Rap stars 'Throne' by feud
Last Updated: 3:41 AM, August 1, 2011
A battle royal has broken out behind the scenes of Jay-Z and Kanye West's new album, "Watch the Throne."
Sources say the rappers -- who call themselves The Throne and are releasing their expected blockbuster collaboration Aug. 8 on iTunes and four days later everywhere else -- are barely speaking to each other as they iron out the details of their upcoming tour.
Live Nation's presale event on Thursday was delayed, but tickets for the tour are slated to go on sale today, with shows at the IZOD Center Sept. 27 and 28.
The sources say West wants flashy concerts with "next-level production," which would cost more than $400,000 per show. Jay-Z is said to be meticulous about costs and already has a larger, long-term advance from Live Nation that he has to pay back.
"Jay-Z can't deal with Kanye," an insider told Page Six. "Jay is a stone-cold businessman. He wants to recoup all of his money from Live Nation. But Kanye wants to upstage rock stars with a blowout show. He doesn't care about costs. He has a lot less to gain from the shows."
West is expected to agree to the conditions of the tour next week, but the business brouhaha between the powerhouse artists might have affected their backstage relationship.
Industry insiders were shocked to see West and Jay-Z perform separately with Young Jeezy last Monday night at the Highline Ballroom. "We were expecting them to come out together to perform a track from the album," a source said. "They didn't even go out together after the show."
"Jay-Z is fed up with West's antics," another source said. "He doesn't even want to be around him." However, the two are expected to perform together at a listening party tonight at The Rose Planetarium in Central Park, according to The Post's Dan Aquilante. A Live Nation rep said, "No comment." The rappers' reps didn't get back to us.
Lord have mercy, yall are so fast.
I just finished reading the article online.
I doubt it's honestly real. Hov & Yeezy are like brothers
Well I agree with both, they need to comprise on it though, make it some what expensive but not to much to blow all of their money. After all, I'm going to be there so they need to fix this up now
Like JayZ could not want to be around West. Lol, Jay is as opportunist as it gets, plus he sure knows he lost it since the Black Album and West still got it and more, so it can't even be true.
This could very well be ******** and a ploy for promo but it wouldn't be farfetched just because Jay is a very prudent businessman and Kanye has no problem spending lots of money on his "art".
Plus, they both have massive egos but I'm sure they'll come to a compromise. There is money to be made after all.
Like JayZ could not want to be around West. Lol, Jay is as opportunist as it gets, plus he sure knows he lost it since the Black Album and West still got it and more, so it can't even be true.
Jay-Z maybe lost it since the Black Album but his last album still did amazing and got it his 11th #1 album. So I don't know what you're trying to say.
Jay was just on Hot 97. He talked about it, he said there will never be any 'problems' because he's known Ye long enough to know whenever he does stuff like this it's from an 'what's best for the art and people' rather than 'I don't like you' perspective and he's used to it by now lol.
