Jay-Z & Kanye West Announce Album Release Date…And New Duo Name

Published: Monday 25th Jul 2011 by Sam

If you thought anticipation for Jay-Z and Kanye West‘s joint effort ‘Watch The Throne’ had reached fever-pitch, think again.

For, the Hip-Hop heavyweights have today announced not only the release date for the eagerly awaited LP, they also revealed that they have formally formed a new group, and will be heading out on the road.

All the details after the jump…

The duo will now go by the name ‘The Throne’ when performing and recording, with their first joint effort ‘Watch The Throne’ confirmed to arrive on iTunes on August 8th. Traditional outlets and other digitial retailers will receive the album four days later (August 12th). The set is preceded by lead singles ‘Otis’ and the Beyonce assisted ‘Lift Off’.

Coinciding with the iTunes release, will be the release of tickets to the project’s accompanying US tour, which is set to make major stops in a number of key markets including Los Angeles and New York. As of July 28th, fans of the pair will be able to obtain pre-sale passwords to begin snapping up what will inevitably be fast-disappearing tickets. Click here for more details, and check out dates below…

‘Watch the Throne Tour’

Sept. 22 – Detroit, MI – Palace of Auburn Hills
Sept. 24 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
Sept. 25 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Sept. 27 – East Rutherford, NJ – Izod Center
Sept. 28 – East Rutherford, NJ – Izod Center
Sept. 29 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center
Oct. 4 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Oct. 6 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Oct. 7 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Oct. 8 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
Oct. 10 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
Oct. 13 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
Oct. 14 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Oct. 16 – San Jose, CA – HP Pavilion
Oct. 17 – Sacramento, CA – Power Balance Pavilion
Oct. 19 – Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
Oct. 20 – Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
Oct. 21 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
Oct. 25 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Oct. 26 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Oct. 29 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
Oct. 30 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum
Nov. 1 – Baltimore, MD – 1st Mariner Arena
Nov. 3 – Boston, MA – TD Garden

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  1. stewie July 25, 2011

    Yes i cant wait

  2. stewie July 25, 2011

    Of course alot of ppl on here wont care these blogs sites only filled with f*** who dont listen to rap & use words like “slay” & statements like “snatch yo wig”

  3. JUDAS666 July 25, 2011

    NO ONE GIVES A FUUUCK… “THE THRONE”??? HOW CONCEITED. THE ONLY THRONE THEY OCCUPY IS DRUG KING PINS. ONLY ILLUMINATI DISCIPLES THINK OF SUCH S***.

    NEXT!

  4. KingBreezy July 25, 2011

    illumanati

  5. Nana Applehead (Nana Yaw) July 25, 2011

    Illuminati throne

  6. stewie July 25, 2011

    @judas666 their illuminati but you have judas 666 as your name….. RIGHT

  7. stewie July 25, 2011

    Yall just believe anything anybody says i bet 98% of yall dont know what the hell illumanati is & dont say devil worshiping cause it HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DEVIL…

  8. JJFAN1814 July 25, 2011

    I wish I could go but I’ll be in Japan 🙁 !!!

  9. YEABEY Likes to Party! July 25, 2011

    I personally don’t think the Illuminati exists…but ok..

    The Throne? hmm…might have to grow on me…
    But this album will smash considering it was in the Top 3 on iTunes based on pre-orders only…

  10. YEABEY Likes to Party! July 25, 2011

    PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS POST BE AN ARGUMENT ABOUT THE EXISTENCE OF THE “ILLUMINATI”

    ANNYYWAAY…i GUESS I WONT BE GOING ..I DO NOT SEE ANY NY DATES….V_V

  11. nice_gurl July 25, 2011

    It will be epic. Guess i’ll have to watch them on youtube since they arent and will never come to Australia.

  12. Ur in a field full of bees so dont be surprise wen ur ass get stung (queenbey) July 25, 2011

    Me and @YEABEY was just talkin about this…..
    I really want ‘Lift Off’ will be a single and the video better slay!!!

    SN: JayZ where and wen is JCole’s album coming out???

  13. KINGB BISH July 25, 2011

    YAYYYY MY B-DAY THE 22ND AND I M GOING TO BEY AT THE CONCERT ON THE 29TH OHH BOI I CNT WAIT IT’S GOING DWN IF I LIVE TOO SEE AND DON’T NOTHING HAPPEN;-)

  14. Kavion July 25, 2011

    🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

  15. YEABEY Likes to Party! July 25, 2011

    @QUEENBEY
    “LIFT OFF” looks like its confirmed as a single if that’s the case then there will deff be a video! I expect EPICNESS !

  16. KingBreezy July 25, 2011

    i just hope i will wake one morning and i will not see these 2illuminati alive

  17. YEABEY Likes to Party! July 25, 2011

    @KINGBREEZY
    ok so “F.A.M.E” sold 666,000 in the US……666??? I’M A BIG FAN OF CHRIS BUT DOES 666 in his sales figures mean he is in the Illuminati like every one is saying??NO! so if you have no proof of these two being in the “SHITLUMINATI” then don’t say so!!!

  18. KingBreezy July 25, 2011

    lol

  19. YEABEY Likes to Party! July 25, 2011

    @KINGBREEZY
    I have seen those videos plenty of times and I just laugh…I think a celebrity is considered “Illuminati” when they become VERRRY SUCESSFUL! People bend and twist everything these days to make it look like someone worships the devil…they reverse songs and say they sound like chants, they decipher lyrics and make accusations…people are just jealous and until they come out and say they are a part of the shitluminati …then i will believe

    S/N: THere are videos of chris brown and even disney stars that are shown to be members of the “shitluminati”….its crap!

  20. KingBreezy July 25, 2011

    ok

  21. Nashawn July 25, 2011

    True s*** on your 1st comment @Stewie

  22. pop royalty (I’m a rude Boy) July 25, 2011

    what 666 has to do with the devil ?!! some ppl are just too much !! lolz ! illuminati ! like really ?!

  23. lol July 25, 2011

    @YEABEY Likes to Party!

    no one absolutely knows if any of these celebs worship the devil because no one really knows these celebs personally . All this illuminati talk is speculation BUT i do remember watching this one documentary about Antwon Lavey who founded a real life Church of Satan in California ( no bs there is a real church in Cali where people openly worship Satan crazy right ? ) anyway Antwon Lavey was taping one of his weird rituals and… what he did next shocked the hell out of me… he held up the Jay z “roc” sign and put it over one eye just like Jay z. now keep in mind the footage i was watching was in black and white and was made in the mid 60’s so i find it mind boggling that 50 years later jay z and other celebs are doin the exact same sign

  24. HaYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY July 25, 2011

    dont like the throne being their name, it doesnt make sence
    and dammmmmnnnnnnn, they pushed it back??????
    ughhhhhhhhhhhh
    and they shouldve came to cleveland, blahhhh
    i wanna go see them so bad

  25. YEABEY LIKES TO PARTY! July 25, 2011

    @LOL
    July 25, 2011 at 2:35 pm

    @YEABEY Likes to Party!

    no one absolutely knows if any of these celebs worship the devil because no one really knows these celebs personally . All this illuminati talk is speculation BUT i do remember watching this one documentary about Antwon Lavey who founded a real life Church of Satan in California ( no bs there is a real church in Cali where people openly worship Satan crazy right ? ) anyway Antwon Lavey was taping one of his weird rituals and… what he did next shocked the hell out of me… he held up the Jay z “roc” sign and put it over one eye just like Jay z. now keep in mind the footage i was watching was in black and white and was made in the mid 60’s so i find it mind boggling that 50 years later jay z and other celebs are doin the exact same sign
    _________________________________________________________________
    I Know but how do we know that these celebs are not using these conspiracy theories to stay relevant and popular in the music industry? I see your point but I am one of those people who do not judge unless I have some sort of proof from the MAIN SOURCE!

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  27. MISHKA July 25, 2011

    Good for them, sounds like they are having a blast.

    I wish Beyoncé and Alicia Keys would do the same thing…

    Sam, that poll is a fail, this project could be “Too much Epic Ego”, don’t you think?

    I don’t mind their ego, at least they can sell platinum and book big venues. Your fave should just buy his/her own WTT ticket and keep dreaming on that kind of success.

  28. lele July 25, 2011

    is kanye performing his hits? Thats all I care about……. we know Jay Z aint selling out no arenas in Canada & Washington state so hopefully Kanye will perform his hits ………. that’s all.

  29. JAYLA July 25, 2011

    SOOOO AGRE WITH YOU STEWIE, IF IT AINT ABOUT “SNATCHING WIGS” THESE F*** DONT CARE….

  30. lol July 25, 2011

    @YEABEY LIKES TO PARTY!
    come to think about it … you have a point

  31. smokey July 25, 2011

    Jay is to damn old to be rapping. I was good back in the day but now he is hiding behind Kanye talent. Now I’ll go see Kanye but if Jay old ass Z is there. No not going

  32. smokey July 25, 2011

    sorry He

  33. IT’S ALL GOOD!!! July 25, 2011

    @POP ROYALTY (I’M A RUDE BOY)

    666 has a lot to do with the devil! It’s the devils number. I don’t care about that illuminati stuff but just letting you know but 66 means.

  34. 100% Real July 25, 2011

    @SMOKEY – I had always said that at 41-years-old, it looks silly and immature for Jay to still be rapping. You made a good point about him hiding behind Kanye’s talent. I agree with you 100% on this. Jay knows his time had been up a while ago, he just doesn’t want to let it go. By having Kanye there, he knows it will help keep people interested in him to a degree. Therefore, I feel he’s using Kanye to help keep him relevant to a certain extent. Because, people are not checking for Jay like they used to. He really needs to just hang it up in the rap game. Bow out gracefully.

  35. andy July 25, 2011

    why are they doing that august 8th and 12th thing!? thats gonna f*** up their album sales for the first week!

  36. ヅ•·.·´¯`·.·•-ΛALEXISR-BAHAMAS♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ ★ ☆ ✰ T.I.P.•·.·´¯`·.·•ヅ July 25, 2011

    Looking forward to this project. The Throne? Might take some getting used to.

  37. yellow July 25, 2011

    CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME WHY THE F*CK NY IS NOT ON THE LIST!?!?
    I SWEAR IF I MISS THIS CONCERT IMMA BE PISSED >_<

  38. Bobby Bulgaria July 26, 2011

    The ILLUMINATI are moving on with their agenda…

    The Norway Attacks were part of it…

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