Inspired by "The Grey Album", which collaborative EP by Jay-Z and Linkin Park was released in 2004?
Collision Course (album) Collision Course is a collaborative EP from American rapper Jay-Z and nu metal band Linkin Park, released on November 30, 2004 by Roc-A-Fella, Machine Shop, Warner Bros. and Def Jam records. Before the album, Jay-Z had released collaborations with The Roots and R. Kelly, and Linkin Park had collaborated with various artists on their remix album Reanimation. The album was inspired by "The Grey Album" by Danger Mouse, which was a mash-up album between Jay-Z and The Beatles. MTV had originally planned on mashing up only one or two songs, but the project was eventually expanded to a six-song EP. The album was mostly produced by Mike Shinoda and Jay-Z, and was recorded between July 16 and July 19.
Numb (Linkin Park song) Numb is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released as the third single from their second studio album, "Meteora" (2003), and is the thirteenth and final track on the album. One of Linkin Park's most well-known and critically acclaimed songs, "Numb" topped the "Billboard" Alternative Songs chart for 12 weeks. The song spent six weeks at the top of the chart in 2003 and six weeks in 2004. The song also spent three weeks atop the "Billboard" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number 11 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.