'Watch the Throne'

Jay-Z has staked a claim to hip-hop royalty for over a decade — and while his recent recording and touring partner, Kanye West, hasn’t been at the game for quite as long, he’s got his own piece of the crown. But according to Jay-Z, he and West weren’t thinking of their status as rap’s reigning MC and producer when they titled their album ‘Watch the Throne.’

The collaboration between Jay-Z and Kanye West is just about here.   The physical copy of the duo’s album, ‘Watch the Throne,’ doesn’t come out until Friday, but why wait?