MVSW — De La Soul ~ “Eye Know” From back in 1989. 3 Feet High and Rising is easily one of the greatest albums of all time. Check the songs sampled on this track! Samples Lee Dorsey ~ “Get Out of My Life, Woman“ Sly & the Family Stone ~ “Sing a Sim... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Kanye West and Jay-Z were the big early MTV Video Music Awards surprise, although the appearance was leaked/tipped the media long before the show began. Walking out to a sample of Otis Redding's “Try a Little Tenderness,” Kanye and Jay did little... more info

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