We’ve been waiting a long, long time. Thanks, Life+Times. 1. No Church in The Wild (Feat. Frank Ocean) 2. Lift Off (Feat. Beyoncé) 3. Niggas in Paris 4. Otis (Feat. Otis Redding) 5. Gotta Have It 6. New Day 7. Prime Time 8. Who Gon Stop Me 9. Murder to Excellence 10. Welcome to The Jungle 11. Sweet Baby Jesus (Feat. Frank Ocean) 12. Love You So (Feat. Mr Hudson) Bonus? 13. Illest Motherfucker Alive 14. H*A*M 15. That’s My […]

[sparkart-clique site=”rap_radar” video=”jayz-jeter”] During the NY Yankees win over the Tampa Bay Rays yesterday (5-4) at Yankee Stadium, Derek Jeter became the first Bronx Bomber to earn 3,000 career hits. After the game, Jay-Z, who was in attendance, spoke on Jeter’s milestone. Hov’s right, the fan that caught the ball is crazy. Sidebar: Jay-Z Captures 3,000th Hit

With Kanye in Paris, Hov held a private listening session for Watch The Throne last night in NYC. Peep, YN’s faux hawk in the far right corner? Ha! According to Billboard, Jay played 11 tracks. Odd Future’s Frank Ocean is featured on two. As of now, there’s no release date for the project. Hov says it took three stages for the album to be completed. Some records were even scrapped for being too grandiose. The process stretched three continents (Australia, […]

While us mere mortals wait for Kanye and Jay-Z’s Watch The Throne, Hot 97’s Angie Martinez got to hear the final product last night. Without giving up too much information, she gave a mini review on her show this afternoon. As we all know by now, Frank Ocean is one of the few guest appearances and by her account, he’s “quite impressive”. You’ll be the judge this summer. We hope.

Anticipation is a muthafucka. Reserve your copy here and then relive history. That Jay-Ye combo is pretty tough. 15 #1 albums. Maybe now 16. Peace to the Gods!

Over 66 trillion years ago… aaah nevermind. Glass Ton Berry. Oh shit, a Jay Electronica sighting! Over the weekend, Elect shared a photo from his tumblr of he and Jay-Z while Hov was in town for Glastonbury. Over the last several months, Elect has been recording his album across the pond. When you gon drop that verse nigga? You takin’ long!

Rap-Up caught up with Jermaine out West. He explains the meaning behind the title of his upcoming debut Cole World: The Sideline Story and reveals the producers involved on the project. He also says that he’s still waiting on his verse from Jay-Z. Hear how it sounds on September 27th.

We got to watch the rumors, but according to the folks over at MediaTakeOut, this is what they believe to be Jay and Ye’s cover art whenever Watch The Throne drops. Ryan Seacrest says it’s coming in August. At this point, who can really keep up. UPDATE: Official cover above. Pre-order here. Sidebar: Cover designed by Riccardo Tisci, Creative Director of Givenchy. Album features 10 tracks with 4 bonus cuts.

Despite rumors that Kanye and Hov’s album was still a go for next Monday, we won’t be seeing any fireworks from these two this July 4th. A close Hov source confirmed with VH1 that the release date is fugazi. Can we at least get a single or something?

How bout some more “Rare Hov” to jump-start your morning? Over the weekend Jay-Z’s debut, Reasonable Doubt turned 15 years old. To commemorate the milestone, Philadelphia radio personality Colby Colb, released a 16-year-old Jay interview which includes a “Criminology” freestyle. Sidebar: Jay-Z Collaborating With Adele?