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Kanye West & Jay-Z present: Watch The Throne

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Zoramon089

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overcast said:
Definitely not. MOTM2 was disappointing as hell. I like the album, it's decent though. I loved the first one. Ashin Kusher is awful, I'm sorry :\
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I agree with this...I also like how the first one is a good listen even if you aren't a stoner
 
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The M.O.B

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Wanda/Wander said:
Doesn't this forum look down on Mega threads?

We made a seperate thread for power, all of the lights, etc.
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Nah this thread isn't going to get that big, unless the video is super controversial or something just putting it in this thread is good enough.
 
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Recon

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Wanda/Wander said:
Doesn't this forum look down on Mega threads?

We made a seperate thread for power, all of the lights, etc.
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I just dont see threads being made every time a new video comes out. Im not saying that making one is a bad thing, i just think its unnecessary.
 
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Recon

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The M.O.B said:
Nah this thread isn't going to get that big, unless the video is super controversial or something just putting it in this thread is good enough.
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Exactly, Mega threads are basically a Gaming Side thing, nothing really gets that big on the OT side.
 
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Wanda/Wander

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ReconYoda said:
I just dont see threads being made every time a new video comes out. Im not saying that making one is a bad thing, i just think its unnecessary.
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Unnecessary for us? Yes, I completely agree.

The thread wouldn't be for us though it would be for the people that haven't been following the thread since the beginning.
 
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DominoKid

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is anyone actually expecting the Otis video to be cool. i wish they'd kick it old school on some mic tossing cypher shit for the novelty of it.

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DominoKid

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How 88Keys got on the album

http://tinyurl.com/3thf5pf

A funny thing happened on the way home from Saigon and Just Blaze's show at the Apple store, in SoHo, on June 10. Producer/rapper 88-Keys decided to stop by Kanye West's spot to say a quick 'hello.' Little did 88-Keys know that he'd be invited to a "Watch the Throne" studio session to craft the track that would become "No Church in the Wild."

88-Keys' affiliation with Kanye goes back ten years when the two were both living in Newark, NJ. "We met in the studio and he was actually a big fan of my work," 88-Keys says. "Within the first eight minutes of our conversation, he told me that he was going to be a star. We both traded verses then I kind of ran out after three verses because at the time I wasn't even really trying to be a rapper."

The two quickly became friends and colleagues. When 88-Keys decided to seriously pursue rapping, Kanye executive-produced his 2008 debut album, "The Death of Adam," and appeared on the single "Stay Up! (Viagra)." 88-Keys had also been working on The Throne's music, individually, producing a track for West's "Graduation" (2007) and Jay-Z's "The Black Album" (2003). Unfortunately, they didn't make the final cut.

But 88-Keys' unplanned attendance on their "Watch the Throne" session would prove to be the turning point. In front of Jay-Z, Q-Tip, No I.D. and engineer Noah Goldstein, Kanye asked the fateful question: "You got any beats on you?"

Luckily, 88-Keys played 20 of his beats that were catalogued on SoundCloud. "Everybody in the room just started going crazy," 88-Keys said. An hour later, they had singled out the beat that would become "No Church in the Wild." Kanye told 88-Keys what additions he wanted made, "add an extra kick drum on there... a heavier bass line and strings," 88-Keys says 'Ye suggested.

The next day, 88-Keys met Frank Ocean for the first time and heard the chorus as well as an unreleased spoken word portion. "He was pretty quiet," he says. "He actually had a talking intro part that he put on there. I thought it was pretty dope, it was pretty comical. But I guess it didn't make the final cut."

Over the next few days, Jay-Z recorded his 16 bars and Kanye recorded an eight-bar verse. For a while, the song remained unfinished. "I didn't actually hear the final product 'til the morning of the listening at the Planetarium on Aug. 1.

88-Keys, who always draws inspiration from A Tribe Called Quest when creating music, remembers hearing Kanye say that "No Church in the Wild" was "just what they needed for the album -- a different sound." "It made me feel appreciated and welcome," 88-Keys said.

Although the song was recorded fairly close to the album release date, 88-Keys says there were no signs of stress. "They're always focused, 100 percent to the point where it's almost scary focused. But the atmosphere is always light. The jokes are always flying around the room."

"No Church in the Wild" is the first production credit for 88-Keys' new production company, Keys Open Doors, which is associated with his new record label, Locksmith Music Records. He's preparing to sign a "handful of artists" and planning a compilation album, "Green Light Means GO!" He's also working on a new EP, "Adamantium," and two free mixtapes, "The ALPHA Program Version 2.1 and "Ready/Set" with Mick Boogie.

88-Keys is confident that we'll hear more collaborations between West, Jay-Z and himself in the near future. After all, they did choose a lot of his beats, one of which Kanye tracked along with "No Church in the Wild," which according to 88-Keys, "the track is too hot to be unheard by the masses."
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Ashhong

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PhoenixDark said:
Where do you work lol. I'd get in trouble for that yo
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Just at a small auto repair place. I work the front desk, dealing with customers. The mechanics would walk by wondering wtf I'm laughing at
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zychi

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DominoKid said:
Otis video

that poor car... ;_;


them broads :p
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it'd be fantastic if mtv figured out a way to make their website not run like shit on ever single computer i've ever used. there is no need for the comments to take a full minute to load before i can play the video.
 
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VaLiancY

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I like that Maybach broken down. I really do like videos where it shows the artist having a fucking blast. I was cheesing the whole video at them bullshitting around.
 
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spindashing

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Not sad at all for that Maybach. It's too expensive, so destroy it.

#Salty

But, as you all have said I did like seeing the artists just having fun. I'd love to see a behind the scenes for this video if it ever gets out.
 
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wenis

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The only 2 dudes that should and could make a video like this.

I like the song even more now.

and random Aziz is awesome. Whenever Kanye drops his next album that's supposed to be his return to the "CD sound" then I want Aziz to just do the video for Ye, like Aziz is Ye. Or better yet, All Falls Down, but put Aziz in and it gives Dash a reason to get back in front of the camera.
 
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Wanda/Wander

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wenis said:
The only 2 dudes that should and could make a video like this.

I like the song even more now.

and random Aziz is awesome. Whenever Kanye drops his next album that's supposed to be his return to the "CD sound" then I want Aziz to just do the video for Ye, like Aziz is Ye. Or better yet, All Falls Down, but put Aziz in and it gives Dash a reason to get back in front of the camera.
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Never gonna happen.
 
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wenis

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Wanda/Wander said:
Never gonna happen.
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but the second half of that post should happen...I wanna see Aziz redo all of his videos actually, just him being in front of the camera makes me laugh.
 
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MidnightCowboy

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wenis said:
The only 2 dudes that should and could make a video like this.

I like the song even more now.

and random Aziz is awesome. Whenever Kanye drops his next album that's supposed to be his return to the "CD sound" then I want Aziz to just do the video for Ye, like Aziz is Ye. Or better yet, All Falls Down, but put Aziz in and it gives Dash a reason to get back in front of the camera.
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Holy shit, has he actually said he is doing this?!
 
Tokubetsu

Tokubetsu

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Stat Flow said:
I can just imagine J. Cole texting hov begging for a verse while dude is shooting this video :lol
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Ye: What's wrong Jay? We need to get these shots!
Jay: I'm alright man, just this kid, J.Cole keeps blowing up my phone, I kinda feel bad you know?
Ye: Nah man, I don't. Slay that shit. We've got a chopped up bach to ride in with supermodel broads in the back.
Jay: *Jay-Z Ahaaa~*
 
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Red_Man

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Such a feel good video, just watching it has put me in a great mood :) can't wait to see what they have planned for their next video
Please God don't let it be Lift Off....PLEASE!!!
 
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Wanda/Wander

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Red_Man said:
Such a feel good video, just watching it has put me in a great mood :) can't wait to see what they have planned for their next video
Please God don't let it be Lift Off....PLEASE!!!
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I got some bad news for you...
 
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wenis

Registered for GAF on September 11, 2001.
Red_Man said:
Such a feel good video, just watching it has put me in a great mood :) can't wait to see what they have planned for their next video
Please God don't let it be Lift Off....PLEASE!!!
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you already know it'll be...

If not, I need a video for Who Gon Stop Me
 
Tokubetsu

Tokubetsu

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Red_Man said:
Such a feel good video, just watching it has put me in a great mood :) can't wait to see what they have planned for their next video
Please God don't let it be Lift Off....PLEASE!!!
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Pretty sure it's gonna be lift off. They were location scouting in NY like two weeks ago for it or so a bunch of sites were saying. Still don't understand the hate for Lift Off when New Day and Made In America are worse offenders.
 
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