Jay-Z sat down with MTV’s Sway and spoke about his new book, among other things. One of those topics was the growth of Kanye West.
“This is another level of that recording. Because Kanye, I’ve seen him — really he’s like a brother to me — I’ve seen him from the beginning to where he is now,” Jay said. “And to see him as a producer and to see how he’s growing as a producer and as an artist, for me, on another level, it’s enjoyable. I’m watching the guy that I pretty much mentored become his own guy, with his own opinion. It’s fantastic.”
Marcy’s own also mentioned his collaboration with Kanye, Watch The Throne, is seven songs deep now and they’re soon headed to Australia to finish the album.
Kanye has grown and his sound has as well, cannot wait for Watch the Throne. It will be a classic!!!
i can’t wait for people to stop using the word “classic” so much. it’s lost all meaning. the album hasn’t even come out yet – how can it be a classic?
Huhhh, really. Another ‘classic’. Every album’s ‘gona b a classic’.
Classic classic classic classic… Jurassic.
lmaoooooooooooooo
I know eh, retards these days, they say its gonna be a classic before they make the first song. Everybody think they’re “dope”. Props to that bitch in the howard stern interview with Jigga for asking “Do you think / consider yourself as a man” i thought that shit was pretty funny. (kinda side tracked there)
Dame Dash is one who belived in Kanye and help push his carrer not Jay z but Kanye is not showing any love to Dame
Thats cause the illuminati got kanye, and jay and kanye joined forces as freemasons, they are together in the brotherhood and want to destroy the human race. Dame doesnt even know.
just joking
Here’s another AMAZING Jay-Z interview:
http://music.uk.msn.com/xclusives/jay-z/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=155286560
THIS is classic:
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Shut up!! U didn’t mentor anybody. Kanye was his own entity since day one. U mentored Bleek, Beans etc. Curtis Mentored Banks Yayo, Nelly Murphy Lee etc. that wasn’t the case here. U never watched Ye grow into his own guy. He was his own guy from jump. And u’re 40 and u’re just starting to make music with meaningful subject matter. Other artist been doing that since in their 20’s. U’re the King of rap, but shut the fuck up sometimes. U get no credit for any of Kanye’s greatness. U’re a leech who just jumped on the bandwagon after Ye got hot. U thought he was wack before Dame signed him. UGH!!! So annoying, cause all the Jay-z nuthuggers eat up his every word and will believe this nonsense.
I agree! Kanye is a product of Dame Dash’s amazing eye for talent!
kanye produced alot of jays’ hits. not quite sure where you were heading with this. and kanye wouldnt be close to where he is today without jays’ push.
LOL. Jay’s push? Bahahahahahaha!!! OK Duke. Have a nice day sir.
Jay’s push? Bahahahahahaha!!! OK Duke. Have a nice day sir.
kanye got mentored by mos def and talib kweli not jay though
kanyes been mentored by every great in the game, mix them all together and u get kanye thats why his sound/beats is always universal and different
Kanye is his own man! I even see Jay jocking some of Kanye’s style at times. Its annoying to hear all this from Jay cuz he neva believed in Ye from day 1. Kanye owes his career to Dash and Dash’s guts to sign him. Jay like someone said mentored Bleek, now bleek aint hot anymore Jay dont even wanna be associated wiv him. I feel pity for artistes like Jay Electronica and J. Cole ; I just dont see dem blowing up now they are with Hov cuz jay only looks out for himself and wouldnt want any oda person to blow bigger than him under his watch. Jay is a good artiste but Kanye is bigger now and Jay should be lucky Ye still respects him and makes him relevant
Tru story.
Someone should ask Jay-Z how it feels to be surpassed as the hottest thing in hip-hop right now. As it stands right now, Kanye will be remebered most for his music and Jay-Z for being an entrapaneur. jay has no one to blame but himself caus ehe started to coats at the top. One more classic from kanye after this, his legacy may even surpass jay cause kanye is just as influential with fashion etc as jay is right now. (i’m ignoring the lepard blouse lol)
In response to the “Dame discovered Kanye” comments: Dame saw Kanye as a producer and signed him only to keep Kanye’s beats in-house. Kanye orchestrated and financed his own buzz. So it’s probably true that jay didn’t see any promise in Kanye the artist, but neither did Dame. Dame has said this many times!!!!
Jay nuthugger at it’s best. Why are u responding to the Dame comments? respond to the nonsense Jay is saying. Fuck outta here!
Dude, you’re the one nuthugging. You’re replying to every message that even slightly favors Jay-Z. I think you need to get off his balls, you’ve done enough massaging for the day.
YaaaYaa, I am not a Jay-Z fan. I was just re-stating some things that have been said. Go back and read my comment, I did not give Jay-Z any props.
kanye has kinda improved as an artiste overall..but as a rapper he kinda lost it…CHEK OUT THIS NEW DUD..I CANT STOP LISTENIN TO HIM!
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Ya all sound like dumbass school girlz…no one knows the story okay, noone…Kanye callz Jay big brother for a fuckin reason…he mentor Kanye…if he made a song dedicated to Jay it just shows how much he respects Jay-z…Kanye never will have a Jay catalogue either..so all the always Jay haters need to kick rockz..hate when people talk about shit, from a rumor mill or someone who is very spitefulz mouth..
Nuthugger to the fullest. Jay is King. But he is wrong with this. Stop worshiping rappers idiot.
FIRST THIS GUY SAYS TAKEOVER WAS THE BETTER DISS RECORD AGAINST NAS ETHER IN HIS NEW BOOK, NOW HE SAYS THAT HE MENTORED KANYE, JAYZ IS A JOKER HE IS A SELF CENTERED CLOWN,,,
NAS WOULD EAT HIM AND SPIT HIM OUT,
Nas DID eat him up and spit him out, you no-mustache havin with whiskers like a rat
Jay is hilarious!!! Mentored Kanye??? No Jay, that was Bleek that you mentored. Remember him? And Kanye’s like a brother now? The same brother you didn’t believe in when he first appeared on the scene. Dame had to convince you to give him a chance. Kanye’s popularity done passed you and now is the right time to do an album with him.
Thank you, niggaz catch amnesia quick.
Firsto of all ..to the lame that thinks kanyes reume is approaching Hov’s..and that Jay will be remebered as an Entreupreneur..how old are you? You sound like a fucking clown with a short memory..JAYZS CATALOGUE IS THE GREATEST IN RAP HISTORY. Go to a show..and pretend like you dont know every fucking word to two hours of STRAIGHT hits..Theres no one still around from 95 fucker..except for Jay..All this swag shit..started with Hov..conversational flow..Hov..Dboy/coke rap..Hov..Do your homework dummb bumfuck..Otjerwise you come off like a dumb bastard..new to the game..
Greatest catalogue in rap history?
you are a fuckinG idiot!!
The only great albums are RDobt Bluperint and Black Album every other album is too saturated with pop tunes and inconsistent.
Rakim and Nas have the best catalogue in rap
End of discussion
illmatic>every jay-z album combined!!!
“illmatic>every jay-z album combined!!!”
you can’t argue against that. its so true! I personally am not a jay-z fan.
Kanye has regressed since his sophomore and freshman efforts. I don’t like Kanye after Late Registration.
Fuck em both
so much wrong with that comment. i can name 20 people doin it from 95, retard. busta, nas, scarface, kool g, krs, devin the dude, ghostface, raekwon, RZA, GZA, AZ, Method, redman, masta killa, masta ace, common, e-40, too short, snoop dogg.
and thats without blinking. oh and to the other comment, his 2 classics are easily blueprint and reasonable doubt. the reason he had hits is because of commercial gay production with cookie cutter lyrics, get real about best catelog ever, your fucken retarded.
@G i was just about to make a sarcastic comment about kanye’s REGRESSION
@the dude above,don’t forget the black album,thats a jay-z classic just because it was his last good album.
@Flowasis jay def doesnt have the greatest rap catalog-Vol.1,Vol 3,the blueprint 2 kingdom come and half of the blueprint 3 all sucked
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Web gangsters and blog thugs.. Its really not that crucial. Jay is a great rapper. and only in Rap do we gotta always fight over the number one spot. You don’t see the other genres doing it. then yall arguments be based in crap. If you wanna say record sales, its Eminem, Hammer, V Ice, and Nelly. If you say catalog, LL, Ice Cube, Too Short, Scarface, and E40 put out more and been out longer. If you say skills, its subjective. Get off each other and realize that there are a lot of Great damn artists. Mos Def, Andre 3000, Luda, Lupe, Jay z, and kanye can all rock the same mic. Rakim, Scarface, and kool G birthed most of them. and thats that. now its a bunch of good ones. Go do some work, buy records, and talk about whos ur fave without pissing on each other like 12 yr old school girls.
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very good point…rap is about taste, some people just like the beats, some people just like pure lyrics…I like lyrics and beats put together but I hate when people say ‘Thats Commercial’ No, It’s part of rap, don’t listen if it ain’t ur style ya know?
its funny how u can go from joe blow, to everybody on ur dick no homo. yep fuck both these illuminati, free mason, devil worshipping, sold ur soul for riches bitch niggaz. i feel for kanye tho, i can tell he regrets the decision. ill still cop this album. but fuck jay-z to the fullest
jay-z! and kanye r da greatest rap duo n hip hop history. all of jay!’z and kanye’z albumz r fuckin classicz and they all went plat or more. name 1 classic lil gayne or flake got. that’z rite, NONE! did all of lil gayne’z albumz go plat? NO! no 1 iz betta than jay! and kanye.
my beautiful dark twisted fantasy iz da most perfect album put out n a long fuckin time. it won’t b topped 4 yearz 2 come. and u no u niggaz r gon cop watch da throne. anotha classic n da makin.
jay-z! and kanye r da greatst rap duo of all time. fuck haterz!
someone blast the ether beat so i can yell “fuck jay z”
Watch The Throne Damn! Weezy and Drake are going to take a couple more albums that they both put out on their own to compete with this…I thought it was Young Money but Roc Nation is ‘the label’ right now….in my opinion weezy has 5 classic studio albums…Tha Block is Hot, Carter 1-3,I’m Not a Human Being. Drake’s first album is sick cuz no actor has ever become a Great Rapper
‘Ye has grown as an artist, I’ll give him that. It’s a shame he hasn’t grown from trying to act like he’s king & get praise at every moment.
jay z’s comments were spot on about ye is a phenomenal talent with outstanding skills,he has the prospect of truelly becoming one of the all time greats, over the years he has grown as an mc and his artistry in the productive side of music is incredible definitely brings him pretty much in a league of his own.he is definitely one of the future hall of fames in the hip hop culture.A unique talent and he is only in his prime which makes it very exiting about his growing prospect as an artist.
Usually not the one to speculate on unreleased albums, but I’m sure the “Watch the Throne” album is gonna be hard based of what I’ve heard from GOOD Fridays. They HAVE to put Just Blaze on for a couple of joints. And yeah, Jay can get credit for mentoring Kanye, but didn’t it take a little while before he warmed up to him? It was Dash that signed Kanye as an artist when no one else on the label really paid attention.
fuck both ya!illumanati fagets