Collision Course Is a mash-up album made by the collaboration American Rock band Linkin Park and rapper Jay-Z. It was released in November 30,2004. The album contains six mash-ups, each of which includes a song by the artists with the exception of “Points Of Authority / 99 Problems / One Step Closer”. From Linkin Park’s catalog, Collision Course features three songs from Meteora and four from Hybrid Theory. From Jay-Z’s catalog, it features three songs from The Black Album, one from Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter, one from Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life and one from The Blueprint. The album’s only single “Numb/Encore” won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 48th Grammy Awards. In spite of receiving generally mixed reviews from music critics, the album was a commercial success.