Black Milk

With a career spanning 20 years, Black Milk has amassed an impressive catalog as both a rapper and producer. After scoring his first production credit for Slum Village as a teenager in 2002, he eventually worked closely with the group and co-produced much of their two following albums. His self-released, full-length project Sound of the City (2005) led to his first independent record deal, and he began to gain international attention for his soul-sample-driven style on his proper debut Popular Demand (2007). Seven additional solo rap projects (Tronic, Album of the Year, No Poison No Paradise, If There's A Hell Below, FEVER, DiVE, Everybody Good?), four beat tapes (Synth or Soul, Pt 02, Pt 01, BLURS), a live instrumental album (The Rebellion Sessions), numerous collaboration albums (including Food From the Gods with Fat Ray), two singles with Jack White and numerous other productions (including Danny Brown’s “Really Doe” ft. Kendrick Lamar, Ab Soul and Earl Sweatshirt) later, Black Milk remains one of hip-hop's most prolific artists. Each step of the way, Black has pushed sonic boundaries — starting with a classic soul-sampled sound and evolving it into an opus of live instrumentation, chopped and re-worked into an original amalgamation of funk, soul, jazz, psych rock, gospel, electronic and hip-hop. Bringing his numerous recordings to life as a one-man band, Black Milk has also been recognized as a poised performer, one of hip-hop’s most acclaimed live acts.