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Black Milk

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since 2014

Black Milk (Curtis Cross) is a Detroit-based producer and rapper with a career spanning more than 20 years. He first gained recognition producing for Slum Village in the early 2000s before launching his solo career with Popular Demand (2007). Across eight solo albums and numerous beat tapes, his sound has evolved from classic soul-sampled boom-bap into a live-instrumentation blend of funk, soul, jazz, psych rock, gospel, electronic and hip-hop. He has produced for artists like Danny Brown and collaborated with Jack White. His latest album, CEREMONIAL, arrived in May 2026, extending a prolific run that keeps him among the most respected producers in underground hip-hop.

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42.5M

Total plays & views

Projects
20
Since
2014

Verified streams · verified today

42,495,070

+8 K a day · +238 K a month, on average

20 projects · 5 artists · since 2014

spotify 100 %

42,495,070

80 days · Total

Records

60K

has passed 60,000 streams

Feel Sum’n Heal Sum’n

Black Milk

16 days ago

150K

has passed 150,000 streams

Feelings Don't Feel (feat. Mick Jenkins)

Black Milk

26 days ago

100K

has passed 100,000 streams

No Wish (feat. Phonte & Raphael Saadiq)

Black Milk

26 days ago

80K

has passed 80,000 streams

For How Much?

Black Milk

26 days ago

Most played

Most played

01

What It's Worth (Instrumental)

Black Milk

6.916.716

6,9 M

02

What It's Worth

Black Milk

6.916.716

6,9 M

03

Everyday Was

Black Milk

5.024.714

5,0 M

04

4 Blacks

Black Milk, Nat Turner

1.983.452

2,0 M

05

Will Remain

Black Milk

1.591.027

1,6 M

06

Could It Be

Black Milk

1.418.859

1,4 M

07

Detroit's New Dance Show

Black Milk

1.418.183

1,4 M

08

2 Would Try

Black Milk

1.298.458

1,3 M

09

Story and Her

Black Milk

706.862

707 K

10

Laugh Now Cry Later

Black Milk

626.289

626 K

Has worked with

5 artists.

Milestones · 1 milestone
40M

Black Milk

Catalog · Notes · Curatorial

Bio

Black Milk (Curtis Cross) is a Detroit-based producer and rapper with a career spanning more than 20 years. He first gained recognition producing for Slum Village in the early 2000s before launching his solo career with Popular Demand (2007). Across eight solo albums and numerous beat tapes, his sound has evolved from classic soul-sampled boom-bap into a live-instrumentation blend of funk, soul, jazz, psych rock, gospel, electronic and hip-hop. He has produced for artists like Danny Brown and collaborated with Jack White. His latest album, CEREMONIAL, arrived in May 2026, extending a prolific run that keeps him among the most respected producers in underground hip-hop.

Credits

  • Black Milk·
  • Nat Turner·
  • Fat Ray·
  • Saba·
  • BJ The Chicago Kid

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Handle
blackmilk
Spotify
42,495,070
Total
42,495,070