Broken Wax

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Broken Wax
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EP by
ReleasedNovember 21, 2006
Genre Hip hop
Length21:29
Label Fat Beats
Producer Black Milk
Black Milk chronology
Sound of the City, Vol. 1
(2005)
Broken Wax
(2006)
Popular Demand
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim! favorable [1]

Broken Wax is a 2006 EP by Black Milk, a rapper and hip hop producer from Detroit, Michigan. It features appearances from Mr. Porter of D12, Phat Kat, T3, Elzhi, Fat Ray and Nametag. The instrumental version of the album was included as a bonus disc in Black Milk's next album, Popular Demand .

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Broken Wax" - 1:10
  2. "Pressure" - 2:48
  3. "Keep It Live" (feat. Mr. Porter) - 3:13
  4. "U's a Freak Bitch" - 3:01
  5. "Tell 'Em" (feat. Nametag) - 2:37
  6. "Danger" (feat. T3 & Phat Kat) - 3:33
  7. "S.O.T.C." (feat. Fat Ray & Elzhi) - 3:51
  8. "Outro" - 1:16

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References

  1. Cowie, Del F. (February 2007). "Black Milk - Broken Wax EP". Exclaim!.