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Tracklist for Jay-Z and Kanye West's "Watch The Thrown" is confirmed

Jay-Z and Kanye West are currently recording their upcoming collaborative album Watch the Throne, but a rumored tracklist has already hit the net. According to DOTR (via RR), the LP supposedly includes 10 tracks and the sole guest appearances come from Beyonce and Bruno Mars.

Notably absent from the album are previously released street singles “H.A.M.” and “That’s My Bitch” featuring La Roux’s Elly Jackson. Check the rumored tracklist below.

1. Lift Off (Feat. Beyonce & Bruno Mars)
2. Murder To Excellence
3. Illest Motherfucker Alive
4. Why I Love You So (Guilt Trip)
5. That Shit Crazy
6. Living So Italian
7. Who Gonna Stop Me
8. Whole Lifetime
9. We Are Young
10. Anthem

UPDATE: UHTN has confirmed that the leaked tracklist is legitimate, though more tracks will be added to the project.

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Volcom Sues Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Over Diamond Logo

Something told me this would be coming down the pipeline eventually! Today, Jay-Z battles clothing giant Volcom, as Volcom has filed a lawsuit against Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label due to ‘infringement based upon usage of their logo’.



The diamond stone used in Roc Nation ads looks very much alike to Volcom’s logo, which has been trademarked since 1991. Jay-Z usually ducks lawsuits well, but Volcom might come out the victor in this one!

Baby Responds to Jay Z's "Baby Money" Line From H.A.M

It seems like the Jay-Z vs. Cash Money/Young Money beef may be gaining some actual traction as Bryan “Birdman” Williams publicly responded via Twitter to Jay-Z’s supposed jab at the New Orleans label and crew.

"We gonna keep spending 'baby money' ...billionaire minds stay tuned," tweeted Birdman on February 8 on his @BIRDMAN5STAR Twitter page. The tweet is thought to be in direct response to Jay-Z’s line from him and collaborator Kanye West’s newest single “H.A.M.” where the Brooklyn rapper spits the line, “Really, you got baby money.” Jay-Z never confirmed nor denied that the line was intended to be a barb towards Lil Wayne and his compatriots.

Given the past history of Jay-Z and Lil Wayne and their past music collaborations, the allegations that a war between Roc Nation and the Young Money/Cash Money stable don’t immediately add up. Jay actually attempted to sign Weezy in the past and the pair has worked on a few notable tracks over the years.

If which of the artists made the most money is the true center of the discussion, Jay-Z clearly earned more than Birdman and Wayne in 2010 while making the Forbes list and earning $63 million while his semi-retired superstar wife Beyonce raked in a whopping $87 million. Lil Wayne made the list as well with reported earnings of $20 million – no small potatoes but not nearly enough to back up Birdman’s former claim that his protégé has more cash than Jigga.