Forbes annual Cash Kings List, which evaluates Hip Hop’s top earners for that year usually consists of all men but not since Nicki hit the scene! While Hov and Diddy top the list like previous years Nicki debuts at number 15 in a tie with Alicia Key’s husband Swizz Beats. Other newcomers to the list […]
In this exclusive to TheUrbandaily,Jay-Z talks about recording Watch The Throne overseas with Kanye West and the contributions of the legendary Otis Redding.** RELATED POSTS Throne Producer Says Jay-Z Already Working On Next Album [EXCLUSIVE] Top 5 Jay-Z & Kanye West Collaborations Kanye And Jay-Z Need More Fred Hampton, Less H.A.M. On New Album ** […]
Watch The Throne took the world by storm yesterday when it avoided being leaked and was released to Itunes. Celebs and fans seemed to all love the album, in fact they swore by it like it was the new Blueprint. WTT is number one in 20 counties and according to Rap-Up.com projected to sell 400,000 […]
While numerous critics are blasting Jay-Z and Kanye West for talking about expensive trips, clothes, and cars on their new album “Watch The Throne” during an economic recession, there are plenty of tracks on the album that touch on serious topics specifically, “Murder To Excellence.” On the album’s tenth track, Jay-Z and Kanye West focus […]
Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “Watch The Throne” album hit itunes today. You can’t log on to a social network without your Facebook wall or Twitter time line flooded with updates about the album. We all know Jay-Z was not always #TeamKanyeWest and Jay-Z don’t collabo with just anyone. Things have changed since the days of […]
“I arrived on the day Fred Hampton died.” Jay-Z delivers this line from Watch The ’s “Murder To Excellence” with such hyperbole that you almost miss that he’s telling the truth. Indeed, on December 4th 1969 Fred Hampton, the chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, was murdered in his bed by […]
The Jay-Z/Kanye West collabo album “Watch The Throne” is a reality. The heavily anticipated album was released at midnight and it was the first time anyone heard it, as “Watch The Throne” did not leak as promised! HelloBeautiful’s co-founder Ava Duvernay was so inspired by “Watch The Throne” she labeled it a “militant masterpiece:” I’m […]
As of midnight, thousands have logged on to iTunes to purchase Jay-Z and Kanye West’s highly anticipated collaboration album, Watch The Throne. And while the number of people forking over $15 bucks is rather surprising in the age of “free” music, it more surprising in these humbling economic times, when dropping $15 is somewhat of […]
The most anticipated album of 2011 is finally here. Jay-Z and Kanye West team up to bring you the hottest collaboration album of the year! Who went harder? Who threw subliminal shots? What are the best one-liners? Which beats were the best? Listen now at the Blackplanet Music Page Watch The Throne album listening suite. […]
Being called a member of the Illuminati is not enough for Kanye West. The MC and producer alienated an audience at The Big Chill Festival in London in some vein attempt to get sympathy. “I walk through the hotel and I walk down the street, and people look at me like I’m (expletive) insane, like […]
