Blakroc: Blakroc | CD review

(V2)Rap-rock has become a reviled genre, synonymous with white rockers with bad shorts pretending to be straight outta Compton. However, this should restore some of the lustre lost since the likes of Run-DMC and Aerosmith collaborated to produce their mighty Walk This Way. Blakroc brings together blues-rock duo the Black Keys, Jay-Z's old partner Damon Dash, producing, and various A-listish MCs. Together, they have crafted a succession of enormous, swaggering grooves and mostly ­compelling ra...

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