I’m obsessively in love with Watch The Throne, these visuals for Otis ain’t too bad either.

Peep the cookin soul remix after the jump…super dope!

Jay-Z & Kanye West – Otis Cookin’ Soul remix from Cookin Soul on Vimeo.

WATCH THE FUGGEN THRONE!!

Lawd have mercy. The first Official leak from Watch the Throne is here and I am floored. The use of this sample is absolute insanity.

P.S, I was in N.Y when Flex dropped the bombs on this….and as much as I hate his east coast elitism, I gotta say…hearing him break this was pretty epic.

DOWNLOAD: Otis- Watch The Throne

Is Jermaine Dupri an incredible rapper? No. BUT… was Life in 1472 jammin when it dropped? YES!
Life in 1472 was the debut solo album from JD which he dropped on So So Def record’s in ’98. Money Aint a Thang Ft. Jay-Z was the 1st single (above) but truth be told, track 11-All That’s Got to Go Ft. Da Brat was my fav!

All that’s got to go:

Jay-Z and pal Gwyneth Paltrow decided to trade interviews with one another for their newly launched websites Life And Times and Goop.

I was really intrigued by her answer to one question in particular that was asked:

SC: Personally I was very surprised at your extensive knowledge of hip-hop songs. Particularly how you can sing ’90s hip-hip songs word for word. I can’t even do that! How does a girl from Spence discover hip-hop?
GP: I first was exposed to hip-hop when I was about 16 (1988) by some boys who went to collegiate. The Beastie Boys were sort of the way in for us preppie kids. We were into Public Enemy, Run-DMC and LL Cool J. But then I went to LA the summer between my junior and senior year of high school and I discovered N.W.A which became my obsession. I was fascinated by lyrics as rythym and how Dre had a such different cadence and perspective from say, Eazy-E, who I thought was one of the most ironic and brilliant voices hip-hop has ever had. It was an accident that I learned every word of Straight Outta Compton and to love something that a.) I had no real understanding of in terms of the culture that it was emanating from and b.) to love something that my parents literally could not grasp. But I was hooked. I can’t remember what I ate for dinner last night but I could sing to you every single word of N.W.A’s “Fuck Tha Police” or [Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock's] “It Takes Two.” Go figure.

Featuring Jay-Z, Moon & The Sky is the track we have all been waiting on. If i’m not mistaken, this is the first time Sade has collab’d with a rap artist. The Ultimate Collection drops May 3rd.

DOWNLOAD: Moon & The Sky- Sade F. Jay-Z

I LOVE everything that these guys put together. Been waiting a while for this one, but finally Urban Noize has released their Jay-Z/ Maxwell mash up. Enjoy! Track list & DL after the jump!

01 Jay-Z Feat. Maxwell – Heart Of The City (Urban Noize Remix)
02 Jay-Z Feat. Maxwell – Pray (Welcome Mix)
03 Jay-Z Feat. Maxwell – Momma Loves Me (This Lifetime Remix) (Urban Noize Remix)
04 Jay-Z Feat. Maxwell – Party Life (Urban Noize Remix)
05 Girls, Girls, Girls Part 3 (Urban Noize Remix)
06 Roc Boys (And The Winner Is) (Urban Noize Remix)
07 American Gangster (Urban Noize Remix)

DOWNLOAD: AMERCIANsummersnight- Urban Noize

What we’ve all been waiting for. Here’s a lil taste of what can be expected on the upcoming Kanye/ Jay-z collaborative effort Watch the throne. On first listen, its a lil off/ bizarre… but in a good way….if that makes any sense.

DOWNLOAD: H.A.M- Jay Z and Kanye West

“Hard as a muthaf*ckah”

In the latest installment of PBS‘ Need To Know series, Dream Hampton talks about collabing with Jay-Z on Decoded and Q-Tip’s upcoming project, Industry Rules. Decoded was one of my favorite reads of the yr. Looking forward to the Q-tip one too!

In Pt. 3, Kanye talks about Kid Cudi’s coke habit and the world w/ Jay-Z as president!

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I’ve been diggen these cats Urban Noize for a minute. Check out their version of Jay-Z’s “Party Life” Ft. Maxwell. I can only preview it for u right now…Enjoy!

01 Party Life (Urban Noize Remix)

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