Primetime (Jay-Z and Kanye West song)
| "Primetime" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Jay-Z and Kanye West | |
| from the album Watch the Throne | |
| Released | 8 August 2011 |
| Recorded | 2011 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 3:19 |
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| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | No I.D. |
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"Primetime" is a song by American hip hop recording artists Kanye West and Jay Z.
Background[edit]
It was revealed by No I.D. that the beat was originally scheduled to be for a track on Common's album The Dreamer/The Believer, until the rapper passed and he gave it to Nas.[1] He was going to take it until I.D. played the beat in a studio session with Kanye and Jay - in this session, the decision was made final about it being for a track from their album.[1]
Composition[edit]
Two different sections of "Action" by Orange Krush are sampled within "Primetime".[2]
Release[edit]
Upon the release of the collaboration album Watch the Throne on August 8, 2011, the track was only available as a bonus track on the deluxe edition.[3]
Critical reception[edit]
Rolling Stone described the song as being: 'about as subdued as you can get with a big boom-bap beat' and praised West's verse, when writing that it consists of: 'some particularly conflicted lyrics from Kanye about materialism'.[4] This praise was joined in with by The Guardian, since the site pointed to West's verse on "Primetime" when writing about the rapper's contributions in a review of the featuring album.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "No I.D. Tells All: The Stories Behind His Classic Records". Complex. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ↑ "The 12 Best Beats Other Producers Made for Kanye West". Complex. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ↑ "Jay-Z and Kanye West's 'Watch The Throne' Deluxe Tracklisting Revealed". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ↑ "Kanye West and Jay-Z's 'Watch the Throne': A Track-by-Track Breakdown". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ↑ "Jay-Z & Kanye West: Watch the Throne - review". The Guardian. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
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