Jay-Z vs. Metallica: The Double Black Album Minneapolis' Cheap Cologne brings metal cred to Jay-Z by combining both artists'Black Album "Enter Sandman" finds a new roll as the eerie backdrop for Hova's "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" and "99 Problems" sounds perfect with Metallica's "Sad But True" - Rolling Stone Cheap Cologne comes up with clever instrumentation as the backdrop for the lyricists to drop knowledge gems on. -Okayplayer.com This here Cheap Cologne is something else entireley... If Dick Clark were commissioned to produce a hip-hip record, Just A Little Sample would be his brainchild. Funneling pop culture references from all walks of life, Twin Cities producer/DJ Cheap Cologne has created a divinely diverse, devoted and just plain hilarious maiden LP. Like any white suburban youth who grew up on equal parts Pantera and Public Enemy, Cheap Cologne drops a schizoid mix of Anglo angst. Whether it's Pigeon John resurrecting Tony Danza, Slug sparring over Slayer's "Spirit In Black" or CC's cheeky homage to pacifiers and glowsticks ("Ravers Suck"), this album seems to have the Axe Effect. - Carelton Curtis, XLR8R Magazine If rock and hip-hop were to have a child, the baby would definitely be the tattoo clad Minneapolis rocker/ hip-hopper Cheap Cologne. This kid is always busy in his Uptown Minneapolis basement studio listening to, studying and making music. Like a wizard churning up a special potion, Cheap Cologne brings good mixed genre music together. - inboxmag.com CHEAP COLOGNE "The Double Black Album" : An inevitable combination: Jay-Z meets Metallica's black album, the 1991 "Metallica." Metallica's somber power chords and brooding slow arpeggios underline what Jay-Z calls "my pain and my struggle." The Metallica riffs turn Jay-Z into a rocker with a perpetual chip on his shoulder. - NY Times