Download: [Mediafire] Watch the Throne (Deluxe Version).zip
When two of the biggest leaders in hip-hop – Jay-Z and Kanye West — team up on an cd, could there really be any way it can exist up to the buzz? Most likely not, and that’s the burden “Watch the Throne” (Roc-A-Fella Records/Roc Nation/Def Jam Recordings) has.
Both did great work in prior times. As a fledgling producer, West distributed soul-fired tones that underscored Jay-Z’s 2001 release, “The Blueprint,” a hip-hop classic. Now the two kind of as equals, with West having a hand in almost all of the construction and Jay-Z taking a somewhat larger sized share of the lines on “Watch the Throne.” In numerous ways it’s an collection about shared respect.
In the last few days, West (and Jay-Z) inspired a different formidable piece of protest music, when Public Enemy’s Chuck D uploaded the song “Notice: Know This” on his Web site in response to the bling-saturated lyrics of “Otis,” which play out over an intense sample of Redding’s “Try a Little Tenderness.”
01 No Church In The Wild f. Frank Ocean (prod. Kanye West, Mike Dean & Ken Lewis)
02 Lift Off f. Beyoncé (prod. Kanye West, Mike Dean, Jeff Bhasker, Q-Tip & Don Jazzy)
03 Niggas In Paris (prod. Hit-Boy)
04 Otis f. Otis Redding (prod. Kanye West)
05 Gotta Have It (prod. The Neptunes)
06 New Day (prod. The RZA)
07 That’s My Bi**h (prod. Q-Tip & Kanye West)
08 Who Gon’ Stop Me (prod. Sham “Sak Pase” Joseph & Kanye West)
09 Murder To Excellence (prod. Swizz Beatz & Symbolyc One)
10 Welcome To The Jungle (prod. Swizz Beatz)
11 Made In America f. Frank Ocean (prod. Sham “Sak Pase” Joseph)
12 Why I Love You f. Mr Hudson (prod. Mike Dean & Kanye West)
13 Illest Motherfucker Alive (prod. Southside & Kanye West) *
14 H.A.M (prod. Lex Luger & Kanye West) *
15 Primetime (prod. No I.D.) *
16 The Joy f. Curtis Mayfield (prod. Pete Rock & Kanye West) *
* – Bonus Tracks


August 8th, 2011