Watch the Throne
The 2011 collaborative album by Jay-Z and Kanye West.
Watch the Throne is a collaborative studio album by Jay-Z and Kanye West, released on August 8, 2011, by Roc-A-Fella Records, Roc Nation and Def Jam Recordings. The two had already collaborated on singles and West had produced for Jay-Z; they originally planned a five-song EP, which grew into a full-length album.
Quick Facts
- Artist
- Jay-Z and Kanye West
- Released
- 8 August 2011
- Recorded
- July 2010, November 2010 – July 2011
- Genre
- Hip-hop; progressive rap
- Label
- Roc Nation
- Roc-A-Fella
- Def Jam
Lore & Background
The album features guest appearances from Frank Ocean, The-Dream, Beyoncé and Mr Hudson.
Reader's Guide
Read this page with Jay-Z, The-Dream and Beyoncé.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Church in the Wild (featuring Frank Ocean and The-Dream) | Kanye West, Shawn Carter, Christopher Ocean, Charles Njapa, Mike Dean, Terius, Gary Wright, Phil Manzanera, James Brown, Joseph Roach | 4:32 |
| 2 | Lift Off (featuring Beyoncé) | West, Carter, Jeff Bhasker, Dean, Pharrell Williams, Bruno Mars, Seal Samuel | 4:26 |
| 3 | Niggas in Paris | West, Carter, Chauncey Hollis, Dean, W.A. Donaldson | 3:39 |
| 4 | Otis (featuring Otis Redding) | West, Carter, Harry Woods, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Kirk Robinson, Roy Hammond, Brown, Roach | 2:58 |
| 5 | Gotta Have It | West, Carter, Williams, Brown, Roach, Fred Wesley, Tony Pinckney | 2:20 |
| 6 | New Day | West, Carter, Robert Diggs, Dean, Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley | 4:32 |
| 7 | That's My Bitch | West, Carter, Kamaal Fareed, Bhasker, Justin Vernon, Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ronald Lenhoff, Jeremiah Lordan | 3:22 |
| 8 | Welcome to the Jungle | West, Carter, Kassem Dean, M. Dean | 2:54 |
| 9 | Who Gon Stop Me | West, Carter, Shama Joseph, M. Dean, Maurice Simmonds, Joshua Kierkegaard | 4:16 |
| 10 | Murder to Excellence | West, Carter, K. Dean, Larry Griffin Jr., Scott Mescudi, Quincy Jones, Harvey Mason Jr., Joel Rosenbaum, Caiphus Semenya, Bill Summers, Mihaela Modorcea, Gabriela Modorcea | 5:00 |
| 11 | Made in America (featuring Frank Ocean) | West, Carter, Joseph, M. Dean, Breaux | 4:52 |
| 12 | Why I Love You (featuring Mr Hudson) | West, Carter, M. Dean, Philippe Cerboneschi, Hubert Blanc-Francard, Tony Camillo, Mary Sawyer | 3:21 |
| Total length | 46:12 | ||
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