Linkin Park Feat. Jay-z - Numb (encore) & Faint May 2026

The collaboration wasn't just a simple layering of tracks; Linkin Park restructured their original songs from the ground up to match Jay-Z’s tempo and delivery.

: The EP debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, making it only the second EP in history to do so after Alice in Chains' Jar of Flies . Featured Tracks CD Review: 'Collision Course', Jay-Z & Linkin Park Linkin Park feat. Jay-Z - Numb (encore) & Faint

The collaboration between and Jay-Z is widely regarded as one of the most successful genre-bending experiments in modern music history. Originally conceived for an MTV special in 2004, the project evolved into the multi-platinum EP, Collision Course , which merged Linkin Park’s nu-metal anthems with Jay-Z’s iconic hip-hop verses. The "Collision Course" Project (2004) The collaboration wasn't just a simple layering of

Both Jay-Z and Linkin Park have a diverse fan base, so the concept actually works. Maybe it's not really musical history that Jay- The Hofstra Chronicle Originally conceived for an MTV special in 2004,