- Released: August 8, 2011
- Label: Roc-A-Fella, Roc Nation, Def Jam
- Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Tracklist
| 1 | No Church in the Wild (Ft. Frank Ocean & The-Dream) |
| 2 | Lift Off (Ft. Beyoncé) |
| 3 | Niggas in Paris |
| 4 | Otis (Ft. Otis Redding) |
| 5 | Gotta Have It |
| 6 | New Day |
| 7 | That’s My Bitch |
| 8 | Welcome to the Jungle |
| 9 | Who Gon Stop Me |
| 10 | Murder to Excellence |
| 11 | Made in America (Ft. Frank Ocean) |
| 12 | Why I Love You (Ft. Mr. Hudson) |
| 13 | Illest Motherfucker Alive |
| 14 | H·A·M |
| 15 | Primetime |
| 16 | The Joy (Ft. Curtis Mayfield) |
Watch The Throne is the debut studio album by longtime partners/friends and label-mates, JAY Z & Kanye West, also known and commonly referred to as The Throne.
The album initially began as a 5-song EP, but it eventually morphed into a full-length project. The Watch The Throne tour became the most lucrative hip-hop tour in history.
Production credits included Swizz Beatz, 88-Keys, RZA, Mike Dean, No I.D. and more. “Otis,” one of the album’s biggest tracks, was produced after No I.D. challenged Kanye to produce a song on the spot. Said No I.D. in an interview with XXL: “I get the co-productions, but how you gon do an album and you don’t go to the machine and do one beat by yourself?”
Yeezy accepted the challenge and chopped up Otis Redding’s “Try A Little Tenderness” on the spot. “Otis” was added at the last minute and went on to win the Grammy for Best Rap Performance.