Watch the Throne

Not MBDTF-level next-level, but some stellar beats.

Just about every track has a “wait, Jay-Z’s been rapping for TWO MINUTES” moment, though.

And what’s the deal with the Jon Brion stabs on every other track’s intro and outro? Is that a leftover from Late Registration that they never got to use, or does it just sound totally fucking dope when you’re on as much cocaine as Kanye seems to have been on?