Sunday, August 14, 2011

Jay-Z and Kanye West- Watch the Throne

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 This is the most anticipated album of the year. Rumors of two of the most influential rappers creating one CD has come true. In more of a tick for tack style of rapping, you hear J then Ye. This back and forth motion happens throughout the whole CD. The forerunner for this CD was "H.A.M." which I heard probably in January on Hot97. From there, I have been hooked on trying to see what the CD was about. The latest release of "Otis" sealed the deal however. I have never really been so antsy about a release in a long time. When I finally got the CD I made to get the deluxe edition for the additional tracks. Of the 16 songs on the CD I like 10 songs. As a review half of the CD is a great review in my opinion. Of those 10 songs, 1 is an honorable mention. I listened to the CD about five times since I got it and form opinions every time.

These tracks were just over the top for me. The beats of these tracks are bananas beside the fact that the lyricism was on point.

No Church in the wild- 808 and Heartbreaks feel. Infusion of rock for beat.
No Church In The Wild - Dehsinotsa by dehsinotsa

Lift Off- This song sounds epic. The addition of NASA made the song that much better. Great song from start to finish
Lift Off by OMFGOMFGMusic

Niggas in Paris- Beat is sick. The change at the end of the song kills it.
Jay Z & Kayne West - Niggas In Paris by modoodom

Gotta Have It- Infusion of James Brown.
Gotta Have It by OMFGOMFGMusic

Who Gon Stop Me- Chopped & Screwed background. So boastful. Straight stank face.
Who Gon Stop Me by OMFGOMFGMusic

Illest Motherf------- Alive- Ye kills this song
Illest Motherfucker Alive by BannanaStrings

The Joy- Infusion of Curtis Mayfield. Charlie Wilson doing adlibs
The Joy by halfchannel

Why I Love you so (Honorable mention)- I hated this song at first. After listening to it so many times, I listened to the lyrics.
Why I Love You by OMFGOMFGMusic

2 comments:

  1. I'm sad I haven't heard it yet :(

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  2. Great to see the collaboration between Jay Z and Kanye. A lot of good songs in an avant-garde style, where some work and some are less catchy. In all, I would recommend.

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