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The Grey Album was a controversial album by Danger Mouse released in 2004 . It uses an a cappella version of rapper Jay-Z's Black Album and couples it with instrumentals created from a multitude of unauthorized samples from The Beatles' White Album. The album, which Danger Mouse released in limited quantities to a few outlets, created a massive amount of controversy when EMI, the White Album's copyright holder, ordered Danger Mouse and retailers carrying the album to cease distribution of the a
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The Grey Album (en français : « l'album gris ») est un album de remix de Danger Mouse qui a repris les morceaux a cappella du Black Album du rappeur Jay-Z en les mettant sur des samples de l'album blanc des Beatles. 3 000 copies de l'album sont alors éditées puis vendues avant que la major EMI ne fasse interdire la vente, Danger Mouse ne bénéficiant pas des autorisations nécessaires pour utiliser les chansons. Le fait de mélanger deux œuvres de cette façon s'appelle le mashup.
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