Quickie album reviews: Jay-Z and Kanye West, “Watch The Throne”

The two biggest (and, honestly, most important) names in rap come together to brag.  A lot.  As has always been the case, Kanye has some great lines (“Luxury rap, the Hermes of verses/ Sophisticated ignorance, write my curses in cursive”) and Jay-Z has some better ones (“Cocaine seats, All white like I got the whole thing bleached/ Drug dealer chic”).  Since Kanye didn’t produce the entire album, it isn’t as cohesive as his best work. …

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