Black Milk - Welcome (Gotta Go)

Producer: Black Milk

Album: Album of the Year

Label: Computer Ugly

Calling your LP the Album of the Year creates a very high standard to live up to, but Detroit native Black Milk not only seems to happy to craft sky high expectations, but delivers a single that helps back up his boasting. On Welcome (Gotta Go), the producer/emcee crafts a ferociously spooky instrumental (think Michael Myers meets Kanye) that features haunting background vocals and somber lyrics to match. Sporting a dense, action-packed flow that weaves its way in and out of the beat smoother than a serpent, Milk is lyrically dressed to impress as he tears thorough this track like a a college rejection letter with lines about “It’s just business/ it feels good now/ I’m at a point in my life, I wish a ni**a would now.” It seems like the success of other producers/rappers has given this one-time underground emcee an immense amount of confidence, and I can’t say I’m mad at it. Can Milk actually deliver the Album of the Year? We’ll find out on Sept. 14.

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DJ Z DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 11856	Rating: DJ Z's Top Rated Songs Black Milk's music career reminds me of Juwan Howard's NBA career - consistently solid for as long as I can remember, but never flashy or memorable. I know that when Nathan reads this analogy he will indeed be proud. Follow @DJBooth
	Posted on Jul 13, 2010

jaydeemorgan DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 213	Rating: jaydeemorgan's Top Rated Songs I like the production on here, it really grew on me after a couple of listens. Black Milk's lyrics ae on point. Overall a nice track. Somewhere between 3.5 and 4 for me.
	Posted on Jul 13, 2010

Nathan S.
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And copy what I wrote on the Scram Jones feature. I actually think Milk's a better rapper than Scram, but he's just not elite. There's no shame in that, being great in one sport (so to speak) but not two is still being great. We can't all be Bo Jackson.

That sports analogy was inspired by Z's excellent Juan Howard reference. Well played my friend, well played.

Posted on Jul 13, 2010

The 149th Tastemaker Total Ratings: 2065	Rating: The 149th's Top Rated Songs TGhis is a solid effort, but I cant realy see this track getting much more play from me.
	Posted on Jul 15, 2010

AceDaPrepstar
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Black Milk is as Dj Z pointed out...very consistent. This song will be memorable to me because of the actual melody/sample they used which is a song entitled "Hare Krishna" from a classic musical "Hair." Fat Beats has definite props for flippin' that sample and making it hip hop and Black Milk's cunning wordplay and undertones definitely work! Im a theatre geek at heart so maybe that has a bit to do with it too!

Posted on Aug 08, 2010