Album Review: Watch the Throne

Shawn Corey Carter or Jay-Z is an American rapper. Jay-Z raps about his own life and growing up in Brooklyn, New York. He started out rapping in 1989 with older mentor rapper, Jaz-O. Since then Jay-Z has blown up with 11 albums and is constantly mentioned as one of the best rappers of all time. Some of his more notable albums include:
Reasonable Doubt
The Blueprint
The Blueprint 2
The Black Album
The Blueprint 3
Every one of Jay-Z’s albums have gone platinum meaning they sold over 1 million albums.
Kanye Omari West was born on June 8 in 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia. He and his mother moved to Chicago when he was a young child. Kanye was first recognized for his work on Jay-Z’s first blueprint album as a producer working under the company of Roca Fella Records. His style mixes soulful samples with his own beats and other instruments. Kanye has released five solo studio albums:
College Dropout in 2004
Late Registration in 2005
Graduation in 2007
808’s & Heartbreak in 2008
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in 2010 
His most current work comes from a collaboration album with Jay-Z.
As an avid Kanye listener and fan I can honestly say this album did his career justice. Songs from Watch The Throne like ‘Gotta Have It’ and ‘Love You So’ where Kanye and Jay-Z go back and forth, line for line make this collaboration extremely dynamic.
They are able to play off of each others energy to create some of the sickest songs of the year not only in hip-hop but music in general. The album went platinum in its first two weeks of it being out.
Students all over Urbana High School love the album. “Otis,” said Senior Treyton Ward, “Is my favorite song from the CD”.
Platinum albums and good music are becoming routine things for Kanye West and Jay-Z. You can be sure that more great music will come from the duo whether it is separate albums or another collaboration.