Jay-Z and Kanye West Announce New Group Name + Album Release Date

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2:50 pm, July 25th, 2011

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Rap royalty Jay-Z and Kanye West will from now on be known collectively as “The Throne.”

The artists, who collaborated on the upcoming album “Watch the Throne” — and will tour together this fall — announced their new group name today.

The duo also revealed their album will be released via iTunes on August 8, and that tickets for their tour will go on sale that same day.

The highly anticipated collaboration features Beyonce and Odd Future singer Frank Ocean.

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