From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Black Milk
Black Milk
Black Milk Elzhi’s "The Leftovers Unmixedtape" was released on
December 11, 2009. Black Milk produced four of the
Birth name Curtis Cross tracks on it.
Born August 14, 1983 (1983-08-14) On December 25, 2009, he leaked the first single from
his upcoming album Album Of The Year. The song is called
Origin Detroit, Michigan, United States
"Keep Going". He also released two more singles named
Genres Midwest hip hop "Welcome (Gotta Go)" and "Deadly Medley" featuring
Detroit hip hop Royce Da 5’9" and Elzhi.
Occupations Record producer, rapper On August 22, 2010, he released the music video for
"Deadly Medley". The video features Black Milk, Royce da
Instruments Drums, Turntable, Sampler, Keyboards, 5’9" and Elzhi.
Fender Rhodes, Drum Machine
Album Of The Year was released on September 14, 2010
Years active 2002–present through Fat Beats and Decon. Black Milk has announced
he has already started work on his 5th studio album
Labels Fat Beats Records / Decon
which he aims to finish and release some time in Summer
Associated B.R. Gunna, Slum Village, J Dilla, Random 2012.
acts Axe, Royce da 5’9", Elzhi, Bishop Lamont, In March 2011, Black Milk released a 7" single entitled
Jack White
’Brain’. The single was the result of a collaboration be-
tween, Black Milk and his band (AB, Daru Jones and Malik
Cross,
Curtis Cross (born August 14, 1983) better known as
Hunter) and Jack White of the White Stripes. A B Side, en-
Milk,
Black Milk is a hip hop producer and MC from Detroit,
titled Royal Mega, was also released.
Michigan.[1][2]
Biography Discography
In 2004, he formed B.R. Gunna, with Young RJ, and Fat Solo
Ray, and together they released Dirty District: Vol. 2, a fol-
• 2005: Sound of the City
low up to a compilation released in 2001 by Slum Village,
• 2006: Broken Wax
which he had contributed production to. Black Milk re-
• 2007: Popular Demand
leased a solo album, Sound of the City, Vol. 1, the following
• 2008: Tronic (US R&B: #76)
year and in 2006 he signed a record contract with Fat
• 2010: Album of the Year (US: #136, US R&B: #28)
Beats Records (Fat Beats is currently distributed by Koch
Entertainment, the largest independent distributor in
the U.S.). In the fall of 2006, he released an EP, entitled
Collaborations
Broken Wax. March 13, 2007 he released a second album, • 2004: Dirty District Vol. 2 (with Young RJ as B.R. Gunna)
Popular Demand.[1] • 2008: Caltroit (with Bishop Lamont)
In addition to Slum Village, Black Milk has worked • 2008: The Set Up (with Fat Ray)
with J Dilla,[3] Elzhi, Phat Kat, Frank-N-Dank, Lloyd • 2008: The Preface (with Elzhi)
Banks, Canibus, and Pharoahe Monch, and handled most • 2011: Random Axe (with Sean Price and Guilty Simpson as
of the production on T3’s Olio mixtape of 2006. Random Axe)
In the Winter of 2007/2008 Black Milk paired with • 2011: "Brain" b/w "Royal Mega"(with Jack White)
Aftermath recording artist Bishop Lamont to release a • 2011: Black & Brown EP (with Danny Brown)[5]
mixtape entitled Caltroit, which was nominated for Best • 2012: Searching for Sanity (with Melanie Rutherford)
Hip Hop Mixtape at Justo’s Mixtape Awards.[citation needed]
Black Milk released an album with Fat Ray entitled Production
The Set Up on March 4, 2008 and his third official solo re- Further information: Black Milk production discography
lease "Tronic" on October 28, 2008. He also handled the
majority of production[4] on Elzhi’s album The Preface, re-
leased August 12.
References
[1] ^ allmusic Biography
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Black Milk
[2] Time Out New York Persondata
[3] Jones, Kevin. "Black Milk’s Reign ", Exclaim!,
Name Black Milk
December 2008.
[4] Discogs.com. Discogs.com. Accessed November 28, Alternative names
2008. Short description
[5] [1] Date of birth August 14, 1980
Place of birth
External links Date of death
• Black Milk on Myspace Place of death
• Official website
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Categories:
• African American rappers
• American hip hop record producers
• Rappers from Detroit, Michigan
• J Dilla
• 1980 births
• Living people
• Underground rappers
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