In 2004, Dangermouse a Los Angeles Dj by the name of Brian Burton had put out an album entitled the Grey album. This album consists of twelve songs in which Dangermouse had sampled using rapper Jay Z's lyrics but samples the Beatles' original beats, thus creating the Grey album. Now, back the mid 1960's, everyone knew about the how big the Beatles were. This is a record that your pops used to play and was on the television before there was even color. Hence, the Grey album: how genius in the title?
Although Dangermouse nor Jay Z had no permission to use the Beatles' songs, this situation caused controversy and lead EMI music to sue them,(EMI is The Beatles' record label) Dangermouse believed different. He said that it was his creative side, giving others opportunities to hear the Beatles through the modern day music. Creative? yes. permission? that's something he should of thought about before he got creative.
You cannot please everybody, but music speaks for itself. If it's heard on the radio, through the streams of the internet, or on itunes, weather it is blasted on MTV and heard through BET and stolen on Limewire and Napster, it will find it's way to listeners all over the world and that is the best part of the rebellion: us listeners will still try and find a way to hear music, weather people think it's controversial or not.
Unfair? To the Beatles, perhaps. But to those who have no idea who the Beatles' were, this still introduces them in this generation of hip hop. To all the underground heads, you already know who Dangermouse is, and he my friends is a rebellious genius.
peace.
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