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Jay-Z and Kanye West may represent their hometowns of Brooklyn and Chicago in their rhymes however these hip-hop icons have just announced that they will be taking their Watch The Throne collaboration overseas to Europe where much of their album was recorded.

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The duo will be playing a total of 12 shows overseas which kick off at London’s O2 Arena on May 20th and wrap up in Birmingham, U.K. on June 14th. Other dates include stops in Denmark, France, Sweden, Germany and Ireland, making this a truly international affair.

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Odd Future has confirmed that they are recording with Kanye West. The controversial hip-hop collective posted a slew of photos on their Tumblr page showcasing the group in the studio with West.
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Odd Future are currently working on their next album, OF Tape Vol 2, which is due out March 19. In the photos West joins Tyler, The Creator and Frank Ocean in various parts of a recording studio. Neither the band nor West have confirmed which tracks West is working on, but we’re curious to hear how this collaboration shakes out.

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SXSW will yet again play host to the MTV Woodie Awards. This year’s awards ceremony will take place on March 15 (and is open to all SXSW badge holders). Leading the nominations this year are Kanye West and Jay-Z, The Black Keys, Skrillex and J. Cole.
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All the categories are selected by fan vote– so get in there and vote for your favorite artists. Voting closes on March 9 except for the Breaking Woodie category, which is open until March 15. This year there is even a new category: the EDM Effect Woodie, which honors electronic music. Won’t be at SXSW? Don’t worry, the best moments from the awards will air on MTV and mtvU on March 18 at 8 p.m. EST. The show will also be live broadcast on MTV’s website here. Vote here.

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If you haven’t heard of 2 Chainz yet, we imagine that you will soon now not least of which due to the fact that the Def Jam solo artist has revealed that he’ll be releasing some collaborations with Kanye West soon.

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“One thing that people may not know is that I’ve been working with Kanye West for the past year,” the rapper also known at Tity Boi said yesterday in an interview on MTV’s RapFix Live. “We have records together, we have ideas that we’re planning on releasing to the world real soon. I’m tryna get my ‘N in Paris’ swag up.”

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Kanye West has reportedly been scouting locations in the Persian Gulf region for a short film. The project, similar to his artsy 30-minute film Runaway, is set to be filmed in March.
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According to sources in the United Arab Emirates, the rapper sent members of his team to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Doha, which is in Qatar, last week to look for potential filming and financing opportunities. Reportedly several local municipal officials and film companies are involved in a “heated bidding war” for work on the project. A source told the New York Observer, “In Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Doha all of the film initiatives are government controlled. A bidding war is going on between various government entities and private investors to fund the film. There’s pretty intense rivalry here between Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Qatar. They all want to claim the film as their own and take credit for generating the publicity.”

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