Review by MartinDavey87 for Linkin Park - Collision Course (2004)

It’s 2004, and one of the biggest rock bands on the planet, Linkin Park, have collaborated with one of the biggest rappers on the planet, Jay-Z, to produce one of the most shameless and pointless cash-grabs on the planet, ‘Collision Course’.

I mean, I like both artists, and this EP, which basically takes music and lyrics from both artists repertoire and mashes them together, does work at times, but honestly, it is just a shameless attempt to make some dollar, and given the choice I’d much rather just listen to each respective artists work.

But for what it’s worth, since Linkin Park’s music is already fairly rap-oriented, this really is just Linkin Park with a second rapper. Simple. At times the music and lyrics blend well and it’s interesting to hear what amalgamation the musicians have come up with, but at other times, it’s cringe-inducing and cheesy. But as I said before, I’d rather just listen to some actual Linkin Park music, given the choice.

I’m glad it’s not a full-length album, that’s for sure. At 22 minutes in duration (and a “making of” DVD in some cases) it’s a harmless enough EP, but overall this is just a novelty item for fans of either artist.