10 in The Village Voice's annual Pazz and Jop critics poll. The Grey Album was named the best album of 2004 by Entertainment Weekly and ranked No.

A buzz around the album resulted in wider Internet distribution and media attention garnering a glowing review in the Februissue of The New Yorker. While Danger Mouse never asked permission to use the Beatles' material, Jay-Z's a cappella recordings, though copyrighted, were released commercially for the purpose of encouraging mashups and remixes. History ĭanger Mouse created The Grey Album as an experimental project intended for a limited 3,000-copy release in February 2004.

The Grey Album gained notoriety when EMI attempted to halt its distribution despite approval of the project from Jay-Z and the two surviving Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. It mixes an a cappella version of rapper Jay-Z's The Black Album with samples from the Beatles' self-titled ninth album, commonly known as 'The White Album'. The Grey Album is a mashup album by Danger Mouse, released in 2004. This was not used for the actual cover, but appeared on the Danger Mouse website.

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