History in the making!

Kanye hit up Twitter in a rare occurrence to announce G.O.O.D. Music: The Album for a Spring 2012 release for Def Jam. Expect new music from Kanye West, Common, John Legend, Big Sean, Cyhi Da Prynce, Pusha T, Kid Cudi, No I.D. and more.

That shit cray. LISTEN: Jay-Z + Kanye West – “N****s In Paris (Remix)” (feat. T.I.)

There’s a T.I. remix incoming as well…. LISTEN: Busta Rhymes – “N****s In Paris (Freestyle)” Busta Rhymes – “N****s In Paris (Freestyle)”

Cons says Kanye and him have spoken, but he and Q-Tip have not made amends.

Hype Williams in the director’s chair. From Finally Famous: The Album. In the second clip, Sean spits on the Tim Westwood Show.

Lil Wayne’s “How to Love” producer Detail shares plans to record with Kanye West for his new album and his recent collaborations with T-Pain (“Bottles”) and No Doubt.

Connor hops on top of Big Sean and Kanye’s smash single. LISTEN: Jon Connor – “Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay (Freestyle)” Jon Connor – “Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay (Freestyle)”

In 2005, Common released his sixth studio album, and second gold record, Be. In describing the album’s concept shortly after its release, he said, “I named it Be to be who you are, man, and be able to be in the moment and not try too hard. Be is another way of saying just do [cont.]

Jay-Z and Kanye West peform “Otis”, amidst pyrotechnics. Beyonce shows off her baby-bump to the audience after performing “Love On Top”, Jay and Kanye geek out. Wayne performs “How To Love”, then follows up with a mash-up of “John” and, wait for it, Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man”.

New addition to Pusha T’s official release of Fear Of God, hitting Itunes tomorrow. LISTEN: Pusha T – “Amen” (feat. Kanye West + Young Jeezy)

When Jay-Z released The Dynasty LP in 2000, his team consisted of Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel, and Amil. At the time, the LP seemed like it would be an automatic disappointment, as not only did Jay have to share the mic with his crew, but he also didn’t spend any money on production. Who were [cont.]

It happens to the best of them.

From Watch The Throne. Directed by Spike Jonez.

Jay-Z and Kanye’s “leak proof” collaborative album, Watch The Throne, is expected to sell over 500,000 copies within it’s first week of release, Billboard reports. The album, which was released exclusively on Itunes on Monday, will see a physical format release on Friday, August 12th, and is a sure shot for the #1 spot on [cont.]

Here is Ye’s entire 6 and a half minute rant at the Big Chill festival on Saturday, in which he compares himself to Hitler. And Michael Jordan. And gets booed. Imagine what he’ll be like when he’s old and crazy.

Video of Russell W reconstructing Jay-Z and Kanye’s latest track “Otis.” Interesting but…you needed to goolge where the sample is from? Really? The song is called “Otis” my man.

Got a half an hour to kill? Listen to Jay’s interview today with Angie Martinez, which is largely built around Watch The Throne. He also speaks about his relationships with Obama and Will Smith, the upcoming “Otis” video, and more. It’s worth it…. LISTEN: Angie Martinez vs. Jay-Z – Part 1 LISTEN: Angie Martinez vs. [cont.]

Big Sean explains how Kanye West and Roscoe Dash created his new single, “Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay”, for him.

Jay and Kanye have announced that the duo will be collectively known as “The Throne”. They’ve also confirmed the sequence and tracklist for the Watch The Throne LP, due August 1st 8th. “H.A.M.” is only a bonus track, sweet. Official Tracklist Sequence: 1. No Church In the Wild (feat. Frank Ocean) 2. Lift Off (feat. [cont.]