![]() ![]() In the video ‘webisodes’ that trailed this rock-rap conflab, the Keys looked like nervous year sevens trying to ingratiate themselves with tuff, green-puffing hippety-hoppers. Now, with Blakroc, a project initiated by rapper Jim Jones and producedīy one-time Roc-A-Fella head honcho Damon Dash, they’ve lured a roll-call of hip-hop’s most revered to their party. Grubby guitar-crankers The Black Keys, meanwhile, now lend their services only to gold-plated superstars such as ZZ Top. Instead, he’s stepped back from big-name collaborations and busied himself crafting noir-ish, scary Americana with Sparklehorse and David Lynch or paying tribute to Merlin with little-known songwriter Helena Costas in the whimsical folk outfit Joker’s Daughter. Mr Mouse – king of the unexpected collaboration, sometimes confused with King Midas – is no longer ‘Crazy’ famous. Since The Black Keys worked with Danger Mouse on their last album, ‘Attack & Release’, it’s fair to say their paths have diverged. ![]()
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