Popular Demand

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{{Infobox album

| name = Popular Demand

| type = Album

| artist = Black Milk

| cover = BM_Popular_Demand.jpg

| alt =

| released = March 13, 2007

| recorded = 2006–2007 at Music House Studios

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Hip hop

| length = 48:53
24:10 (Bonus CD)

| label = Fat Beats

| producer = Black Milk

| prev_title = Broken Wax

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = Tronic

| next_year = 2008

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Popular Demand

| type = studio

| single1 = Sound the Alarm

| single1date = 2006

| single2 = Shut It Down

| single2date = 2007

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = About.com

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [http://rap.about.com/od/albumreviews/fr/PopularDemand.htm link]

| rev2 = AllHipHop

| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} [http://www.allhiphop.com/reviews/?ID=1127 link]

| rev3 = Allmusic

| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r952252|pure_url=yes}} link]

| rev4 = HipHopDX

| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.764/title.black-milk-popular-demand link]

| rev5 = Nobodysmiling.com

| rev5Score = Favorable [http://www.nobodysmiling.com/hiphop/album_review/87416.php link]

| rev6 = Popmatters

| rev6Score = 6/10 [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/31328/black-milk-popular-demand/ link]

| rev7 = RapReviews.com

| rev7Score = 7/10 [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2007_03F_populardemand.html link]

| rev8 = Stylus Magazine

| rev8Score = B+ [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/black-milk-taraach-and-the-lovelution/popular-demand-the-fevers.htm link]

| noprose = yes

}}

Popular Demand is the second solo album by Black Milk, a rapper and hip hop producer from Detroit, Michigan. It was released on March 13, 2007,{{Cite web |title=Popular Demand, by Black Milk |url=https://blackmilk.bandcamp.com/album/popular-demand |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=Black Milk |language=en}} which may be a reference to Detroit's area code, 313. The album features guest appearances from numerous Detroit-based artists, including Slum Village's current members T3 and Elzhi and former member Baatin as well as many of Slum Village's close affiliates, most notably Guilty Simpson, Phat Kat, Que D, and One Be Lo (of Binary Star). As of July 3, 2009, Popular Demand has sold 10,679 units according to Soundscan.{{Cite web |last=Fitzgerald |first=Trent|date=2023-03-13 |title=Black Milk Releases Popular Demand Album - Today in Hip-Hop |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/black-milk-popular-demand-album/ |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=XXL Mag |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Black Milk - Popular Demand |url=https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/10610-black-milk-popular-demand.php |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=Album of The Year |language=en}}

Track listing

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!#

!Title

!Sample(s)

!Length

1

|"Popular Demand"

|

  • "You've Been My Inspiration" By The Main Ingredients

|2:45

2

|"Sound the Alarm" (feat. Guilty Simpson)

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  • "We're a Winner" By The Impressions
  • "Space Intro" By Steve Miller Band

}}

|2:43

3

|"Insane"

|

|2:54

4

|"Lookatusnow" (feat. Phat Kat)

|

|3:33

5

|"U" (feat. Ty & Kory)

|

|3:12

6

|"Shut It Down" (feat. AHK)

|

|3:59

7

|"So Gone"

|

|3:00

8

|"Say Something" (feat. Nametag, Slim S.D.H.)

|

|4:09

9

|"Play the Keys" (Instrumental)

|

|1:53

10

|"Watch Em" (feat. Fat Ray, Que D)

|

|4:06

11

|"Three+Sum" (feat. Lil' Skeeter)

|

|4:09

12

|"Action" (feat. Slum Village)

|

  • "Roundabout" By Yes

|4:01

13

|"Luvin' It" (Instrumental)

|

|1:09

14

|"One Song"

|

|2:36

15

|"I'm Out" (Instrumental)

|

|2:00

16

|"Take It There" (feat. One Be Lo)

|

|2:44

=Bonus CD=

:Bonus disc containing three tracks from the Broken Wax EP as well as six instrumentals.

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!#

!Title

!Sample(s)

!Length

1

|"Broken Wax" (Instrumental)

|

|1:07

2

|"Pressure" (Instrumental)

|

|2:44

3

|"Keep It Live" (feat. Mr. Porter)

|

|3:13

4

|"U's a Freak Bitch" (Instrumental)

|

|2:57

5

|"Home of the Greats"

|

|3:00

6

|"Tell Em" (feat. Nametag)

|

|2:37

7

|"Danger" (Instrumental)

|

|3:35

8

|"Sound of the City" (Instrumental)

|

|3:41

9

|"Outro" (Instrumental)

|

|1:16

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