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Kanye West’s Self-Destruction Should Not Be Televised

A dozen years ago, Kanye West released one of his many anthems in "Power." In the preview single to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, 'Ye proclaimed, "I embody every characteristic of the egotistic / He knows he so f*ckin' gifted / I just needed time alone, with my own thoughts /... Read more

Kanye West And JAY-Z Have Ended Their Beef

Fans are currently anticipating the arrival of Kanye West's tenth solo album, Donda. Def Jam Records announced today (July 23) is a release date amid several album preview listening parties. However, the general public has yet to receive the LP titled after Kanye's late mother's name as of noon on... Read more

Watch The Throne 2? Jay Electronica’s Album May Be A Collaboration With JAY-Z

One week ago, Jay Electronica teased fans by claiming he is releasing an album on March 18. The MC/producer who has never released a project apart from a MySpace mixtape (2007’s MySpace mixtape Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge)), suggested that his album would be called A Written Testimony. A series of... Read more

Why Kanye West Will Be JAY-Z’s Billionaire Brother

Five weeks ago, Forbes determined that JAY-Z has become the first Hip-Hop artist to reach billionaire status. The Roc Nation figurehead with an elaborate and diverse investment portfolio spanning streaming platforms, champagne, ride-share services, and much more. The milestone accomplishment follows a longstanding race between Jay and collaborators Dr. Dre... Read more

Kanye West Confirms That Watch The Throne 2 Is Coming Soon

Seven years and one month ago, JAY-Z and Kanye West released their joint album Watch The Throne. The Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam Records release arrived at a time when the mentor and onetime pupil were at the top of the Rap game. The 2011 release scored Jay and 'Ye seven Grammy nominations,... Read more

JAY-Z Reveals He And Prodigy Made Peace Before His Death (Video)

While the JAY-Z vs. Nas battle of the early 2000s may be the one that gets the most ink in the history books, Hov's beef with late Mobb Deep MC Prodigy is one of legend too. From Summer Jam photo reveals to disses on both sides, these two artists had... Read more

JAY-Z Addresses Checking Kanye & Why They Have Not Spoken Since (Audio)

JAY-Z has given the most revealing interview since the June 30 release of 4:44. The legendary MC sat down with the Rap Radar Podcast to address everything appearing to linger since dropping his 13th solo album. In the nearly 70-minute conversation available for full stream to the public, Hov' annotated... Read more

JAY-Z Delivers Raw Truths About Beyonce, Solange, Kanye & Himself (Video)

JAY-Z's "Kill Jay Z" may be the most talked about song on 4:44. While the June album's title track suggested infidelity in his marriage to Beyoncé, this record is thought to be the one that prompted Kanye West to sever exclusive ties with Jay's Tidal service, and pursue legal action... Read more

88-Keys Talks Accidental Technique, Aiming For Life-Changing Beats (Video Premiere)

The last in the four-part "Learn From Legends" video series (which all premiered on Ambrosia For Heads), producer Rodney Hazard sat in with Harlem-based producer/MC 88-Keys. With work back to the late 1990s, 88-Keys' story surrounds luminaries in every pocket of Hip-Hop, from Kanye West and Jay Z, to J-Live... Read more

Kanye West Is Recording His Next Album Where?

Kanye West has certainly made the most of his Def Jam Records album budgets. Starting in 2009, G.O.O.D. Music's founder set up shop in Hawaii, living with his collaborators by day, and recording by night the sessions for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. There were accounts of Pete Rock and... Read more

Kanye West Explains New Slaves & Possible Sequels In New Interview (Video)

In addition to a lot of talk about fashion and brand products, Kanye West, who calls himself a "Christian Revolutionary Visionary" fields questions from Philly's Power 99 on air staff about Cruel Winter, Watch The Throne 2, and more. Like KRS-One, a Kanye interview seems to be compelling, regardless of... Read more

Ambrosia For Heads’ 2011 Best Hip-Hop Albums/Mixtapes of the Year: Here’s a look at our picks for the best of the best in 2011. You’ll find words on each as well as samples of the music. Tell us your picks for 2011.

It's that time of year again, when you're hit with a ton of year end, best of lists. We're going to keep it simple. We have 2 lists: best hip-hop albums/mixtapes of the year and songs of the year. First up, here are our picks for the best hip-hop albums/mixtapes... Read more

Jump Off TV – Watch The Throne Debate (Video)

Here's another interesting debate from the Jump Off TV crew.  A while ago, they discussed whether or not J. Cole would become a superstar.  This time, they tackle several perspectives on Watch The Throne (money talk, best songs, lyrical content, etc.).  Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zay2zUsaEc&feature=player_embedded... Read more

Skyzoo – Penny Freestyle Series #4: Take It There

Skyzoo continues to murder tracks from Watch the Throne.  In the latest installment, of his Penny Freestyle Series, he takes the instrumental from Lift Off (#2 on Watch the Throne ft Beyonce) in a whole new direction.  It highlights the soulfulness of the track and Skyzoo's flow meshes well with... Read more

“Ghostface Killah” – Watch the Throne Review

You've had your time to marinate on Watch the Throne. Now check out this review of the album in the voice of "Ghostface Killah."  Hate it or love it, you probably have never read a review quite like this before. Also, if you missed it, check out the video to... Read more

Watch The Throne – Album (Snippets)

Can't wait to hear Watch the Throne? Ticketmaster has posted 30 second snippets of every song. As we said in our review, the album is complex, so 30 seconds per song won't do it justice, but at least you'll get a feel for it sonically. Click here for the snippets. ... Read more

Watch the Throne – Tour Dates and a dope 3 Little Digs video ft CyHi Da Prynce talking about being in the studio with Jay-Z and Kanye

Listen to how CyHi describes Jay-Z's recording process. You've heard it before...but it's still incredible to hear. http://vimeo.com/26713060 Here are the Watch the Throne tour dates: 9/22/11 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills 9/24/11 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre 9/25/11 Montreal, QC Bell Centre 9/27/11 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center... Read more

Here’s a short film on the making of Watch the Throne.

It got yanked from YouTube already, so watch it while you can... Watch the Throne drops on August 5th. Click here to download Kanye and Jay-Z's Otis ft Otis Redding.... Read more

New Jay-Z and Kanye West from Watch the Throne. Check out Otis ft Otis Redding.

This is the one that had all the critics raving.  What do you think: hot or not? Click here to download.... Read more

The tracklist for Watch the Throne has been finalized. The album drops on 8/2.

Here's the tracklist: 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... Read more

It looks like Watch the Throne will actually drop before the end of the Summer.

Jay-Z  had a listening session for the album last night.  Complex has posted a compilation of the reviews.  You can check out the articles and a summary below. From Complex: Our very own Editor-In-Chief, Noah Callahan-Bever—who was there as a portion of the album was created—took to Twitter and tweeted... Read more

Remember our question about which album was going to drop 1st: Watch the Throne or Detox?

According to The Source, Watch the Throne is going to take that one.  A supposedly very reliable source says Watch The Throne is dropping on 7/4 (how's that for fireworks) and Kanye and Jay-Z are making the official announcement tonight.  Click here for The Source story.... Read more

Are you wondering why in the hell The Joy wasn't included on Kanye's album? Pete Rock has the answer (and you're gonna like it).

The mighty Pete Rock talks about working with Kanye on The Joy (arguably the best of the G.O.O.D. Friday gifts).  He also reveals that the track will be included on the upcoming Kanye and Jay-Z album called Watch the Throne which is rumored to be dropping this year (good G*d... Read more