watch the throne

Jay-Z and Kanye West have spent the last four days sweating, smiling, riding high on glass cubes and serving complex raps for packed arenas in New Jersey and New York as part of their Watch the Throne tour. Tuesday night (Nov. 8), inside Manhattan's Madison Square Garden, the rhyming pair capped off their Big Apple performance with a set that wasn't far removed from those of their previous night's

After engaging in public feuds with his cousin Q-Tip, former collaborator Kanye West and former labelmate Pusha T, Queens rapper Consequence has finally opted to take the high ground, sort of. In a recent interview with Street Disciplez Radio, Cons revealed that he has ended his beef with Kanye, whose music he had previously claimed credit for, and refused to discuss his issues with Q-Tip, althoug

High above the 20,000 or so people who gathered at Madison Square Garden on a fall Monday night (Nov. 7) in New York City, the jerseys of retired athletic giants stood motionless as a cavalcade of lights and shuddering bass entertained the eager audience...

The word "spectacle" doesn't seem to do Jay-Z and Kanye West's joint Watch the Throne tour much justice, but we'll start from there. Sunday night (Nov. 6) in New Jersey saw the two hip-hop titans turn the IZOD Center into their own personal arena-sized playground...

Performing more than 40 songs each night, Jay-Z and Kanye West launched their Watch the Throne tour in Atlanta over the weekend. The hip-hop giants served up solo joints and collaborative tracks alike, delivering a full-on multimedia spectacle replete with lasers and giant video screens...

Since Jay-Z and Kanye West joined forces for their 'Watch the Throne' album, the highly anticipated effort has given rap fans something to both adore and argue over. From lyrics to production, the hip-hop duo's work of art is on full display for the masses...

While the music industry anxiously awaits this coming week's Soundscan numbers to reveal how many copies Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter IV' sold, Compton rapper Game quietly scored his first No. 1 album in almost five years, nudging Jay-Z and Kanye West's 'Watch the Throne' from its lofty perch...

Two years after he announced its release, rapper Game's 'The R.E.D. Album' has officially made its way to stores. In putting the project together, the West Coast MC found himself involved in one controversy after another, including a very public battle with his label, Interscope Records, which he says remains a "love/hate" relationship...

Celebrating the release of his 'Watch the Throne' album, Jay-Z did it bigger than ever this weekend, performing at a mobbed pop-up shop in downtown Manhattan to hype his record, spending a reported $250,000 on champagne at a release party and even finding time to make some "blasphemous" claims about his wife...

Today (Aug. 12) marks the official day rap fans can scoop up a physical copy of Jay-Z and Kanye West's 'Watch the Throne' LP. However, Best Buy, which was previously reported to be the first retailer to sell the long-awaited release, isn't the only place that will feature the intricate gold cover in all its glory after all...