Black Milk

Infobox musical artist


Name = Black Milk
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Background = non_performing_personnel
Birth_name = Curtis Cross
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Origin = flagicon|USA Detroit, Michigan, United States
Instrument = drums
Turntable
Sampler
Drum Machine
Genre = Hip hop
Occupation = Record producer
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Label = Fat Beats
Associated_acts = B.R. Gunna, Slum Village, J Dilla
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Curtis Cross, better known as Black Milk, is a hip hop producer and MC from Detroit, Michigan.

He began his music career producing beats for his mother. In 2004, he formed B.R. Gunna, with Young RJ, and Fat Ray, and together they released "", a follow up to a compilation released in 2001 by Slum Village in which he contributed production to also. Black Milk then released a solo album, called "Sound of the City, Vol. 1", the following year and in 2006 he signed a record contract with Fat Beats Records. In the fall of 2006, he released an EP, entitled "Broken Wax". March 13, 2007 saw the release of his second album titled "Popular Demand".

In addition to Slum Village, Black Milk has worked with the likes of J Dilla, Elzhi, Phat Kat, Frank-N-Dank, Lloyd Banks, Canibus, and Pharoahe Monch, and handled almost all the production on T3's "" mixtape of 2006.

In the Winter of 2007/2008 Black Milk paired with Aftermath recording artist Bishop Lamont to release a mixtape entitled "Caltroit", which was nominated for Best Hip Hop Mixtape at Justo's Mixtape Awards, putting him against the likes of Lil Wayne, Styles P, Big Mike, and DJ Khaled.

Black Milk released an album with Fat Ray entitled "The Set Up" on March 4, 2008. and will release his next official solo release "Tronic" on October 28, 2008. He also handled the majority of production Fact|date=August 2008 on Elzhi's album "The Preface", released August 12.

Discography

olo

*"Sound of the City, Vol. 1" (2005)
*"Broken Wax" (EP release) (2006)
*"Popular Demand" (2007)
*"Tronic" (2008)

Collaborations

*"" - with BR Gunna (2004)
*"Caltroit" - with Bishop Lamont (2007)
*"The Set Up" - with Fat Ray (March 2008)
*The Preface - with Elzhi (contributed 14 of 16 tracks) (August 2008)
*Random Axe - with Sean Price and Guilty Simpson (2008)

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/blackmk Black Milk on Myspace]
* [http://www.platform8470.com/artists/ai_blackmilk.asp Black Milk interview on platform8470]
* [http://www.synthesis.net/site/articles/music/detroits-own-black-milk.html Synthesis Magazine's Black Milk Interview]
* [http://www.soundslam.com/articles/interviews/interviews.php?interviews=in070212_blkmlk Black Milk Interview]
* [http://insomniacmagazine.com/interviews/black-milk-interview-by-todd-e-jones/ Insomniac Magazine Interview]
* [http://www.nobodysmiling.com/hiphop/interview/87415.php nobody Smiling Interview]
* [http://rbmaradio.com/ARCHIVE.153.0.php?extID=0&showID=423 RBMA Radio On Demand - Melbourne Marvels - Black Milk (Fat Beats)]
* [http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/TUTORS.9.0.html?act_session=327 Black Milk RBMA video lecture session Pt.1]
* [http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/TUTORS.9.0.html?act_session=328 Black Milk RBMA video lecture session Pt.2]
* [http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/TUTORS.9.0.html?act_session=329 Black Milk RBMA video lecture session Pt.3]