Collision Course (EP)

Collision Course
Collision Course
EP / Video album by Jay-Z and Linkin Park
Released	November 30, 2004
Recorded	July 16–19, 2004
Genre	Rap rock; nu metal; rap metal;
Length	21:15 (CD); 45:01 (DVD);
Label	Roc-A-Fella; Machine Shop; Warner Bros.; Def Jam;
Producer	Mike Shinoda; Linkin Park (exec.); Shawn Carter (exec.);
Linkin Park chronology
Jay-Z chronology
Linkin Park video chronology
Singles from Collision Course
	"Numb/Encore"; Released: December 13, 2004;

Collision Course is a collaborative EP from American rapper Jay-Z and rock band Linkin Park, released on November 30, 2004, by Roc-A-Fella, Machine Shop, Warner Bros. and Def Jam.^[4] From Linkin Park's catalog, Collision Course features three songs from Meteora and four from Hybrid Theory. From Jay-Z's catalog, it features three songs from The Black Album, one from Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter, one from Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life and one from The Blueprint. 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 album. The production on the album was mostly handled by Mike Shinoda and Jay-Z, and it was recorded between July 16 and July 19. The album spawned one single, "Numb/Encore" which won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 48th Grammy Awards. The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics but despite that was a commercial success. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 368,000 copies in its first week.^[5]

^ Grierson, Tim. "What Is Rap-Rock: A Brief History of Rap-Rock". About.com. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
^ Enis, Eli (July 6, 2021). "10 Wildest Nu-Metal Performances". Revolver Magazine. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
^ "Artists Pay Tribute to Linkin Park's Chester Bennington". Tidal.com. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
^ "Collision Course (with DVD): Jay-Z, Linkin Park: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
^ Cite error: The named reference BB200 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] Grierson, Tim. "What Is Rap-Rock: A Brief History of Rap-Rock". About.com. Retrieved December 31, 2008.

[2] Enis, Eli (July 6, 2021). "10 Wildest Nu-Metal Performances". Revolver Magazine. Retrieved July 19, 2022.

[3] "Artists Pay Tribute to Linkin Park's Chester Bennington". Tidal.com. Retrieved May 21, 2023.

[4] "Collision Course (with DVD): Jay-Z, Linkin Park: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2010-07-26.

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