Rap-Up.com || Single Cover: Jay-Z x Kanye West

Jay-Z and Kanye West rep for the red, white, and blue on the official cover of “Ni**as in Paris,” the next single off Watch the Throne. The dynamic duo continues the patriotic theme found on their “Otis” artwork.

Hit-Boy produced the beat in New York and Jay and Kanye laid their verses in the City of Light. “The energy of the track, I feel like as soon as you hear it, it’s one of those joints and I always felt that from day one,” the 24-year-old beatmaker told Rap-Up TV.

“I actually did ‘Christmas in Harlem’ for Kanye West too and that was our first musical collaboration. After that, he just flew me out to work and we were working on a bunch of stuff. It wasn’t for any particular project, and that was one of the joints that came up. It ended up turning into what it is.”

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45 Comments

CharlieSheen
September 8th, 2011 at 8:50 am
wack as f*ck

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realnigga101 Reply:
September 8th, 2011 at 2:52 pm
@CharlieSheen, nigga u r uneducated. u probably dont even kno where paris is.

#getschooled,getalife

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Watever
September 8th, 2011 at 8:51 am
Awesome! Can’t wait for the visuals.

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Brionna Reply:
September 8th, 2011 at 9:15 am
@Watever, what do you mean the visuals?? Thats the official single artwork

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pookie Reply:
September 8th, 2011 at 9:18 am
@Brionna,

visuals = video.

duh

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Brionna Reply:
September 8th, 2011 at 9:42 am
@pookie, thanks pookie

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pookie Reply:
September 8th, 2011 at 11:15 am
@Brionna, your welcome with your big o ghetto booty i wanna eat it and smell it can i?

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Ice Reply:
September 8th, 2011 at 2:05 pm
@pookie, da f**k?
felipe
September 8th, 2011 at 8:52 am
just ok

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what
September 8th, 2011 at 9:04 am
this song sucks the beat is typical…weezys album has way harder beats then these

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ed Reply:
September 8th, 2011 at 10:21 am
@what, fail.

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Tev Reply:
September 8th, 2011 at 11:07 am
@what, like what and why u hating oh cause even tho wayne sold more then Jay and Ye he still got “baby” money

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Lo Reply:
September 8th, 2011 at 2:41 pm
@what, Your a Stale, Watch The Throne>C4

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Ash
September 8th, 2011 at 9:13 am
I love this song!

African Americans In Paris will be a huge hit with or without a blinged out single cover.

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Mandelieu
September 8th, 2011 at 9:21 am
Au vu des critiques avant que sorte l’album, je m’attendais à beaucoup mieux. Finalement, ça passe mais ce n’est pas la bombe espérée.

Quant à la cover, elle est sobre ; rien de plus à dire dessus.

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MONKEY
September 8th, 2011 at 9:49 am
Yeah comment in french, your so cool…

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Sizzurp Sky Reply:
September 8th, 2011 at 10:02 am
@MONKEY, He’s not the only one because moi aussi je viens de France, et je suis un fan de Kanye , le son “Ni–as in Paris” envoie bien dans les clubs .

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mayo
September 8th, 2011 at 10:04 am
Wow finally some good new………… this shit ganna be epic

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ed
September 8th, 2011 at 10:22 am
sigh. i’m waiting for Lift Off ft. Beyonce to be a single…

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shady Reply:
September 8th, 2011 at 10:31 am
@ed, Why, kanye and especially jay were hardly on it, its just a beyonce song.

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rnb
September 8th, 2011 at 10:26 am
vive la fraaaance
lol^^

pas super, normal quoi!(la cover)

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Keith
September 8th, 2011 at 10:48 am
To be honest I like it & the song & the album & the rest of songs off the album with deluxe version….this single artwork looks dope to me!

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rickey
September 8th, 2011 at 10:57 am
love

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RisRobot
September 8th, 2011 at 11:05 am
DAT SH*T CRAY!

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Sarah
September 8th, 2011 at 11:12 am
Awesome!

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mayo
September 8th, 2011 at 11:55 am
Got my niggaz in paris, and they goin gorillas =)=**#\”-÷;_”)÷#=:)*÷” viva la’france

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fan of a fan
September 8th, 2011 at 12:03 pm
this is my fav track on WTT :D
i listen to this song in my history class x)

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Gabby
September 8th, 2011 at 12:21 pm
IDGAF about the cover art! Im juz happy its a single. I love that song!

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hola!
September 8th, 2011 at 1:09 pm
this shit had sooooooooooo much hype… too bad it didn’t live up.

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Megaman Reply:
September 9th, 2011 at 4:31 am
@hola!, waynes producer -Detail even said this album is “great” not good, but great. and he’s affiliated with birdman / young money camp pretty much, so that shoud tell ya somethin’ buddy

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Komnan
September 8th, 2011 at 1:27 pm
Only ”fans” who want every lyric/bar explained hate WTT! Can’t wait for the visuals ‘n the tour should epic.

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Komnan
September 8th, 2011 at 1:32 pm
@hola!, So you’d prefer a lukewarm Carter IV. This LP is jus diff. you can’t compare the production on C4 to this. I ain’t one of those folks callin’ WTT a classic but it’s a good album maybe even better than C4

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Manjeo22
September 8th, 2011 at 1:37 pm
Can them n**as get some love danm! hating is a trend these days. C4 is trash I don’t know why people thinking that it’s a good album. Corny lines after corny lines.

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IKARYSS
September 8th, 2011 at 1:38 pm
It’s France’s flag duh

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Zack
September 8th, 2011 at 1:42 pm
That shit cray

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TRA
September 8th, 2011 at 2:23 pm
I believe Kanye West, and Jay-Z’s Ni***s in Paris is the best song off their album Watch The Throne. I believe the song is a hit for them. I don’t get why people are comparing Watch The Throne to Tha Carter IV. Watch The Throne is a collaboration album and Tha Carter IV is a solo album. There are hardcore Lil Wayne fans saying Tha Carter IV is better than Watch The Throne just because Tha Carter IV sold more records, or because they hate Kanye West and Jay-Z, or because the hardcore fans stan too hard for Lil Wayne. Record sales don’t mean shit if you have an album that is not a classic. Watch The Throne got better critical review than Tha Carter IV, even though it’s a collaboration album. Young music fans, biased mainstream pop fans, and biased mainstream hip hop fans believes Lil Wayne is the greatest rapper alive. If you ask most music fans who are unbiased, and don’t judge people on their personalties or age, they will tell you that Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Eminem are ahead of Lil Wayne when it comes to cultural impact, and making great music over the years.

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Stre3t Danc@
September 8th, 2011 at 2:25 pm
This my JAM!!!

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TRA
September 8th, 2011 at 2:33 pm
Kanye West has made two classic hip hop albums in College Dropout, and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Both of those albums are considered classic by all critics and fans. Both of those albums are better than any Lil Wayne album you can think of. Jay-Z made four classic hip hop albums in Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint, The Black Album, and the underrated American Gangster. Eminem made a classic album in Marshall Mathers LP which better than Lil Wayne’s entire list of albums. Kanye West has 14 Grammy Awards, Jay-Z has won 13 Grammy Awards, and Eminem has won 13 Grammy Awards. Jay-Z makes more money than anyone in Young Money/Cash Money. Eminem is the greatest platinum selling rapper in hip hop history, as far a record sales goes. So hardcore, biased Lil Wayne fans can hate and say stupid things all they want, but Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Eminem have all ways been ahead of Lil Wayne in music business when comes to achievements and cultural impact. Watch The Throne is certified gold, and almost platinum, not bad for two so-called washed up rappers, LOL at the haters.

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YUNG Reezy Reply:
September 8th, 2011 at 3:13 pm
@TRA, you’re wrong on eminem. Jay-Z is actually the greatest platinum selling rapper in hip hop history. Eminem is a close second. Em is like one album off from tying Jay-Z but as multi-platinum it’s like a tie

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nicole
September 8th, 2011 at 2:41 pm
This is one of the worst songs on the album but it’s mainstream so that’s probably why they’re making it a single.

I personally would’ve preferred Murder to Excellence or New Day but whatev.

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mayo
September 8th, 2011 at 2:46 pm
Watch the throne is the best hip hop album of the year by farrrrrrrrrrr………….. a musical masterpiece. best song on there for me NEW DAY AND NIGGAS IN PARIS

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YUNG Reezy
September 8th, 2011 at 3:27 pm
They should’ve put “Made In America” as a Single. better than Lift Off IMO

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TRA
September 8th, 2011 at 3:44 pm
If you look at Billboard Charts Yung Reezy, Eminem has sold more hip hop records worldwide than any rapper including Jay-Z, but I agree with you that Made In America should be released as a single in the future.

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mayo
September 8th, 2011 at 3:55 pm
They got time lol There ganna release five or six singles haha its the TAKEOVER DUMMIES

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DaDonRoman
September 11th, 2011 at 7:24 am
Why I Love You Is Being Released At The Same Time As Ni**as In Paris

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