Monday 12 September 2011

This is not a Review - Watch The Throne


Yeah i know Watch the Throne has been out for a bit. I actually made an entry but didn't get round to publishing it.

If you know me then you know i'm BIG on Kanye and Jay Z. So erm its kinda expected that i would love this album. I mean this is a collaboration album by two of the greatest hip hop artists of all time!

Well to be honest honest i was slightly :-/ when i gave it a first listen. I don't know what i was expecting really. Ok it was a quick first listen. You know the type - listen, skip, listen, skip. But by the second listen we were back on track. Some may be dismayed by the 'scatteredness' and abrupt beat changes, but i love it. I can see Kanye's hands all over the production and arrangement.

The album isn't heavy on features (rightly so) but two stand out tracks have soon to be 'man of the moment' Frank Ocean (future spotlight entry), 'No church in the wild' and 'Made in America'. On the Naija scene theres been buzz about the Don Jazzy co-produced track 'Lift off' which features beyonce. Although not one of the strongest tracks, i feel it has good single potential. Other stand out tracks are N****s in Paris (I've actually shot the video for this in my head, and yes it was in Paris...Yes i know) Gotta have it (''planking on a million'' had me loling), New day, Who's gon stop me, Murder to excellence. To be honest almost the whole album. Of course theres Otis too. We've all seen the 'hey lets wreck a Maybach and goof around with models and that guy off parks and rec' video. I loved it. None of that agbero stuff (No offense to agberos).

Some have said its just two rich men rapping about enjoyment. To that i don't go the ''no it isn't'' route, i say ''SO WHAT??''. As they said themselves its luxury hip hop. lol.

Check out some tracks below and the Otis video after the cut.

Lift Off ft. Beyonce
Kanye West Jay-Z - Lift off Feat Beyonc Watch The Throne 2011 by yourhitlist

N****s in Paris
Niggas in Paris by fifthorder

Murder to excellence
Murder to Excellence (clean) - Jay Z & Kanye West by Imagem Creative

No church in the wild ft. Frank Ocean


Otis ft. Otis Redding

Kanye West & Jay-Z - Otis from Insane on Vimeo.

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