Jay-Z and Kanye West have revealed the cover art for “Niggas in Paris,” the second single off their collaborative album Watch the Throne.
Released on Virgil Abloh’s Tumblr, the image maintains the same artistic motif as the cover image for “Otis,” 
showing white text against three stripes of red, white and blue – or the French flag.
Check the image below.
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“showing white text against three stripes of red, white and blue.”
That would be the flag of France, DX. You know, the country Paris is in.
Thank god somebody else said this, DX has its moments sometimes smh
holy shit these writers are dumb sometimes. and they used the word motif, which has french origins, but they can’t even distinguish the flag?
Three stripes of red, white, and blue otherwise known as the French flag.
I thought that, seems a strange thing not to mention.
How come when black guys call each other nigga or refer to themselves as such its all cool but when a white guy does it it’s racist? It’s not fair.
Slavery.
NOT FAIR HUH?,,,IS THAT RIGHT,,,,,,,HAHAHA
Nah, u can use it now. Mistah Fab said its cool for white people to use it now.
And who the heck is Mr. Fab??…. You’re white you can’t use it! PERIOD!!
The same reason a a man can be considered a playa if he has alot of girls versus a woman who would be labled a garden tool for having multiple male partners. Society
so you have to be black to say nigga? what bout mixed race people, can they say it, cuz they aint black…what about ice-t???
I know white dudes from the hood that sound so natural saying it that you don’t even think nothin’ of it, and I know black dudes from the burbs that say it and sound stupid. To me, it’s more about where you’re from. If it naturally became a part of your vocabulary from being raised around the word, or you intentionally added the word to your vocab ’cause you wanted to sound ‘hood’.
fuck where you from they called us niigas when they was raping and kiiling my people so we could farm and do there laundry fuckin white people are sick the white man has destroyed this planet
Ask yourself “why do i want to say this word”
This person is called Sensaye, but types one of the most ignorant comments ever! LOL! You know they ain’t Black because they said how good the white person sounds and how bad the Black guy sounds! LOL! You people are crazy if you don’t see this!
the base on this song is crazy as hell.
Vive la France!
ive said it before and i will say it again. your best work comes when your down and out and at your worst. Reasonable Doubt was the best!! Once you have a riding stable in your house u tend to slack off trying anymore.
the best work is done when you down on your knees thats how wayne likes it so thats how he gets it
Yo! just got out the studio last night, heard some of the new Jay-Z off the new album the street is watching 2, yo u got to hear the single, Hoe knows, dis to lil wayae and Game, tell your’ll nigga it is over, your boy is back. J-hova
Wack fuck jay z n yee
Intresting to see Jay Z shout out one of the most notorious freemasonary cities in the world.
no doubt he’s awesome!
I hope they make a video
black musicans and artist couldnt get work in america so they had to go overseas
thatst why you have niggas in paris
WHAT THE FUCK YOU TALKING ABOUT THEY BEEN BLACK PEOPLE IN PARIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME ASS WIPE!!! FRANCE IS ONE OF THE MOST Diverse countries IN europe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Last time i check white musicans and artist couldnt get work in america either cause the ass are too Gay, Wack and cant creat anything on there own, the black leave the follow them to seal idea and work and try to call it there own
you some idiots dont speak on black culture if you dont know shit in the 1920’s blacks had to leave the UNITED SNAKES to persue a music career when blacks did make music in the U.S they would put white people on the album cover so shut the fuck up you stupid assholes
Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975) was an American dancer, singer, and actress who found fame in her adopted homeland of France. She was given such nicknames as the “Bronze Venus”, the “Black Pearl”, and the “Créole Goddess”.
Baker was the first African American female to star in a major motion picture, to integrate an American concert hall, and to become a world-famous entertainer. She is also noted for her contributions to the Civil Rights Movement in the United States (she was offered the unofficial leadership of the movement by Coretta Scott King in 1968 following Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, but turned it down),[3] for assisting the French Resistance during World War II,[4] and for being the first American-born woman to receive the French military honor, the Croix de guerre.
African Americans, who are largely descended from Africans of the American colonial era, have lived and worked in France since the 1800s. Unofficial figures indicate that up to 50,000 free blacks emigrated to Paris from Louisiana in the decades after Napoleon sold the territory to the United States in 1803.[2] Paris saw the beginnings of an African-American community in the aftermath of World War I when about 200,000 were brought over to fight. Ninety per cent of these soldiers were from the American South.[2]. Many black GIs decided to stay in France after having been well received by the French, and others followed them. France was viewed by many African Americans as a welcome change after incidents of racism in the United States. It was during this time that jazz was introduced to the French and black culture was born in Paris. African American musicians, artists, and Harlem Renaissance writers found 1920s Paris ready to embrace them with open arms. Montmartre became the center of the small community, with jazz clubs such as Le Grand Duc, Chez Florence and Bricktop’s thriving in Paris. World War II brought all the fanfare to an abrupt halt. The Nazi invasion of Paris in June 1940 meant suppression of the “corrupt” influence of jazz in the French capital and danger of imprisonment for African Americans choosing to remain in the city. Most Americans, black as well as white, left Paris at this time
@ relick leak that son, you did before
relick Yo! just got out the studio last night, heard some of the new Jay-Z off the new album the street is watching 2, yo u got to hear the single, Hoe knows, dis to lil wayae and Game, tell your’ll nigga it is over, your boy is back. J-hova
Jay-Z is one of the dopest MCs EVER. With that said, it’s getting harder and harder to defend this guy. Look man…we KNOW you have alot of money, you’ve been telling us for 15 years. WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE TO SAY? And that pompousness that he’s been on lately is just tasteless and tacky. Nigga been around Kanye too much, startin’ to act like a pretentious prick. That’s why even though Jay is a nasty MC, I’ll always prefer Nas because Nas is more relateable and creative. He’s just more “Hip-Hop”, for lack of a better term.
co-sign 100%
Couldn’t have said it better myself. Jay makes better music overall but Nas is WAY more hip-hop. Plus Jay stepped into the game after the 90’s golden era of hip-hop was already over. He was just recreating a lot of what was already created in 94/95.
Kanye’s closet case ass influenced Jay for the worse. Kanye needs to stay behind the boards and shut the fuck up!
@Graby:
Actually, Reasonable Doubt came out in 96′ fam. So, your comment about Jay stepping into the game after the golden era is off base. And it had its own sound, it didnt sound like Big, Pac, Nas, Wu, Mobb Deep…any of the hottest people at that time!
lol how dumb would nas look talking about balling when he had to file for bankruptcy. c’mon son. jay & nas can’t rap about the same subject matter.
people who root for nas to win, and expect Jay to win, thats where the hate/jealousy lies.
also, didn’t nas make that awful/jiggy nastradamus album? wouldnt break weed on it. thats hip-hop?
welp this shit bout 2 b played out
everyone knew this was coming, its definitely a club banger and is the only truly HOT track on that whole shitty album…MBDTF all day
I can’t decide whether to hate this comment for putting down WTT, or love it for showing love to MBDTF.
So true ahhaha you know kanye produced the whole album jay just laid down ryhmes here n there
This is honestly the most creative album I’ve purchased in my LIFE. Kanye must’ve given Jay zero input and just straight up said “Flow over what I give you.” I honestly love the whole album too original to kick aside.
I don’t know why dude’s praisin’ the Niggas in Paris artwork, it’s too minimal and inconspicuous. They should’ve gone for Jackson Pollock vibe.
You realize its the flag of France and the song is called “Niggas In Paris”, right? Goddamn you people are so fucking ignorant (and this goes to the guy that wrote up the article too, since he doesn’t think it’s anything other than strips of colors).
WHACK
GAY FISH
UNORIGINAL
GAY FISH lol
And ur talking about unoriginal
how do Wiz’s DSL’s feel fag?
HOV AND YEEZY BALLIN’ LIKE THE PLAYOFFS!!
Video coming soon:
If you think watch the throne is ALL about “stuntin” and “ballin” then you didn’t listen all the way through.
cover art is wack….not interesting at all…good song though.
cosign. this entire album has had pretty bad covers in general. good music though so no complaint on that part
i love these single cover arts.
also a good choice from the album, although Gotta Have It, No Church In The Wild, Who Gon Stop Me, Primetime and especially Murder To Excellence are awesome as well.
Wow the French flag how creative!!! i was expecting Jay and Ye standing on top of the Eiffel Tower with berets on and Grey Poupon T-shirts on!!! lmao
NO WAY, OMG! 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OK this shit is so un-fuckin-creative. I’m not even gonna be sarcastic about this shit. I was expecting some really epic cover art but they end up basically doing the Otis cover art again. To think KANYE actually chose this…
Damn I hope its a fake
It’s called Niggas in Paris. As in Paris, France. The artwork resembles the French flag…
your dumbass probably didn’t know that lol
You’re over here criticizing the artwork for a single…how many artists you know even put out artwork/covers for singles?!?! so why u complaining. hater bitch
LOL!!!
fool this should have been the artwork
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqd9n5VE8x1qbpuyeo1_400.jpg
Not only did most of you morons miss that it’s the French flag, you missed how these guys are showing you and making you learn that Black history is different in other countries on this planet! I thought most of you people were in school! LOL! Who’s wack now? LOL! It’s more creative than you thought!
this album is deeper than rap to bad people wont get it for years to come
“NO ONE COMPLAINS WHEN YE TALKS ABOUT LOSING HIS MOTHER OR WHATEVER PAINS HIS LIFE OR WHEN JAY Z TALKS ABOUT LOSING HIS NEPHEW OR COMING FROM A SINGLE PARENT HOME. WHY IS IT THAT IT’S COOL FOR THEM TO TALK ABOUT THEIR MISERIES AND NOT TALK ABOUT THEIR SUCCESS. IF AN ACCOMPLISHED PERSON IS TALKING MONEY IT SHOULD MOTIVATE YOU. WHY WOULD YOU FEEL LIKE THEY ARE BEING DEMONSTRATIVE TO YOU
JUST BASED OFF WTT ALONE, IT WAS A LOT OF PROMOTION OF BLACK EXCELLENCE AND TELLING BLACK COMMUNITY THINGS LIKE HIGH END ART, MAYBACHS, AND OTHER LUXURIES ISNT JUST LIMITED TO WHITE PPL. *SEE ILLEST MOTHAF**** ALIVE*
ANY PERSON WHO IS FINANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL MADE THEIR MONEY FROM CONSUMERS. SO WHY TRY TO DOWNPLAY THEIR BUSINESSES DECISIONS AS IF WE DIDN’T BUY THEIR PRODUCTS BASED OF THOSE BUSINESS DECISIONS
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