Since the release of The Grey Album in 2004, Danger Mouse, a.k.a. Brian Burton, has been one of the most prolific and intriguing musicians out there. He’s come a long way from mashing up Jay-Z and The Beatles, developing his own sound and going from lowly DJ to one of the most coveted producers around.
Of course, his sizable output over the last five years or so – a collaboration with MF DOOM, a Beck album, a Gorillaz record, two Gnarls Barkley discs, a Sparklehorse album, a separate collaboration with David …

[Author's Note: I write a lot about hip hop and the convergence of race, media, politics, and culture in music, with occasional dalliances into other genres of music]
I was listening to N.W.A. this week and “A Bitch is a Bitch” came on. For those who aren’t familiar, the song is exactly what you’d think it was. It was hailed as a misogynistic nightmare by early ‘90s critics, and the C. Dolores Tuckers of the world began their all-out assault on gangsta rap and its destructive effect on Main Street America. …