"Now I'm about to make them tuck their whole summer in/ They say I'm crazy, well I'm about to go dumb again," Kanye West [1] rhymes of competition on "Otis," off "Watch the Throne." West's verses may not be far from the truth -- with 500,000 copies of "Watch the Throne" projected to sell in its first week, two songs ("Otis," "Ni**as in Paris") climbing the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and now the music video debut of their single, "Otis."
A day after releasing a sneak peak, Kanye and Jay-Z [2] release the Spike Jonze-directed visuals for their single, "Otis," off their acclaimed collaborative album. The clip shows the dynamic between The Throne: Jay and 'Ye, comedian Aziz Ansari and a few ladies take ride around in their Maybach.
[3] 'Watch the Throne' Now Projected to Top 500,000 in First Week [4]
Only three weeks on the chart, "Otis" holds the No. 11 spot on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, debuting on the chart at No. 15. Another track, off 'Watch the Throne, titled, "Ni**as in Paris," debuts on R&B/Hip-hop Songs this week at No. 99. "Luxury rap," as Kanye calls their rhymes on "Otis," hold power on the charts. Although not charting on R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Kanye West's "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" climbs five spots while Jay-Z's "Hits Collection: Vol. One" climbs 16 spots to No. 48.
- The Juice [6]
