The disc has a little bit of everything from the stylings of both Linkin Park & Jay-Z. It starts off right with Dirt Off Your Shoulder VS Lying From You. Jay-Z's rapping just seems to fit perfectly with the music of Lying From You, and the addition the traditional Linkin Park screaming makes for a solid song. Big Pimpin' VS Papercut is next, and this time it's Jay-Z's music that fits in the background. This one sounds a bit strange at parts, and you can tell that it's a definite mashing of two songs, as opposed to a song like the opening track that could've passed as the actual song. However, the mix still works pretty well.
Most of the disc is a great showing of what collaboration can truly be. Numb VS Encore is another track that sounds like it could've been the original song as opposed to a mixing of two different songs. Points Of Authority VS One Step Closer VS 99 Problems is also a great mix. Some of the tracks are good, but could've been better. Jigga What VS Faint is a solid mix, but in certain spots it feels like there's just a little bit missing. Izzo VS In The End also just has that little bit of oomph missing that was evident in the originals.
FINAL ANALYSIS: If you take issue with vulgarity in your music, do not, I repeat, DO NOT buy this disc. Jay-Z has no problem with throwing in 20 f-bombs in any given song, and the boys of Linkin Park, though they keep their own music clean, aren't going to stop themselves from cursing a bit in other people's lyrics. That being said, these tracks are solid. You could listen to many of them and think that they were actually one song rather than two combined ones. And, of course, the addition of a DVD of the entire escapade is also a great little incentive for buying this disc. All in all, this a great outing from both parties involved and will surely only elevate both Linkin Park and Jay-Z even higher up the charts and create even larger fan bases for both. This was truly a great idea, and whoever came up with it deserves some major applause.