From Paris to NY, the throne’s been on watch for quite sometime now. And today, MTO scored photos of Jay, Ye and Bey during the album’s creative process. Eat well, drink, and record. Shots from the lab underneath.

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 […]

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.

[vodpod id=Video.12360716&w=540&h=350&fv=] During Kanye’s performance at Summer Fest 2011 in Milwaukee last week, he brought out Cudder for some assistance during “All Of The Lights”. dnc

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!

[vodpod id=Video.12350541&w=540&h=350&fv=] We already got some footage from Ye’s performance in New Orleans this weekend for the annual Essence Music Festival but MTV comes through with Mr. West performing his MBDTF track “Dark Fantasy”.

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.

“Never trust a big butt and a smile…why I ain’t listen to that song?!” AC caught Kanye in New Orleans this weekend for the annual Essence Music Festival. While on stage, ‘Ye had his DJ play some of his favorite oldies but goodies. That Bell Biv DeVoe gets ’em every time.

[vodpod id=Video.12094590&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] During Summerfest 2011 in Milwaukee, Kanye interrupted his performance to address the crowd. He spoke on backlash from the press and criticism of his “Monster” video. Listen up and don’t forget he headlines the Essence Music Festival in Nawlins tonight. hco

[vodpod id=Video.12060677&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Pusha recently sat down with Beats TV and revealed that on his upcoming project, Fear Of God 2, he has a collaboration with Yeezy and Jeezy. Sounds like G.O.O.D. music to our ears. “Amen”.

[vodpod id=Video.12049774&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] The Marcus Amphitheater hosted Summerfest 2011 last night in Milwaukee. Kanye and Kid Cudi were some of the acts from the night and above is some footage from Kanye’s set. More songs after the cut. hhnm

With the release of Big Sean’s debut Finally Famous tomorrow, Kanye’s G.O.O.D. Music is now under the Def Jam umbrella. The album will serve as the first release via the partnership. Says Chairman Barry Weiss: “As a recording artist and a producer over the past eight years, there is no one who has made a greater impression on the game than Kanye.  We look forward to working closely with the new and established artists that he will be bringing to […]

[vodpod id=Video.11591932&w=540&h=350&fv=p%3D4484%26c%3D388452%26s%3D1386012%26tbid%3D236940%26allowFullScreen%3Dtrue%26] LMFAO recently stopped by to speak with Ryan Seacrest. They say that while in a nightclub in Cannes, Kanye approached them to talk about their music. “I was playing “Champagne Showers” and he said that ‘That was one of his biggest moments and best times at a club EVER,’” said Redfoo. “He was like ‘I need to understand what is going on with that.”

[vodpod id=Video.11520268&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Big Sean threw a free show last night at Irving Plaza in NYC. After going through a few cuts he brought out his boss, Kanye West for their collabo “Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay”. Finally Famous hits stores next Tuesday. realtalkny Sidebar: Photos and Full show rip

[sparkart-clique site=”rap_radar” video=”big_sean_kanye”] Big Sean was on 106 & Park this afternoon to promote his debut, Finally Famous. During his performance, he brought out mentor Kanye West and gave the first televised rendition of “Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay”. Listen to it in full June 28th, boi.

[vodpod id=Video.11159573&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] There was a rumor this week about Kanye West signing two Nigerian artists, Don Jazzy and D’banji to G.O.O.D. Music. Well, it turns out to be true and above is footage of them signing with the label. vibe

On Monday a long-awaited leak of “Mama’s Boyfriend” surfaced on the net. Turns out that Ye’s vocals were stolen and paired with an unrelated backing track. Check out his statement below. The version of the Kanye West recording “Mama’s Boy” that arrived on blog sites earlier this week is entirely bogus and unsanctioned, and violates the artist’s creative intentions. As is often the unfortunate case, an unknown party or parties got a hold of Kanye West’s vocal track and added their own […]

CyHi’s new mixtape, Royal Flush 2 drops tomorrow, but this evening Omen gives us one of the tracks featuring his fellow G.O.O.D. Music fam. Production by Kanye West and No I.D. Pete Rock, anyone?

To kick off the summer, here’s one of the more anticipated tracks off Big Sean’s upcoming debut, Finally Famous which will finally hit stores on June 28th.