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[WanderingWind]

That's the 'ye sound I missed. The verses sucked ass entirely, but that beat is exactly what I look to Kanye for.

That screaming better not fucking make it to final cut.

 

[Tokubetsu]

"sophisticated ignorance/ write my curses in cursive"

 

[victreeb3l]

its okay i guess

 

[polyh3dron]

That's the 'ye sound I missed. The verses sucked ass entirely, but that beat is exactly what I look to Kanye for.

That screaming better not fucking make it to final cut.

This close to the release date, I assure you that this is the final cut.

 

[iavi]

"sophisticated ignorance/ write my curses in cursive"

That was the only line that caught my attention.

 

[Wanda/Wander]

That was the only line that caught my attention.

"I get it custom, you a customer/You ain't accustomed to going through customs"

 

[Tokubetsu]

I was kinda eh at first but I can't lie, im totally hype/pumped right now. Inspired a bit too. I might be busting out the mpd tonight...

 

[Sammy Samusu]

2. Lift Off feat. Beyoncé

Here for this one.

 

[WanderingWind]

This close to the release date, I assure you that this is the final cut.

Goddamn it.

 

[Tom Penny]

Otis, straight from the lifeandtimes site. tagged and album art included.

Stuff of Legends. The next Parrish Smith and Sermon, Q tip and Phife, Posdanous and Plug one or more recently Andre 3000 and Big Boi.

 

[Aika'svyse]

Son would be better if it was Kanye and someone else. Jay needs Retirement

 

[DominoKid]

incredible

 

[PhoenixDark]

Jay's verses are so tired

 

[Aika'svyse]

I just fed my dog 60 pounds of Alpo and he's hungrier than Jay Z. He's working on his own album 'Watch The Bone"

 

[Zoramon089]

Jay's verses are so tired

Been that way since Kingdom Come. He's rich and bored, a bad combination for someone trying to think of compelling things to rap about

 

[DominoKid]

i thought Jay was clever w/ it on the low. i liked this part

Photo shoot fresh
Looking like wealth
I’m about to call the paparazzi on myself
Uh, live form the Mercer, run up on Yeezy the wrong way
I might murk ya
Flee in the G450 I might surface
Political refugee asylum can be purchased
Uh, everythings for sale, I got 5 passports
I’m never going to jail

but yeah i think Kanye is bout to outrap him this album.

 

[Jason's Ultimatum]

I GOT MY SWAGGA BACK TRUF

 

[Oozer3993]

Oh shiiii-

Watch For Watch The Throne Tracks Dropping Here Throughout The Week > soundcloud.com/watchthethrone/

That's apparently an official SoundCloud page for the album.

And the DefJam twitter account has mentioned August 8th as a release date, but that specific tweet is no longer showing up on their timeline.

 

[cacophony]

Needs more listens but it's still meh to me.

The sample feels distracting during the verses, I think it wouldve worked better if they just used the piano and drums instead of the vocal repeating ad nauseam.

 

[kamspy]

Yeah. The sample is way too busy during the verses. I can picture Kanye prancing around like a madman in a hotel room playing it though.

Also, the part where Jay says "I guess I got my swagger back" sounds off. Like it was spliced in or recorded really shitily.

EDIT: Yeezy actually goes really hard on this.

 

[MickD]

Read some post where this was the one everyone was going to jump for..

Not feeling it - Too much hype for this album.

 

[Oozer3993]

Yeah. The sample is way too busy during the verses. I can picture Kanye prancing around like a madman in a hotel room playing it though.

Also, the part where Jay says "I guess I got my swagger back" sounds off. Like it was spliced in or recorded really shitily.

EDIT: Yeezy actually goes really hard on this.

That part is purposely cut in from a different song. It's the proof that he "invented swag."

 

[cacophony]

Also, the part where Jay says "I guess I got my swagger back" sounds off. Like it was spliced in or recorded really shitily.

Jay Z - All I Need

 

[nns3d]

Otis beat sounds like old school Ye, song is way better than H.A.M.

 

[YoungHav]

This album should be called Watch The Throne (Doesn't Nas Look Comfortable In It?)

lol I am just waiting for the whole thing to drop so I can listen to it in total.

 

[disappeared]

This album should be called Watch The Throne (Doesn't Nas Look Comfortable In It?)

I kind of miss the guy already. Untitled was a solid album.

 

[DominoKid]

This album should be called Watch The Throne (Doesn't Nas Look Comfortable In It?)

ask Kelis. dollars to donuts she owns it.

 

[wenis]

ask Kelis. dollars to donuts she owns it.

hahahah

 

[Ashhong]

man, kanye really does go hard on this. song gets better with every listen

 

[FilthyLies]

Fuck those screams. Could just be bad quality but they don't come through well at all. SO scratchy.

 

[Ephemeris]

Fuck those screams. Could just be bad quality but they don't come through well at all. SO scratchy.

Jay-Z voice: Troof.

 

[Net_Wrecker]

Otis sounds like the kind of track I'll be tired of by the 3rd listen. Here's hoping that's the bottom tier of this project.

 

[barnone]

I love it.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

Love it when somebody can chop up a vocal sample in a way you'd never think of. Inspired choice.

 

[enzo_gt]

man, kanye really does go hard on this. song gets better with every listen

No kidding, and I loved it even after the first listen.

 

[Stat Flow]

Thought it was just average if even that.

Sample was dope though.

 

[RBelong2Us]

So when was the last time Kanye put out a really solid verse? His production has been awesome but man, he cant rap at all anymore.

 

[Kaizer]

Kanye did his thing on this song, Jay was aight. Overall I like the song, beat is dope and I like the back-and-forth verses going on.

 

[ShdwDrake]

Ye 2 - Jay 0.

 

[ProtoCents]

I'm enjoying it. 2 for 3 so far with the collabs. H.A.M. is erased from memory.

 

[enzo_gt]

Ye 2 - Jay 0.

I think I bet YoungHav in this thread like half a year ago that Ye would outshine Jay's verses on WTT.

I still believe it.

 

[Ashhong]

So when was the last time Kanye put out a really solid verse? His production has been awesome but man, he cant rap at all anymore.

Seriously man, what are you smoking? Did you not listen to MBDTF? He easily bests Jay in Otis as well.

 

[Red_Man]

man, kanye really does go hard on this. song gets better with every listen

Truth.

 

[RBelong2Us]

Seriously man, what are you smoking? Did you not listen to MBDTF? He easily bests Jay in Otis as well.

lol, so just because his verse is a little less shitty than Jay's it counts for something? Really?

Nothing special about his verses on MBDTF.....lyrically, dude has been off for quite a while.

 

[Beads]

I'm intrigued by the song that apparently samples "I Can't Stop" by Flux Pavilion. If it's produced right(and with some of the production credits on this album there's no doubt it will be), could be insane.

 

[Ashhong]

lol, so just because his verse is a little less shitty than Jay's it counts for something? Really?

Nothing special about his verses on MBDTF.....lyrically, dude has been off for quite a while.

Well your post didn't even mention Jay in Otis so I assumed you thought his verse was better.

And Monster, Power (the remix is particular), even Dark Fantasy say differently. IMO at least.

 

[Represent.]

Song is dope off one listen off my shitty cell phone speakers.

Off of one listen I can tell:

Ye got Jay on this track.

So its 1-1

Jay easily got him on 'The Joy'

 

[billy beane]

I wasn't feeling this song on first listen, but I can't stop playing it. Beat is amazing. My favorite Ye beats are always when he samples some old school soul.

EDIT: I find myself turning down the sound when the screaming starts though. So damn annoying.

 

[enzo_gt]

Song is dope off one listen off my shitty cell phone speakers.

Off of one listen I can tell:

Ye got Jay on this track.

So its 1-1

Jay easily got him on 'The Joy'

And then Ye got Jay on HAM. Eli porter ftmfw.

2 - 1. Ye.

But 2 - 2 if we include That's my Bitch.

 

[kingocfs]

What Otis Redding song is this sampling?