![]() What started out as an underground project is now fully mainstream. As Jay-Z notes, “it sparked so many others like it.” In fact since 2004, the influence and the legacies of the Grey Album have come into sharper relief. This is a paper in which I address The Grey Album as a critical moment in the cultural reception and popularity of the mashup in the digital age. I was honored to be on quote-unquote the same song with The Beatles.”ĭJ Danger Mouse’s “genius idea” is something I’ve been thinking about since I first learned about T he Grey Album back on Grey Tuesday (Feb. … I was honored someone took the time to mash those records up with Beatles records. And that was a genius idea to do, and it sparked so many others like it. For fans familiar with previous comments on The Grey Album, Jay-Z’s response to Terry Gross was not surprising: Jay-Z was on a media blitz surrounding his new book that was released that day, Decoded–part autobiography, part analysis and discussion of his most provocative songs. As I was listening my ears perked up when Terry Gross asked him what he thought about The Grey Album, an unauthorized remix-mashup of his Black Album done in 2002 by DJ Danger Mouse. On November 16, 2010, Jay-Z appeared NPR’s “Fresh Air” with Terry Gross. I give Terry Gross and Jay-Z credit for the timing of this blog entry. ![]()
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