# Black Milk · Producer, Beatmaker, Rapper · OBRA Source: https://obra.art/blackmilk Black Milk · 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 t ![Black Milk](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb8c03289713eae5e79f4e534a) obra.art/blackmilkPRO # Black Milk Producer Beatmaker Rapper 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. ## Has worked with [Explore all credits](https://obra.art/blackmilk#artistas) 42.5M Total plays & views Projects20 Since2014 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](https://obra.art/blackmilk/feel-sumn-heal-sumn) [150K has passed 150,000 streams Feelings Don't Feel (feat. Mick Jenkins) Black Milk 26 days ago](https://obra.art/blackmilk/feelings-dont-feel-feat-mick-jenkins) [100K has passed 100,000 streams No Wish (feat. Phonte & Raphael Saadiq) Black Milk 26 days ago](https://obra.art/blackmilk/no-wish-feat-phonte-and-raphael-saadiq) [80K has passed 80,000 streams For How Much? Black Milk 26 days ago](https://obra.art/blackmilk/for-how-much) Most played ## Most played [01 What It's Worth (Instrumental) Black Milk 6.916.716 6,9 M](https://obra.art/blackmilk/what-its-worth-instrumental) [02 What It's Worth Black Milk 6.916.716 6,9 M](https://obra.art/blackmilk/what-its-worth) [03 Everyday Was Black Milk 5.024.714 5,0 M](https://obra.art/blackmilk/everyday-was) [04 4 Blacks Black Milk, Nat Turner 1.983.452 2,0 M](https://obra.art/blackmilk/4-blacks) [05 Will Remain Black Milk 1.591.027 1,6 M](https://obra.art/blackmilk/will-remain) [06 Could It Be Black Milk 1.418.859 1,4 M](https://obra.art/blackmilk/could-it-be) [07 Detroit's New Dance Show Black Milk 1.418.183 1,4 M](https://obra.art/blackmilk/detroits-new-dance-show) [08 2 Would Try Black Milk 1.298.458 1,3 M](https://obra.art/blackmilk/2-would-try) [09 Story and Her Black Milk 706.862 707 K](https://obra.art/blackmilk/story-and-her) [10 Laugh Now Cry Later Black Milk 626.289 626 K](https://obra.art/blackmilk/laugh-now-cry-later) Has worked with ## 5 artists. Catalog ## 20 releases. 2026 3 [CEREMONIALBlack Milk · 800 K](https://obra.art/blackmilk/ceremonial) [OK... NahBlack Milk, Saba · 529 K](https://obra.art/blackmilk/ok-nah) [Crash Test DummyBlack Milk · 182 K](https://obra.art/blackmilk/crash-test-dummy-2) 2025 3 [BLAH BLAH BLAHBJ The Chicago Kid, Black Milk · 57 K](https://obra.art/blackmilk/blah-blah-blah) [The RecipeBlack Milk, Fat Ray · 103 K](https://obra.art/blackmilk/the-recipe) [Food From the GodsBlack Milk, Fat Ray · 706 K](https://obra.art/blackmilk/food-from-the-gods) 2024 1 [Act Like / In the SkyBlack Milk · 207 K](https://obra.art/blackmilk/act-like-in-the-sky) 2023 2 [Everybody Good?Black Milk · 1,3 M](https://obra.art/blackmilk/everybody-good) [Ain’t Nobody Coming Down to Save YouBlack Milk · 527 K](https://obra.art/blackmilk/aint-nobody-coming-down-to-save-you) 2019 3 [DiVeBlack Milk · 1,7 M](https://obra.art/blackmilk/dive) [Black NASA (feat. Sam Austins)Black Milk · 299 K](https://obra.art/blackmilk/black-nasa-feat-sam-austins-2) [If U Say (feat. BJ the Chicago Kid)Black Milk · 610 K](https://obra.art/blackmilk/if-u-say-feat-bj-the-chicago-kid-2) 2018 1 [FeverBlack Milk · 6,8 M](https://obra.art/blackmilk/fever) 2016 4 [Sunday OuttakesBlack Milk, Nat Turner · 670 K](https://obra.art/blackmilk/sunday-outtakes) [The FixBlack Milk · 22 K](https://obra.art/blackmilk/the-fix) [The Rebellion SessionsBlack Milk, Nat Turner · 3,9 M](https://obra.art/blackmilk/the-rebellion-sessions) 3,9 M [Like I Need It AllBlack Milk · 34 K](https://obra.art/blackmilk/like-i-need-it-all) 2015 2 [If There's a Hell Below InstrumentalsBlack Milk · 7,8 M](https://obra.art/blackmilk/if-theres-a-hell-below-instrumentals) [I GuessBlack Milk · 189 K](https://obra.art/blackmilk/i-guess) 2014 1 [If There's a Hell BelowBlack Milk · 16 M](https://obra.art/blackmilk/if-theres-a-hell-below) Milestones · 1 milestone 40M ### Black Milk Sep 2026 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 Coordinates HandleblackmilkSpotify42,495,070Total42,495,070