Inspired by "The Grey Album", which collaborative EP by Jay-Z and Linkin Park was released in 2004?
The Grey Album The Grey Album is a mashup album by Danger Mouse, released in 2004. It mixes an a cappella version of rapper Jay-Z's "The Black Album" with samples from The Beatles' LP "The Beatles", commonly known as "The White Album". "The Grey Album" gained notoriety when EMI attempted to halt its distribution despite approval of the project from Jay-Z and the two surviving Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.
Skylar Grey Holly Brook Hafermann (born February 23, 1986), who goes by the stage name Skylar Grey, is an American singer and songwriter from Mazomanie, Wisconsin. In 2004, under the pseudonym Holly Brook, at the age of 17, she signed a publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group and a recording contract with Linkin Park’s Machine Shop Recordings imprint. In 2006, she also released her debut album, "Like Blood Like Honey", under the aforementioned labels.