “

The last Black Keys album has been produced by Danger Mouse.
If you wants to know something more about The Black Keys,check out these videos:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/b1pXulTzo1w" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/b1pXulTzo1w</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/mBPGm4Fbo0Q" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/mBPGm4Fbo0Q</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/umBp7zULyvI" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/umBp7zULyvI</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/9mRshih9jj4" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/9mRshih9jj4</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/-oTJsIaMgPQ" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/-oTJsIaMgPQ</a>




(^this is the record produced by Danger Mouse)
www.myspace.com/theblackkeys
www.theblackkeys.com/

[Elano]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/VhlRYVDbPxU" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/VhlRYVDbPxU</a>

[Elano]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/uJFDD5klLvA" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/uJFDD5klLvA</a>

[Elano]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/WKB6hJqGELc" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/WKB6hJqGELc</a>

[you gon always be my latin queen bitch]

ill check for this kras but jim jones is one of the worst rappers ever so hes prolly gon ruin the album but well see

[Elano]

ill check for this kras but jim jones is one of the worst rappers ever so hes prolly gon ruin the album but well see

pay attention to all the other featurings 

[you gon always be my latin queen bitch]

yeah i know and usually someone as great as rza should be able to make up for all the wack muzik thats on there so well see

ill check for this kras but jim jones is one of the worst rappers ever so hes prolly gon ruin the album but well see

pay attention to all the other featurings 

[Leggy Hendrix]

so do we have an actual tracklist for this yet then?

[Okka]

Onyx was doin' a same kinda project with the same name and all that but i guess they stopped workin' on it now.

[Elano]

so do we have an actual tracklist for this yet then?

1. Coochie
2. On The Vista
3. Hard Times
4. Dollaz & Sense
5. Why Can’t I Forget Him
6. Stay Off The Fuckin’ Flowers
7. Ain’t Nothing Like You
8. Hope You’re Happy
9. Tellin’ Me Things
10. What You Do To Me
11. Done Did It

[Leggy Hendrix]

so do we have an actual tracklist for this yet then?

1. Coochie
2. On The Vista
3. Hard Times
4. Dollaz & Sense
5. Why Can’t I Forget Him
6. Stay Off The Fuckin’ Flowers
7. Ain’t Nothing Like You
8. Hope You’re Happy
9. Tellin’ Me Things
10. What You Do To Me
11. Done Did It

do we know who is on what tracks?

[Elano]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/-DovWd5MIvQ" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/-DovWd5MIvQ</a>

[Elano]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/VN13d141M-Y" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/VN13d141M-Y</a>

[stillinrehab]

Release date? This should be dope!

[Elano]

Release date? This should be dope!

blak friday 11.27