Aziz Ansari is everywhere these days—in addition to starring in NBC’s Parks and Recreation, and showing up in the new flick 30 Minutes or Less (dig our compatriot’s review here), the comedian is now popping up in the video for Jay-Z and Kanye’s (a.k.a., Watch The Throne) new song, “Otis.”
Jay-Z has had a nice year so far, having released the insanely popular The Throne as part of his Watch the Throne collaboration with Kanye West, and now he’s rocketed to the top of another chart—Forbes Magazine’s top hip hop earners of the year.
Just in case you haven’t received your fill of Kanye West team-ups today (apparently, Kanye is joining forces with the likes of Hitler and Michael Jordan—go figure), his collaboration with Jay-Z, Watch the Throne, released their first record today, cleverly titled—you guessed it—The Thorne. And while full reviews have yet to start pouring in, the initial and early reactions are already bubbling up on the internet.
For reasons known only to them at this point, Jay-Z and Kanye West have pushed back the massive tour in support of their new album, Watch The Throne, from September and October to November and December. Whether or not it’s because they just need to run backstage and vomit has yet to be determined.
Well, it’s official—Jay-Z and Kanye West are teaming up to form a duo called The Throne, with the resultant clash of egos likely to destroy everything from here to Alpha Centuri. So you probably wanna catch them before that happens.
For fans of hip-hop, the collaboration between Kanye West and Jay-Z is nothing short of a dream come true. These two are modern legends, and although we find it kind of difficult to believe that Kanye would ever want to work with anyone other than himself, we must say that fans of this genre of music probably have a lot to look forward to. A lot of skeptics were probably silenced last night, when the duo debuted the first single from their collaboration on Facebook, Rolling Stone reports.
Even when it seems as though half of the music you hear these days has been processed and auto-tuned to death, the fact is that there are still plenty of artists out there with raw talent, and the best way to recognize this is to catch their live shows. 2010 was a great year for concert-goers of all tastes. Whether you like country-pop, rap, indie rock, and whether you prefer festivals, concert series or solo tours, there was something for everyone this year.
Here’s a few of our favorites…
Jay-Z‘s first book “Decoded” hit the shelves last week and it’s his rags-to-riches story. The memoir follows the rapper from his humble beginnings in New York and throughout his highly successful music career. We’ve got some reviews from those who read it, and have gathered them so you can see if the book is worth your $35. Check out what the critics had to say…
Kanye West has been pretty good with his part of the deal in regards to the “G.O.O.D. Friday” series. We’ve gotten numerous songs from the rapper since August and his loyal fans were even more excited when he announced that he and long-time pal, Jay-Z, would be collaborating on a 5-song EP titled Watching the Throne together. One of the songs that came to fruition not long after that announcement was the massive track, “Monster” featuring other talents from Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Justin Vernon (aka Bon Iver).
According to Entertainment Weekly’s Music Mix, it turns out that the EP may just be turning into a full-blown album. In a recent interview with MTV, West revealed that they already have enough tracks to cut a full-length.
