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There’s no doubt that Jay-Z and Kanye West’s collaboration Watch The Throne will go down in hip-hop infamy but for such a high-profile release there hasn’t been much information made public about what the process of making the disc was like… until now, that is. Today an 11-minute documentary hit the net which gives a sneak peak behind the scenes of this iconic album.

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The short documentary which was filmed by Robert Lopuski is an amalgam of live and studio footage and also features plenty of tender moments between the duo. For example at one point Jay-Z says of West, “I’ve seen him from the beginning to where he is now. To see him as a producer, how he’s grown as a producer and an artist, for me, on another level it’s enjoyable. I’m watching a guy I pretty much mentored become his own guy with his own opinion. It’s fantastic.”
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Other memorable moments include scenes between rappers and Beyonce and West giving Jay-Z some bling for his birthday. These moments are especially impressive because apparently neither rapper wanted to let Lopuski record any of their interactions, although they eventually relented. “So much was happening, in such an off-the-cuff kind of way, that I found myself using whatever tools was available. Many times, I would use my cell phone if I had to,” Lopuski recently told Paradigm Magazine.
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“There was a lot of use of flip video, iPhone and piece of s— little cameras in that piece. I’d get access without the equipment, and so, once I was inside and they felt comfortable, I used whatever tool I could, which was usually little consumer-grade cameras. It wasn’t until Kanye and I built a rapport on the side that I think he started becoming interested in having me around. I basically spoke freely and challenged what was being made and why.”
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You can view the Watch The Throne documentary below in the replies and listen to some Watch The Throne Radio HERE. So what do you think of this short film and does it make you want to revisit the album? Let us know in the comments section below!
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