After unleashing two tracks,
"Jump Down" and
"Carry It", from his upcoming solo album on
iTunes, and tantalizing his
Twitter followers with tidbits of news,
BLINK-182 drummer and hip-hop producer
Travis Barker has confirmed more details about the album,
"Give The Drummer Some", which
will be released March 15 by
Interscope Records.
The first single will be
"Can A Drummer Get Some", featuring The Game, Swizz Beats, Lil Wayne, and Rick Ross.
"Jump Down", featuring
The Cool Kids; and
"Carry It", featuring
RZA,
Raekwon, and
Tom Morello, are currently available on
iTunes. Other confirmed tracks include
"Devil's Got A Hold of Me", featuring hip-hop supergroup
SLAUGHTERHOUSE;
"Misfits", featuring
Steve Aoki;
"Cool Head", featuring
Kid Cudi;
"Don't F*** With Me", featuring
Paul Wall,
Kurupt, and
J Roc;
"City of Dreams", featuring
The Clipse and
Kobe; and
"On My Own", featuring
SLIPKNOT's
Corey Taylor. More very special guests are in the works with details to be announced soon.
In addition to the list of musical artists that
Barker worked with on
"Give The Drummer Some", he has enlisted his favorite artists from the art world to come up with a visual representation of each track on the album. The who's-who list includes seminal artists from the street, tattoo, graffiti, fashion and music world:
Slick,
David Choe,
Mr. Brainwash,
Mike Giant,
Haze,
Munk One,
Nate Dino,
Skinhead Rob,
Cool Head -
Jeff Soto,
Richard Sanchez,
Risk One,
Chase Tafoya,
Chris Peters,
Dire One,
Mr. Cartoon,
Maxx242 and
Usugro. Each song's accompanying art will be rolled out in the coming weeks on
Barker's web site,
www.travisbarker.com. Additionally,
"Can A Drummer Get Some"\'s cover art was created by legendary rock and roll cover artist
Pushead.
Pushead has collaborated on revered classic album covers with such recording artists as
METALLICA and
Dr. Octagon.
As
Barker announced on
Twitter, the album will contain 12 tracks, with 16 tracks to be included on the deluxe version. In addition,
Barker continues to be actively involved with his clothing and accessory company
Famous Stars and Straps, his label
LaSalle Records, and his band
THE TRANSPLANTS (with
Tim Armstrong and
Skinhead Rob), are gearing up to record their third album.
Barker has also been in the studio with the reformed
BLINK-182, who will release a new album in 2011.