Watch the Throne..

All eyes are on the throne indeed as Jay-Z and Kanye West set out to defend it in the upcoming collaborative studio album Watch the Throne, now set to drop sometime in March. "The album," Kanye West said in a recent interview with MTV, "will be dark and sexy, like couture hip-hop."


Jay-Z After Party at Marquee from Seth Browarnik on Vimeo.

Though it was initially rumored that the album would be dropping sometime this week - in part because of Kanye's declaration in the above video - it is now reported that the album will be released on March 1st, 2011. The first single, "H.A.M" (no clue what it stands for - any guesses?) is produced by Lex Luger and will drop on 1.11.11 - Tuesday, January 11th. Leaks will probably surface this weekend but then again, an album this hot will probably be kept under tight wraps.

Speaking of leaks, these are some of the beats apparently used throughout the album...