By far, one of the most addictive web series I've seen is Dame Dash's BlakRoc Project, a rock-rap collaboration album by Ohio-based blues rock band The Black Keys and several hip hop and R & B artists. The project has been overseen by Damon Dash, co-founder and former owner of Rocafella Records. Its contributors include Wu Tang's RZA, Raekwon, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard, Jim Jones, Mos Def, Ludacris, Billy Danze of MOP, Q -Tip of A Tribe Called Quest and several others.
After Damon Dash began listening to The Black Keys, who he says became his favorite band, he reached out to the musicians to meet in person. Dash suggested that they enter the studio with Jim Jones, with whom Dash has recently partnered to form Splash Records. While recording, Mos Def interrupted the session, and ended up recording with them as well. This is also special because it was the rare, and arguably only chance occurance possible where these two artists of vastly different musical tastes and personal characteristics, could come together on a record of any kind. With new artists being called in to work on the album, it was completed after only eleven days recording.
These webisodes are the only documentation of this rare project and the process itself. Enjoy the debut episode below:
Full Series HERE.
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