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track: Kanye West feat. Big Sean + Jay-Z - Clique

Check out a new song over at Kanye's website called "Clique". It features Yeezy, Jay-Z, and Big Sean or 2 Chainz or someone who gives a shit
It's produced by Hit-Boy of course. Shit's hot of course.

tracks: Kanye West - Mercy feat. Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz + Theraflu feat. DJ Khaled

Kanye released a pair of tracks this week, one of which has already pissed off both PETA and the Theraflu company. Fuck 'em, G.O.O.D. Friday's are back!

"Mercy" features G.O.O.D. Music labelmates Big Sean and Pusha T - as well as 2 Chainz, a guy Kanye has been pushing pretty hard. It's produced by Hit-Boy, who also did "Theraflu" and "Niggas in Paris".

"Theraflu", on the other hand, features DJ Khaled hollering over the track like a dumbass like he does. It's no "DAMN SON, where'd you find this?!" Kanye's also bragging about ridiculous shit on this one, so if that turns you off then steer clear.

video: Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) - Niggas in Poorest

Another MC takes a shot at Kanye & Jay-Z's riches-flaunting "Niggas in Paris". This time it's Yasiin Bey (the artist formerly known as Mos Def).

track: Kanye West & Jay-Z feat. Otis Redding - Otis

show review: Unknown Mortal Orchestra - The Bishop, Bloomington IN, 7/16/11

preview: Kanye West & Jay-Z - Watch the Throne

Tracklist:
1. No Church in the Wild (feat. Frank Ocean)
2. Lift Off (feat. Beyoncé)
3. Niggas in Paris
4. Otis (feat. Otis Redding)
5. Gotta Have It
6. New Day
7. Prime Time
8. Who Gon' Stop Me
9. Murder to Excellence
10. Welcome to the Jungle
11. Sweet Baby Jesus (feat. Frank Ocean)
12. Love You So (feat. Mr. Hudson)

Bonus Tracks:
13. Illest Motherfucker Alive
14. H*A*M
15. That's My Bitch
16. The Joy (feat. Curtis Mayfield)

Release date hasn't been confirmed, but it's looking like August 2nd. Let's hope "Welcome to the Jungle" has nothing to do with the Guns N' Roses track.

By the way, check out video of Kanye's show at SXSW this year, featuring guests from his own G.O.O.D. Music label (Mos Def, Kid Cudi, John Legend, Pusha-T, Big Sean, Mr. Hudson, CyHi da Prynce) and Jay-Z.

feature: Most Anticipated Albums of 2011.5-2012

We're at the halfway point for 2011, so it's time for two things: 1) taking stock of the albums released so far, and 2) looking at what's coming for the rest of the year. I've been keeping a running tally of my favorite albums of 2011 on the right-hand side of the page (I'm only a little bit behind on that -- been adding a lot of albums lately, will be adding more soon). The list below is some of the releases I'm most looking forward to in the second half of 2011.

First off, there's been some chatter lately about two of the most anticipated albums of the year. The first is the Kanye West/Jay-Z collab Watch the Throne, rumored to be coming out July 4th (It became available for pre-order July 4th; release date is August 2nd). The second is the long-awaited follow-up to Justice's †, announced for a fall release date. No title or specific date yet, but we do have a tracklist.



Check out the rest of the list after the jump.

videos: Kanye West - Monster // Tyler, the Creator - She