Cheat Codes (album)

Cheat Codes
Cheat Codes
Studio album by Danger Mouse and Black Thought
Released	August 12, 2022
Genre	Hip hop
Length	38:19
Label	BMG
Producer	Danger Mouse
Black Thought chronology
Danger Mouse chronology
Singles from Cheat Codes
	"No Gold Teeth"; Released: May 11, 2022; "Because"; Released: June 8, 2022; "Aquamarine"; Released: July 13, 2022; "Strangers"; Released: August 9, 2022;

Cheat Codes is a collaborative studio album by American songwriter/producer Danger Mouse and American emcee Black Thought, released on August 12, 2022, by BMG. It followed three albums of solo work for Black Thought, but was Danger Mouse's first hip-hop album since The Mouse and the Mask in 2005.^[1]

Dates for the start of the album's production differ, including 2005 when the pair worked on their first tracks together,^[2] 2017 when they first had the idea for an album, and 2018 when the bulk of the work was started.^[3] After delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic and tracklist changes, it was first announced in a 2020 radio interview with Black Thought where he mentioned its draft title Dangerous Thoughts.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (May 11, 2022). "Danger Mouse and Black Thought Announce New Album Cheat Codes, Share New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
^ Kaufman, Gil (May 11, 2022). "Danger Mouse and Black Thought Team Up For 'Cheat Codes' Album". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2022. Danger Mouse and Black Thought first met up in 2005 and worked on some songs together at the time for a project that was then rumored to be called Dangerous Thoughts.
^ Eustice, Kyle (August 9, 2022). "Black Thought & Danger Mouse Explain How A$AP Rocky, Russ, Joey Bada$$ + MF DOOM Landed On 'Cheat Codes'". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
^ Mancini, Maggie (May 12, 2022). "Black Thought, Danger Mouse release lead single 'No Gold Teeth' from upcoming collaboration". PhillyVoice. Retrieved August 12, 2022. When Black Thought made the announcement to radio show Ebro in the Morning in 2020, the album name was rumored to be called "Dangerous Thoughts," a spin on both musician's well-known stage names.

[Ruiz-1] Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (May 11, 2022). "Danger Mouse and Black Thought Announce New Album Cheat Codes, Share New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

[2] Kaufman, Gil (May 11, 2022). "Danger Mouse and Black Thought Team Up For 'Cheat Codes' Album". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2022. Danger Mouse and Black Thought first met up in 2005 and worked on some songs together at the time for a project that was then rumored to be called Dangerous Thoughts.

[3] Eustice, Kyle (August 9, 2022). "Black Thought & Danger Mouse Explain How A$AP Rocky, Russ, Joey Bada$$ + MF DOOM Landed On 'Cheat Codes'". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

[4] Mancini, Maggie (May 12, 2022). "Black Thought, Danger Mouse release lead single 'No Gold Teeth' from upcoming collaboration". PhillyVoice. Retrieved August 12, 2022. When Black Thought made the announcement to radio show Ebro in the Morning in 2020, the album name was rumored to be called "Dangerous Thoughts," a spin on both musician's well-known stage names.

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