Guardian Music — (Fontana)As house guitarist with Stax records in the 1960s, Cropper was one of the architects of southern soul, a moving force behind Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and more. Dedicated salutes one source of Cropper's terse but slinky style, the half-fo... more info

Guardian Music — Jay-Z gets all the best lines, but it's Kanye who seems to be in creative charge here, says Alexis PetridisYou have to be impressed with Jay-Z's resolve when it comes to the matter of collaborative albums, perhaps the one chequered area in an other... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — Not sure if its by coincidence or not that this dropped a few days after the Jay Z & Kanye joint that also samples Otis Redding. I mean the man made nothing but classics so there is a good chance it is coincidence. Around the 40 sec mark this joint c... more info

ContactMusic — Jay-Z and Kanye West have the blessing of Otis Redding's family to sample his track 'Try a Little Tenderness'. The hip-hop superstars sampled the late singer's classic tune for their track 'Otis' on their The Throne project, but had to get permission... more info

Guardian Music — Hip-hop heavyweights rename themselves for hotly anticipated collaboration album. No jokes about toilet seats, pleaseJay-Z and Kanye West have revealed the name of their forthcoming team-up. The hip-hop heavyweights are calling themselves the Throne ... more info

NME - The Daily Download — 1. Kanye West & Jay-Z – ‘Otis’ Who needs a chorus when you’ve got Otis Redding? Not Kanye and Jay-Z, who unveil the much-hyped ‘Watch The Throne’ by sampling the pipes of the world’s greatest soul singer. “Does it make it eeeeeeaasier... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — You guys mixtape’d out yet? “THE ENTERTAINER” – A Skratch Bastid Mix by Skratch Bastid Download at http://www.skratchbastid.com/entertainer 1. The Entertainer Intro – Skratch Bastid 2. Take a Walk on the Wild Side – Lou Reed 3. (Sittin’... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The first single off “Watch The Throne” dropped last week. “Otis” had the interwebs in a frenzy. Game released a Jay-Z diss track called “Uncle Otis”, while Cee-Lo Green went on record saying he’s wasn’t crazy about the record. Now B... more info

Scotsman.com — As bass guitarist in the house band at Stax Records, he played with the legendary Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and Sam & Dave. Here, Donald 'Duck' Dunn breaks of more info

Guardian Music — In Otis Redding's hands, Try a Little Tenderness fires a secular devotion that is every bit as intense as its spiritual cousinOf all the great soul singers, perhaps Solomon Burke is most famed for bringing the fervour of the church to his recordings... more info