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Jay-Z & Kanye West: Watch the Throne – review

(Roc-a-Fella/Roc Nation/Def Jam)Rappers are obsessed with power. The 48 Laws of Power, an infamous manual by Robert Greene, has long been required reading for hip-hoppers of a certain stature, from 50 Cent on down. One day Jay-Z might get around to reading Foucault and Bourdieu. For now, hip-hop remains concerned with imperial might, with royalty and Rome. Watch the Throne, Jay-Z and Kanye West's blockbuster collaboration, makes overt reference to kingcraft, nodding to the exalted status of its ...

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05:11 on August 11 2011

The 11 Best Guest Collaborations by Kanye West

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Expectations are high when two of the arguably best rappers in the game team up for a collaboration album. If this isn't at least the best hip-hop album of the year, it... more info

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14:30 on August 11 2011

Jay-Z & Kanye West: Watch the Throne

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 ... more info

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23:05 on August 13 2011

Jay-Z & Kanye West: Watch the Throne – review

Guardian Music — (Roc-a-Fella/Roc Nation/Def Jam)Rappers are obsessed with power. The 48 Laws of Power, an infamous manual by Robert Greene, has long been required reading for hip-hoppers... more info

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09:48 on August 12 2011