Biography

Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) is one of the most versatile and prolific talents in modern-day music.  His wide-ranging endeavours include; Broken Bells and Gnarls Barkley, collaborative albums with Karen O and MF DOOM; plus production for Adele, U2, The Black Keys, Gorillaz, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Michael Kiwanuka, Parquet Courts and many more.  Black Thought (Tariq Trotter) is simply one of the best rappers alive.  Co-founder of The Roots and an accomplished solo artist, plus a film and theatre actor, producer and writer. Together, these multiple Grammy winners make a formidable duo. Meticulously built over several years, Cheat Codes finds Burton taking widescreen, soul-infused hip-hop soundscapes to new heights, whilst Black Thought’s incredible lyricism, razor-sharp rapping and raw hunger are somehow more commanding and thrilling than ever.  It’s this unique alchemy and ability to raise each other’s game that makes Cheat Codes more than just the sum of its parts, and much more than typical producer-meets-rapper arrangement or side project.