Black Milk w. Bun B - Gold Piece

We need not mention here at Northern Heads that Black Milk (born Curtis Cross) - the foremost of many proteges of the immortal J Dilla- is one of the most important artists in Hip Hop today.  Where much of contemporary hip hop has become a laughingstock, and admittedly Milk has had a number of career missteps, still there is hope.  His last full length No Poison No Paradise (2013) followed shortly thereafter by Glitches In The Break (2014) restored faith in his deep production talent.  Cross sees himself as a producer/ rapper and his work suffered in recent years due to his focus on his lyricism.  Poison represented a through point where Milk again brought his production into the forefront while stepping up his lyrical game.  Glitches focused more basically on his production strengths.   Cross constantly baits his core audience - ourselves included- with a 'vault' of material he's constantly producing and moving beyond.

This new collaboration with self-determining Hip Hop legend Bun B only further raises the stakes on what listeners should anticipate from this determined artist.