After weeks of waiting, The Throne finally dropped their highly anticipated album last night. So far, reception has been mixed and coming fast and furious. Producer 9th Wonder, who has worked with Jay-Z, gave his thoughts on the album via his Twitter account. Here’s what he had to say: Thank you God for giving me the ability to listen to music objectively, despite how big the artist is. Lemme tell yall something, I am not a follower, never will be, […]

[vodpod id=Video.14691131&w=540&h=350&fv=] Kanye headlined the Big Chill Festival in the U.K. last night and interrupted his set with another soliloquy. This time around, he spoke on crashing the stage at the MTV Europe Awards in 2007 and for the second time, addressed his “Monster” video. semtex

T-Minus 3 days and counting… UPDATE: Part Deux T-Minus 2 days and counting…

You big square. Ha! Oprah’s BFF was one of the attendees at The Throne’s listening session Monday night and gives her viewers her experience from the event. Watch The Throne in five days.

Britney Spears and Nicki Minaj’s Femme Fatale tour made a stop at the Nassau Coliseum last night. During Nicki’s set, she surprised the audience with Mr. West for their performance of “Monster”. hco

Speculation is over. An official press release has just gone out announcing that Jay-Z and Kanye should now be known as The Throne. Album drops on iTunes August 8th exclusively. It will then be available at additional physical and digital distributors four days later. And on yeah, there’s a tour too! Dates on the other side. Tickets available on the 8th. It’s gonna be a hot fall. Ha! UPDATE: Revised list. Cop tickets at Livenation.

Good question. Just a few weeks after Jay held his own, The Throne held a listening session last night at the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. Guests included Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, DJ Khaled, Pusha T, Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip and more. Watch The Throne drops digitally August 8 on iTunes and in stores August 12.

Jay-Z surprised Angie Martinez on Hot 97 this afternoon and gave his first interview in almost a year. He denounced rumors of fighting Kanye, addressed Watch The Throne not leaking, and angry retailers. Switching gears, he spoke on his power breakfast, “Otis” video, Beanie Sigel, and film partnership with Will Smith. Later on, he plugged his Roc Nation artists and addressed the hold up with J.Cole’s album. Break 1: Break 2

One half of The Throne performed Friday night at Splendour

During Consequence’s “Campaign Of Terror”

“I’m the most talked about commodity in Hip-Hop right now.” Ha! Pardon me, I had to laugh at that. After Pusha T called into WGCI

[vodpod id=Video.13975223&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] After releasing his Pusha T diss track last week, Cons is back on his crusade and releases a clip in which he takes shots at the entire G.O.O.D. Music team. More specifically Kanye and Don C. Why can’t we all just get along? fsd

Although Jeezy was celebrating his debut, he brought out the other half of The Throne to perform “Put On” from his third album, The Recession. Jizzle’s Thug Motivation 103 drops September 20th.

[vodpod id=Video.13825774&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Rihanna’s Loud Tour rolled into the the Nassau Coliseum last night in Long Island, NY. During her set, Kanye West surprised the crowd and performed “All Of The Lights” and “Run This Town”. This footage is less than perfect, but it will have to do for now. yesgoodmusic UPDATE: Now with official footage courtesy of Roc4Life.

Now that Jay and Kanye’s “Otis” has been released, Billboard reached out to Otis Redding’s daughter, Karla Redding-Andrews to discuss how the sample was cleared and her views of the song. When did you first hear about

We’re just two weeks away from the release of Jay-Z and Kanye’s Watch The Throne. And today, Funkmaster Flex got the call to premiere the latest recording off the project. Album available August 1st and 5th. UPDATE: No Tags via Life + Times

Move over rumor release dates. Hov and Yeezy finally revealed the official release date of their collaborative album. Watch The Throne finally drops digitally on August 1, while the physical CD hits stores August 5. Whatever format you choose, do it here.

Although Kanye scrapped his Pastelle line two years ago, NY Mag says that he’s set to launch a new women’s clothing line. Professor Louis Wilson of British fashion school Central St. Martins provides details of the collection. “I think we can expect a well-considered collection, you wouldn’t expect less from a pair of professionals and I warn against dismissing it in haste. There are those who might assume Louise will be doing all the work and Kanye is just the face, […]

[vodpod id=Video.13226848&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Earlier today was this year’s Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival and Q-Tip was the headliner. During his set, ASBS was able to catch footage of him closing the show with Mr. West as the two performed “Award Tour” together. Sidebar: Kanye Dives In The Crowd Update: Kanye set before the end

MTO started it and apparently, SC is gonna finish it. Enjoy some unwatermarked flicks from the WTT sessions at Life and Times and don’t forget to pre-order a piece of music history. Rumored August 2 release date is still unconfirmed.