If Jay-Z is God, that makes Danger Mouse his Leonardo da Vinci.

Like a Renaissance artist, the Los Angeles DJ has captured Hova better than any other producer by mixing tracks from his swan song The Black Album with samples from The Beatles self-titled masterpiece, also known as The White Album.

The result: You guessed it art majors, The Grey Album.

Sure, he's entered a copyright infringement "grey area" with this endeavor (pause while I pat myself on the back). But even if he'd agreed to give publishing rights to both Jay and the Fab Two, he never would have made money off the deal, and he probably never wanted to anyway.

So will it introduce a new generation of hip-hop fans to the music of The Beatles?

Probably not.

But for people like my brother, who listen exclusively to that type of music, or any one kind, it should be considered a wake-up call to the benefits of blurring genres and influences.

Which, I believe, is why Danger Mouse did it.

That, or he just knew it'd sound really, really cool.

The frenzy of "Helter Skelter" transforms "99 Problems" into a player's anthem. "December 4th" sounds incredible over the guitar hook from "Mother Nature's Son."

And the tinge of psychedelia "Piggies" lends to "Change Clothes" puts feminine-sounding Pharrell Williams' production to shame.

Black and White. It just makes sense. Like the milkshake.

-- Reviewed by David Tatasciore