The Grey Album

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The Grey Album is a controversial and influential mashup record by Danger Mouse that blends vocals from Jay-Z’s "The Black Album" with instrumentals from The Beatles’ "White Album."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bootleg remix album
mashup album
associatedWithMovement culture jamming
digital rights activism
basedOn The Beatles' White Album
The Black Album
centralToEvent Grey Tuesday
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Danger Mouse
describedAs controversial
influential
distributionMethod internet file sharing
genre hip hop
mashup
remix
hasInfluenceOn debates on fair use in music
remix culture discourse
hasTrack 99 Problems
Allure
Change Clothes
December 4th
Dirt Off Your Shoulder
Encore
Justify My Thug
Lucifer
Moment of Clarity
Public Service Announcement
Threat
What More Can I Say
influencedBy Jay-Z
The Beatles
isUnauthorized true
isUnofficial true
language English
legalStatus copyright controversy
mediaType audio
notableFor copyright and sampling debate
influencing mashup culture
sparking Grey Tuesday protest
partOf mashup era of early 2000s
producer Danger Mouse
receivedCriticalAcclaim true
releaseFormat digital
releaseYear 2004
subjectOf legal threats from EMI
widespread online protest
trackCount 12
usesInstrumentalsFrom The Beatles
The Beatles' White Album
usesVocalsFrom The Black Album

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Danger Mouse notableWork The Grey Album
Brian Joseph Burton notableWork The Grey Album