We’ve seen the cover, heard a few singles, and have been given a release date of Aug. 1st. The Watch the Throne alert has been turned up a notch after the release of “Otis” the Otis Redding “Try a Little Tenderness” powered single from the upcoming album. Its clear the jousting match between the two brings out the best in each as they verbally trade verses that out do the last. Otis may have just shaken things up for a lot of artist this summer, and will shorely heat up the airwaves well into the winter.

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