The Hip Hop Chronicle — Jay-Z and Kanye West’s album was expected to drop today but at the MTV VMA’s, Ryan Seacrest said the album will be coming out in August. I hear it will be out on August 2nd. You can pre-order the album here.   a2a_linkname="Watch The Throne Drop... more info

Popeater — Filed under: Music News, Troublemakers, Kanye West, AOL Music Kanye West is nothing if not consistent. As the sole hip-hop headliner at this year's Essence Music Festival Saturday (July 2) night, the Chicago MC did not disappoint, offering up a visua... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — This was a different audience than Coachella -- one where his artsy sensibilities took to a backseat to the Chicago swagger that made him famous. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Kanye West headlines at Essence Music Festival Saturday night more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — According to MediaTakeOut, Jay-Z and Kanye’s album cover will be made of metal and they claim the picture below is the cover. a2a_linkname="Jay-Z And Kanye West Watch The Throne Album Cover?"; a2a_linkurl="http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2011/07/... more info

NME — Management 'sources' deny 'Watch The Throne' is coming out on Monday (July 4) more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — More than 400,000 are expected to attend the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, including Kanye West, Charlie Wilson, Mary J. Blige, Naughty By Nature, Jennifer Hudson and more. more info

Perez Hilton — WTF, guys? Are we ever going to see this album?! Despite reports that Kanye West and Jay-Z's long-awaited collaborative album, Watch The Throne, would be dropping by surprise on the 4th of July, it's apparently NOT going to happen! Sources reveal: â... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — For a genre heavy on defying authority, rap has a unusual amount of songs in favor of religion. Kanye West might have claimed that no one wanted him to write "Jesus Walks," but the last few decades of hip-hop have... more info

Guardian Music — After six months of hype, hip-hop royalty Kanye West and Jay-Z are reportedly set to release Watch the Throne on 4 JulyAre Kanye West and Jay-Z plotting a surprise album release on Monday? The pair have long been hyping Watch the Throne, a full-lengt... more info