"Released to critical acclaim back in 2004, the mash-up collection combined acappellas from Jay-Z‘s The Black Album with backing tracks lifted from The Beatles’ The White Album—hence the album’s title.
The Grey Album became a cultural tipping point that established the mash-up as a bonafide pop phenomenon; It transformed into a symbol for the burgeoning online remix culture, a work of art that digital activists rallied behind as EMI sent out cease-and-desist orders to take the album down; And it helped its creator, Brian Burton, aka Danger Mouse, skyrocket to popularity and create the venerable pop career that’s made him one of the most beloved producers in the industry."
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