Maybe hate isn't quite fair, but watch the throne leaves something to be desired. All the hype, the artwork, the mini documentary and I was left with a forced, over dramatic and sloppy effort by two of my favorite rappers. I'd stop just short of saying this record is awful because it does have a few tracks that keep me occupied. Those being Niggas In Paris, Otis and Murder To Excellence. Maybe I'm just showing my age, but I can't listen to this without thinking of ALL of the classic records that preceded Watch The Throne. I can't even give it cool points as being an experimental record because, frankly, it's not. Sampling Nero and and Cassius seemed like Kanye (or whomever really produced the record) just co-opting trends. Unlike Stronger which pretty much put dance music back into the pop consciousness. I mean, they recorded the album in someones living room in Australia. And it sounds like it. The record is boring, uninteresting and not Hell Hath No Fury... so they already started the race behind. For all of you who dig the record, I don't think you're crazy. Just being a huge fan of both of them I was underwhelmed. This is not a memorable record. Too much Ye trying to be Jay and too much Jay trying to be young.
And come on, All of The Lights had 25 people singing on it. Amazing.
I give it 2 Zamber Roses out of 5.
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