Black Milk, Candidt, Grynch, and Sol // 8 pm // $10 // Nectar
Detroit’s Black Milk (nee Curtis Cross) is a very sought-after producer. He is known for crafting a wide variety of unique beats that combine soulful samples, hard-hitting drums, electronic elements and live instrumentation. And his work with some of Detroit’s best known rap staples like Slum Village, J Dilla, and Pharaohe Monch, has earned him much praise with hip-hop fans and critics. However, with three full length solo albums under his belt, fans and the industry are also coming to recognize his talent on the mic.
On his most recent album, 2010’s Album of the Year, Black Milk reflects on the deaths of friends and family that came to define his year. The result is an album of surprising emotional depth and introspection. Black Milk is not out to baffle the listener with intricate rhymes, rather he has a nice, smooth flow that makes it easy for listeners to appreciate his lyrical talent. And at a time when hip-hop personalities have become so inflated and overblown that a whole album could be nothing but bragging and name-calling, it’s refreshing to hear an artist taking it back to basics. Good beats, good rhymes, and good stories.
Opening for Black Milk at Nectar in Fremont are Grynch and Sol.
