AllRespect.com // Kanye West Announces Joint Album With Jay-Z

Posted on 2010-08-28 03:00:11
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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1646715/20100827/west_kanye.jhtml

Chicago MC tweets about dropping a five-song record called Watch the Throne.By Mawuse Ziegbe

Jay-Z and Kanye WestPhoto: Dimitrios Kambouris/ WireImage

Last week, Kanye West tweeted that he's planning to drop a new song every Friday until Christmas. On the first "G.O.O.D. Friday" (August 27), the lyricist announced he has some other new music coming down the pike: 'Ye said he's teaming up with Jay-Z to release a collabo album.

"Me and jay bout to drop a 5 song album called Watch the Throne," West tweeted. A rep for West didn't respond to MTV News' request for comment by press time.

The announcement comes on the heels of a Jay-Z-assisted remix of 'Ye's "Power" hitting the airwaves. After West announced in an August 11 interview that a revamp of the percussion-heavy track featuring Hov would arrive just two days later, the MC got to work on the collabo.

"He definitely, definitely was focused," producer Swizz Beatz told MTV News about 'Ye's hustle to finish the record, which also boasts vocals from John Legend. " 'Cause when he made that announcement, we didn't have what we had. But you know when something feels right and it's time to let something to go."

Jigga and 'Ye's professional relationship goes back years to when the then-upstart producer furnished the Brooklyn MC with hit tracks like 2001's "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" before eventually signing to his Roc-A-Fella label. Now, both artists are regarded as two of the most high-profile and respected lyricists in the game.

"Jay-Z, Kanye West and Drake," Miami Heat baller Chris Bosh said when pressed by MTV News about his hip-hop dream team. "Easy! Well, just the fact of Jay-Z's longevity. And he can really rap. Some of his stuff from '01 and The Blueprint is stuff I'm just now getting. Like, 'Ohhhh, that's what he meant. OK, I get that line.' He was so far ahead in what he rapped about and what he did. I'm just now catching up. Kanye is super creative in what he can do with the beat machine. And his words, he's more a passionate type of guy."

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