"Watch the Throne" Tour Adds Dates

Kanye West and Jay-Z's upcoming "Watch the Throne" tour has garnered such a huge reaction from the public that more dates have been announced to the tour's itinerary. The tour has been significantly altered, with some venues enjoying two nights of shows from hip hop's dynamic duo.

There will now be two shows in Atlanta, GA, and a second show in Toronto as well.

There were several other dates added, which are included below:

10-28 - Atlanta, GA - Phillips Arena
11-14 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - BankAtlantic Center
11-15 - Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena
11-19 - Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall
11-22 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
11-24 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
11-27 - Pittsburgh, PA - Consol Energy Center
11-29 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
12-03 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
12-16 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
12-17 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena

Dave Chappelle On Nicki Minaj, Jay-Z, & Kanye West

Reclusive comedian Dave Chappelle gave his thoughts on bootylicious femcee Nicki Minaj during a recent radio interview. Chappelle has become less vocal than in his mid-2000s heyday, and this was his first interview in almost five years. The funnyman was also asked about Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne album.

"I just downloaded it yesterday," Chappelle said when asked for his opinion on Watch the Throne. "I haven't listened to the whole record. Real talk. Actually, I did see Kanye at Coachella [music festival]. Which was great...He ripped it, it was a good show."

Dave was to the point when he was asked about Minaj. "Nicki Minaj? Yeah, she's a good looking girl," Chappelle said. "You keep asking me about all these girls. Nicki Minaj is a good looking girl."

The Throne To Debut At Number One

We all watched and tomorrow morning, The Throne will sit on top of the Billboard Charts. According to HHD, Watch The Throne moved an estimated 426,661 copies. This marks Kanye West’s fifth number one album and Jay-Z’s 12th. Sweet baby Jesus!

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Mercedes May Have Donated "Otis" Car

Mercedes Benz most likely donated the now-infamous "Otis" Maybach that Jay-Z and Kanye West used in their recent video for the hit single. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the car company could have directly supplied the Maybach for the shoot.

Neither Jay-Z or Kanye West have spoken publicly about where the car came from. It is now being auctioned for charity.

“It isn’t clear how deeply Mercedes was involved in the video’s production, but company spokesmen suggested the video’s producers worked with officials in the company’s German headquarters,” reported Jonathan Welsh via Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy blog. “West and Jay-Z could not be reached for comment.”

Jay-Z & Kanye West's "Watch The Throne" Breaks iTunes Sales Record

Hov and 'Ye's collaborative album becomes the highest selling digital album in history for first-week sales.

Jay-Z and Kanye West's collaborative album Watch the Throne, which was released exclusively to iTunes last Monday (August 8th), has broken a record for the online store.

According to reports, the LP has become the highest selling album in the store's history for first-week sales, moving about 308,472 copies to break Coldplay's previous record with 2008's Viva La Vida, which sold 155,000 copies.

Upon its release last week, Watch the Throne rocketed to number one in 23 countries worldwide. Final first-week sales, inclusive of digital and physical units, will be reported on Wednesday.

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Kanye West Joins Prince Onstage

Rap superstar Kanye West joined musical legend Prince onstage during the Purple One's concert at Way Out West 2011 in Sweden. Prince was performing his classic 1987 tune "If I Was Your Girlfriend" when West came onstage.

Kanye led the crowd in a call-and-response and had the entire audience waving their hands.

Kanye has been promoting Watch the Throne, his collaborative album with Jay-Z, which hit stores last week.

Jay-Z Explains Album Title

Jay-Z gave an in-depth explanation of the Watch the Throne album title. According to Jay, the title is meant to inspire fans to protect hip hop music and culture. He wants fans to preserve the music.

"It's just protecting the music and the culture, like, it's people that's in the forefront of the music," Jay told radio host Lorenzo Thomas. "It's like, 'Watch the throne,' protect it. You just watch how popular music shift and how hip-hop has basically replaced rock n roll as the youth music. The same thing could happen to hip-hop. It could be replaced by other forms of music. So it's just like making sure we're putting that effort in making the best product, so we can contend with all these other music."

"With all dance music that's dominating the charts right now, indie music that's dominating the festivals and still holding off rock n roll," he continued. "Just to hold our place and make sure -- the hip-hop culture is still the most dominant form of music around the world."

"Otis" Maybach To Be Auctioned

Rappers Kanye West and Jay-Z are putting the vehicle from their “Otis” video up for auction. The specially-made Maybach will be donated with benefits going to the victims of the East African drought. Over 2 million people have recently fled their homes in Somalia due to the worst constant drought the region has seen in decades.

Over 12.4 million people have been affected by the East Africa drought and famine.

"What is happening in the Horn of Africa is the most severe humanitarian emergency in the world today, and the worst that East Africa has seen in several decades," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a statement. Clinton also revealed that the U.S. was donating an additional $17 million to the nations around the Horn of Africa.

Birdman On "Watch the Throne:"

Birdman shared his thoughts on Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne album. The Cash Money founder says that the album reflects an older perspective in hip hop, and he still believes that hip hop is a younger man's game.

He also alluded to Lil Wayne and Drake doing something similar.

"It's older versus younger," Baby said in an interview. "I listened to a few songs [off Watch The Throne] and it feels like an older feel to me. I think with Drake and Wayne, they young. They young cats. You got 23 and 28. Then you got Jay-Z and them, who are older and really on their way out the game. Then you got Wayne and Drake and them, who are still youthful [...] So, it's two different types of music all the way across the board. But what they're doing is great -- I think it's great for the game, great for the business, great for retail as a whole. I just think when Wayne and Drake get together is going to be something real special also because we more youthful."

Otis Redding Resurgence Continues

Kanye West and Jay-Z sampling and name-dropping Otis Redding in their latest hit "Otis" has contributed to a young generation of music fans becoming more interested in the late soul singer. Now Musiq Soulchild, Timothy Bloom, violinist Ken Ford and legendary Stax Records guitarist Steve Cropper are taking part in an event highlighting the career of the Macon, GA legend.

"An Evening of RESPECT" takes place in the singer's hometown on September 4th

“The Big 'O' Youth Educational Dream Foundation was founded to fulfill Otis’ dream to enrich the lives of young people by enabling them to continue their education through the many programs that we support,” stated Otis' widow Zelma Redding. “This is our fourth ‘An Evening of Respect’ and we are excited about celebrating Otis’ 70th birthday in the city he loved, Macon. We are honored to share this very special ‘An Evening of Respect’ with Stax Records, Atlantic Records and Steve Cropper.”

"Otis" famously features a chopped-up sample of Redding's iconic hit "Try A Little Tenderness."

88 Keys Talks "Watch the Throne"

Rapper/producer 88 Keys recently shared his experiences working with Jay-Z and Kanye West on the Watch the Throne album. Keys produced the opening track, "No Church In the Wild."

"Everybody in the room just started going crazy," he said of playing some of his instrumentals.

Keys says the day after playing his music for the rappers, he met singer Frank Ocean. "He actually had a talking intro part that he put on there. I thought it was pretty dope, it was pretty comical. But I guess it didn't make the final cut."

"Watch the Throne" Cover Artist Speaks

Ricardo Tisci, designer for fashion house Givenchy, designed the distinctive album cover for Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne; and he shared his gratitude at being tapped for the high-profile project. He also revealed some of the inspiration behind his work on the cover.

The artwork throughout the album is striking, and Tisci utilized several shapes, religious symbols and animal faces for the artwork.

"I am honored to have been asked to be part of this incredible music moment with such amazing artists," Riccardo Tisci told AllHipHop. "I am impressed by the amount of respect they have for music and art. We share the same way of working : like a family."

Tisci also stated that he wanted the artwork to symbolize the “masculinity of two of the most iconic rap figures of our time."

9th Wonder On "Watch the Throne"

Superproducer 9th Wonder shared his early thoughts on the newly-released Kanye West/Jay-Z album Watch the Throne. The producer voiced his disappointment in the album via his Twitter page.

"It has nothing to with the STYLE of rap, subject matter, NOTHING..its the FEELING for me..u can KILL 50 people in a song as long as it bangs," 9th Wonder tweeted. "As a musician/beatmaker/active participant in hip-hop, I want to be SCARED when I hear something, like when I heard Aquemini...."

"It has nothing to do with samples vs. keys...cause I ROCKS with The Neptunes, Swizz, etc," he continued. "I understand expansion/experimentation in music, but its not for me."

"#WTT as a whole is not for me. I can rock with New Day & The Joy," he added.

"Lemme tell yall something, I am not a follower, never will be, if something is dope, cool, if not, then cool, but I don't follow. #STANDTALL," he said finally. "Thank you God for giving me the ability to listen to music objectively, despite how big the artist is."

Kanye West Teams With GlobalHue

Kanye West has partnered with ad agency GlobalHue for a new behind-the-scenes Internet project that spotlights he and Jay-Z's upcoming "Watch the Throne Tour." West and GlobalHue are launching a subscription-based webcast series called Voyr that will follow the 35-date tour, providing fans a look at rehearsals, personal routines and even an animated mini-series.

This is the first time GlobalHue has partnered with a celebrity, but they plan to work with Elton John and Oprah in the near future.

Busta Rhymes, Beyonce and Nas are all rumored to be featured in Kanye's series.

Watch The Throne NYC Listening Session

Good question. Just a few weeks after Jay held is own, The Throne held a private listening session last night at the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History. Guests included Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, DJ Khaled, Pusha T Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip and more. Watch The Throne drops digitally August 8 and in retail stores August 12.

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Jay-Z & Kanye Tension?

Jay-Z and Kanye West may not be bosom buddies, after all. Rumors are swirling that, days before Watch the Throne hits stores, the superstar rappers' egos are beginning to clash. What could drive a wedge between hip hop's Batman & Robin? You guessed it--money.

"Jay-Z can't deal with Kanye," an insider told Page Six. "Jay is a stone-cold businessman. He wants to recoup all of his money from Live Nation. But Kanye wants to upstage rock stars with a blowout show. He doesn't care about costs. He has a lot less to gain from the shows."

Jay-Z downplayed any animosity between the duo.

"Kanye is a genius. I kind of want to spend a gazillion dollars,” he said. “I think they got it backwards, but it’s all good. I made it. I don’t really... I know that we doing something right now. When I woke up to all of that, I was like, oh yeah, we must be really hot right now. This is really happening. August 8th.”

“Yes, we get on each other’s nerves. But that’s part of pushing each other," Jay added. "We push each other. The people that have a problem with Kanye or myself are people who are complacent in life. People don’t like to be pushed. It’s like annoying. It’s a thing when people are pushing you to be greater, and we push each other to be greater. So of course there are times when we’re in the studio and we’re yelling, but that’s about it. I would never disrespect that man. I have so much respect for him.”

RZA On Working With Kanye

RZA has worked with Kanye on his highly-acclaimed 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and now the Wu-Tang legend has discussed contributing to the rapper's joint project with Jay-Z, Watch the Throne.

"Kanye asked me to send tracks while they were in Australia," RZA revealed in an interview. "I just thought I would send some sh*t that would be rugged. I know they can find the poppy, hip-hop places, but I wanted to send them some real edgy sh*t. Apparently they thought they were great - Kanye said, 'Send some more of that Wu sh*t!' -- In the past, when Jay-Z did Best of Both Worlds with R. Kelly, I thought it was a great album but the campaign went south because of personalities. With this project, it's the best of many worlds. These two guys have a great chemistry and a great relationship. I'm excited."

Pusha T Releasing EP

Pusha–T has announced the release date for his upcoming solo EP, "Fear of God, Part 2: Let Us Pray." According to the G.O.O.D. Music rapper, the project will be available on August 23rd. It is the follow-up to his "Fear of God" mixtape, which was released in March.

“It's street music at its finest,” Pusha-T AllHipHop. “I've been recording the album in sections. Now that [Kanye and Jay-Z's album] Watch the Throne is over, me and [Kanye] are about to get into the studio on that. We're looking to drop it on Black Friday, like November.”

“The information is top secret, until it's time to let the album loose,” Pusha-T added. “Just know that it's going to be nothing short of greatness.”

Jay-Z and Kanye West Form 'The Throne,' Announce Tour Dates

A week after debuting their new single, "Otis," off "Watch the Throne," Jay-Z and Kanye West are joining forces to form the group 'The Throne' and announce their Watch the Throne tour, kicking off on Sept. 22 in Detroit MI.

New 'Watch The Throne' Track, 'Otis,' Released: Listen

"Watch the Throne" will be available on iTunes on Aug. 8 and hits shelves August 12. On August 8, tickets for The Throne's tour, powered by VoyR, will be made available at http://www.livenation.com/ http://www.TicketMaster.com/ Fans who purchase their tickers online will receive a digital copy of the album.

The Throne's Watch the Throne Tour has twenty-four dates confirmed thus far.

Here are the Watch the Throne tour dates:

9/22/11 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills

9/24/11 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre

9/25/11 Montreal, QC Bell Centre

9/27/11 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center

9/28/11 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center

9/29/11 Washington DC Verizon Center

10/4/11 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center

10/6/11 Chicago, IL United Center

10/7/11 Chicago, IL United Center

10/8/11 Minneapolis, MN Target Center

10/10/11 Denver, CO Pepsi Center

10/13/11 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome

10/14/11 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena

10/16/11 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion

10/17/11 Sacramento, CA Power Balance Pavilion

10/19/11 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center

10/20/11 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center

10/21/11 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena

10/25/11 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center

10/26/11 Houston, TX Toyota Center

10/29/11 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena

10/30/11 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum

11/1/11 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena

11/3/11 Boston, MA     TD Garden