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Title: Jay-Z & Linkin Park - Collision Course
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2004, Hip Hop, Rap Rock, Brooklyn, New York / Agoura Hills, California 7/26
Condition: New (BC) | Members: Jay-Z C (69' - ), Chester B (76' - 17'), Mike S (77' - ), Brad D (77' - ), Dave F (77' - ), Joe H (77' - ), Rob B (79' - )
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Chester Bennington survived childhood sexual abuse, addiction, depression, and years of private pain before his 2017 suicide, making Linkin Park’s wounded hooks feel heavier in hindsight.

2. Studio Lore: Collision Course came from MTV’s mash-up era, with Jay-Z and Linkin Park rebuilding pieces of “Numb,” “Encore,” “Izzo,” “In The End,” and “99 Problems” into one hybrid studio experiment.

3. Media Narrative: “Numb/Encore” became the monster hit, proving rap and rock could collide without sounding like a novelty, and even winning a Grammy for the crossover.