Curtis Eugene Cross (born August 14, 1983), better known by his stage name Black Milk, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer.

Career

In addition to Slum Village, Black Milk has worked with

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, T3 and many more throughout his career. In 2004, Black Milk formed B.R. Gunna with Young RJ and Fat Ray. Together they released ''Dirty District: Vol. 2'', a follow up to a compilation released in 2001 by Slum Village, to which Black Milk had contributed production. In 2005, he released a solo album, ''

Sound of the City, Vol. 1 ''Sound of the City: Vol. 1'' is the first solo release by Black Milk, a rapper and hip hop producer from Detroit, Michigan. He had previously released material as part of the hip hop production group, B.R. Gunna, along with Young RJ and Fat Ra ...

'', signing a record contract with Fat Beats Records in 2006 (Fat Beats is currently distributed by

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, the largest independent distributor in the U.S.). In the fall of 2006, he released an EP, titled ''

Broken Wax ''Broken Wax'' is a 2006 EP by Black Milk, a rapper and hip hop producer from Detroit, Michigan. It features appearances from Mr. Porter of D12, Phat Kat, T3, Elzhi, Fat Ray and Nametag. The instrumental version of the album was included as a b ...

'', and handled most of the production on T3's ''Olio''

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. On March 13, 2007, he released his second album, ''

Popular Demand ''Popular Demand'' is the second solo album by Black Milk, a rapper and hip hop producer from Detroit, Michigan. It was released on March 13, 2007, which may be a reference to Detroit's area code, 313. The album features guest appearances fro ...

''. Black Milk released an album with Fat Ray entitled ''The Set Up'' on March 4, 2008, and his third official solo release "Tronic" on October 28, 2008. He also handled the majority of production on Elzhi's album ''

The Preface ''The Preface'' is the debut album of rapper eLZhi, released 12 August 2008 on Fat Beats Records. It features many other Detroit's MCs including Royce Da 5'9", Guilty Simpson, Black Milk, Fatt Father, Danny Brown and Phat Kat among others. The alb ...

'', released August 12. (He also produced four of the tracks on Elzhi's "The Leftovers Unmixedtape" project, released on December 11, 2009.) On December 25, 2009, Black Milk leaked the first single from his upcoming album ''Album of the Year''. The song is called "Keep Going". He also released two more singles named "Welcome (Gotta Go)" and "Deadly Medley" featuring

Royce da 5'9" Ryan Daniel Montgomery, known professionally as Royce da 5'9" (or simply Royce 5'9"), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Montgomery is currently one half of the rap duo Bad Meets Evil with fellow Detroit rapper Eminem, and ...

and

. On August 22, 2010, he released the music video for "Deadly Medley", which featured

and

. On September 14, he released ''Album of the Year'' through Fat Beats and

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. In March 2011, Black Milk released a 7" single entitled "Brain". The single was the result of a collaboration between Black Milk and his band (AB, Daru Jones and Malik Hunter) and

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of the

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. A B-side, titled "Royal Mega", was also released. On October 15, 2013, Black Milk released his a new album titled '' No Poison No Paradise'', which included features from Black Thought of The Roots, Mel, Robert Glasper, Dwele, Quelle Chris, Ab and Tone Trezure, as well as additional production from Will Sessions. On March 4, 2014, Black Milk released an entirely self-produced EP titled ''

Glitches in the Break Curtis Eugene Cross (born August 14, 1983), better known by his stage name Black Milk, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Career In addition to Slum Village, Black Milk has worked with J Dilla, Elzhi, Phat Kat, Frank-N-Dan ...

''. The project consists of nine previously unreleased tracks and features guest appearances from Guilty Simpson and Fat Ray. A 12" vinyl edition of the EP was made available on Saturday, April 19. On October 28, 2014, Black Milk released his sixth album titled ''

If There's a Hell Below ''If There's a Hell Below'' is the sixth studio album by Black Milk. The album was released on October 28, 2014, by Fat Beats and Computer Ugly. Background The album was self-produced by the artist, and features guest appearances from Blu, Bun ...

'', features guest appearances by Blu, Bun B, Mel, Ab, Pete Rock, Gene Obey, and Random Axe.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''

Sound of the City ''Sound of the City: Vol. 1'' is the first solo release by Black Milk, a rapper and hip hop producer from Detroit, Michigan. He had previously released material as part of the hip hop production Hip hop production is the creation of hip ho ...

'' (2005) * ''

'' (2007) * ''

Tronic ''Tronic'' is the third solo album by hip hop producer and rapper Black Milk, released on October 28, 2008 through Fat Beats Records. The album was produced by Black Milk, and features guest appearances from DJ Premier, Pharoahe Monch, Sean Pric ...

'' (2008) * ''

Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to: Awards * ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia * Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US * Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA * Lati ...

'' (2010) * '' No Poison No Paradise'' (2013) * ''

'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2018)

EPs

* ''

'' (2006) * ''

Synth or Soul Curtis Eugene Cross (born August 14, 1983), better known by his stage name Black Milk, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Career In addition to Slum Village, Black Milk has worked with J Dilla, Elzhi, Phat Kat, Frank-N-Dan ...

'' (2013) * ''Glitches in the Break'' (2014) * ''DiVE'' (2019)

Collaborative albums

* ''Dirty District Vol. 2'' (with

B.R. Gunna Curtis Eugene Cross (born August 14, 1983), better known by his stage name Black Milk, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Career In addition to Slum Village, Black Milk has worked with J Dilla, Elzhi, Phat Kat, Frank-N-D ...

) (2004) * ''Caltroit'' (with

Bishop Lamont Philip Brandon Martin (born October 31, 1978), better known as Bishop Lamont, is an American rapper from Carson, California. He was signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment record label and released one project under the label, eventually le ...

) (2008) * ''The Set Up'' (with Fat Ray) (2008) * ''

Random Axe ''Random Axe'' is the only studio album from the American hip hop group Random Axe, released June 14, 2011, on Duck Down Music Inc. The group was composed of hip hop producer Black Milk and rappers Guilty Simpson and the late Sean Price. The alb ...

'' (with

Sean Price Sean Duval Price (March 17, 1972August 8, 2015) was an American rapper and member of the hip hop collective Boot Camp Clik. He was one half of the duo Heltah Skeltah, performing under the name Ruck, along with partner Rock. Early life and educati ...

and

Guilty Simpson Byron Dwayne “Guilty” Simpson is an American rapper and songwriter from Detroit, Michigan whose recording career spans more than 20 years. He is signed to Stones Throw Records, and is known for being one of the late producer J Dilla’s favo ...

) (2011) * '' Black & Brown!'' (with

) (2011) * ''Burning Stones'' (with Mel) (2013) * ''The Rebellion Sessions'' (with Nat Turner) (2016) * ''Sunday Outtakes'' (with Nat Turner) (2016)

References

External links

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