Watch The Throne: Jay-z and Kanye West

Watch The Throne: Jay-z and Kanye West steal the show once again! The two rappers created one of the most highly anticipated albums for 2011. The album is clearly influenced by the music of the 50s and 60s. The samples of Otis Redding’s songs gives Jay-Z and Kanye West’s collaboration a special tempo that has a perfect fit for the stories they share in their songs. The album also has music that has personal feelings. In the song “New Day” Jay-Z speaks about the hardship that his unborn child already faces. He explains that even though the child hadn’t been conceived yet; a media frenzy already exists. Jay-Z apologizes to his “Jr.” for the life “he” will have to live and hopes that the status of him and his wife doesn’t stop the child from being like everyone else. The music also has a motivating feel to it. In the song “Lift off” the two rappers talk about perseverance being the key to life. In the chorus Beyonce sings that they’ll “take it to the moon, take it to the stars”, in other words, no one can stop you from reaching you’re highest goal. With the release of “Watch the Throne” Kanye and Jay-Z proves that rap can still be inspirational, enjoyable and good music to listen too. The rappers seem to have taking a lot of personal issues to the studio. I take my hat off to them for illustrating their lives in order to create such a compelling album. I would have to give this album a 5/5; it is my favourite album of 2011. Jay-Z and Kanye also have a concert coming to Toronto on Nov. 24th, 2011. Check ticketmaster for more details.