Collision Course (album)
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| EP and video album by Jay-Z / Linkin Park | |||||
| Released | November 30, 2004 | ||||
| Recorded | July 16–19, 2004 | ||||
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| Length | 19:95 (CD) 45:01 (DVD) |
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| Robert Christgau |  |
| Entertainment Weekly | C− |
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| NME | (3/10) |
| RapReviews | (7.5/10) |
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| Village Voice | (unfavorable) |
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Collision Course is a collaborative EP from American rapper Jay-Z and nu metal band Linkin Park, released on November 30, 2004 by Roc-A-Fella, Machine Shop, Warner Bros. and Def Jam records. Before the album, Jay-Z had released collaborations with The Roots and R. Kelly, and Linkin Park had collaborated with various artists on their remix album Reanimation. The album was inspired by The Grey Album by Danger Mouse, which was a mash-up album between Jay-Z and The Beatles. MTV had originally planned on mashing up only one or two songs, but the project was eventually expanded to a six song EP. The album was mostly produced by Mike Shinoda and Jay-Z, and was recorded between July 16 and July 19.
Upon release, Collision Course reached #1 on the Billboard 200. As of June 2014, it has sold 2 million copies in the United States alone. The album spawned one single, Numb/Encore which eventually won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 2006 Grammy Awards.
Due to its short running time at 21:18, with six tracks in total included on the disc, the release has been identified as an EP. All of the tracks included are mashups combining songs by both artists.
The DVD contains behind-the-scenes new footage of the making of the album, as well as the second take of all of the Collision Course songs at The Roxy Theatre on July 18, 2004. Also included are the five scenes from the concert shown on MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups and a picture gallery.
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