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Tronic
Studio album by Black Milk
Released	October 28, 2008
Recorded	Music House Studios, The Disc, Studio 1 Detroit, Michigan
Genre	Hip hop electronic
Length	55:58
Label	Fat Beats
Producer	Black Milk Colin Munroe
Black Milk chronology
Popular Demand (2007) Tronic (2008) Album of the Year (2010)
Singles from Tronic
"Give the Drummer Sum"/"The Matrix" Released: October 21, 2008 "Losing Out" Released: February 11, 2009

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	84/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Pitchfork Media	(7.9/10)
RapReviews.com
HipHopDX
Cokemachineglow.com	(85/100)
Prefix Magazine	(8.5/10)
Sputnikmusic

Tronic is the third solo album by hip hop producer and rapper Black Milk, released on October 28, 2008 through Fat Beats Records. The album features guest appearances from DJ Premier, Pharoahe Monch, Sean Price, Royce da 5'9" and Dwele. The album's lead single was "Give the Drummer Sum". It was produced entirely by Black Milk, except for the track "Without U", which is produced by Colin Munroe.

Track listing

1. "Long Story Short"
   • Horns: Dwele
   • Contains sample of "I Got Some" performed by Billy Garner
2. "Bounce"
3. "Give the Drummer Sum"
4. "Without U" (produced by Colin Munroe)
   • featuring Colin Munroe
5. "Hold It Down"
   • Contains sample of "The Aircrash Bureau" performed by Gary Numan
6. "Losing Out"
   • featuring Royce da 5'9"
   • Contains sample of "Let's Talk About Me" performed by The Alan Parsons Project
7. "Hell Yeah"
   • featuring Fat Ray
8. "Overdose"
   • Contains sample of "W.O.L.V.E.S." performed by Krumbsnatcha feat. M.O.P.
   • Contains sample of "Language" performed by Suzanne Vega
9. "Reppin For U"
   • featuring AB
   • Contains samples from "O Holy Night" performed by the Moog Machine's album Christmas Becomes Electric
10. "The Matrix"
    • featuring Pharoahe Monch & Sean Price
    • Scratches: DJ Premier
    • Contains sample of "Invisible Limits" performed by Tangerine Dream
    • Contains sample of "Excuse Me Miss" performed by Jay-Z
    • Contains sample of "Real Hip Hop" performed by Das Efx
    • Contains sample of "Inspiration" performed by Da Ranjahz
11. "Try"
    • Contains sample of "Who Do You Think You're Fooling" performed by The Symphonic Four
12. "Tronic Summer"
13. "Bond 4 Life"
    • featuring Melanie Rutherford
14. "Elec (Outro)"
15. "Dub Rock"

Charts

References

1. "Tronic by Black Milk". Metacritic.
2. Allmusic review
3. Pitchfork Media review
4. RapReviews.com review
5. HipHopDX review
6. Cokemachineglow.com review Archived 2010-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
7. Prefix Magazine review
8. Sputnikmusic review
9. Black Milk - 'Tronic' (CD) Detail - Underground Hip Hop - Store
10. Black Milk feat. DJ Premier, Pharoahe Monch, Sean Price - 'Give the Drummer Sum/The Matrix' (12" Vinyl Single) Detail - Underground Hip Hop - Store
11. "Black Milk Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
12. "Black Milk Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

External links

• The album at Fat Beats Records
• Review at SofaKing Diligent
• Review at Mind Inversion

• 2008 albums
• Black Milk albums
• Albums produced by Black Milk
• Fat Beats Records albums