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I t's been near two decades since Jay-Z and Kanye West kickoff met, and six years since their game-changing joint album Lookout man The Throne .

Jay's contentious bars on the 4:44 rail "Kill Jay-Z" all but confirm reports that they are on the outs, merely blood is thicker than rumors. So, it's worth looking dorsum at how the cocky-proclaimed rap gods got to this depression point in their relationship afterward years of collaboration and mentorship.

Since 2000, when a young Kanye got his first Roc-A-Fella product credit on Beanie Sigel's "The Truth," the 2 take shared stronger chemical science than Walter White and Jesse Pinkman. Their partnership was fueled by Jay's introspective storytelling and 'Ye'south visionary soundscaping. Jay's 2001 masterpiece The Pattern was driven by the soul-sample heavy sound that upstart producers Kanye, Only Blaze and Bink! rejuvenated at the turn of the millennium.

After Jay-Z's suspected shots on four:44 , let'southward look back at The Throne's rise to ability and fall from grace.

2000: "This Tin't Be Life"

Kanye had been chasing hip hop dreams throughout the late 1990'southward, working with legendary producers No I.D., Jermaine Dupri and Deric "D-Dot" Angeletti earlier finding a home at Roc-A-Fella. Once Roc A&Rs Gee Roberson and Kyambo "Hip-Hop" Joshua placed Ye'southward beats in the easily of artists similar Beanie Sigel and Jay, Mr. West was on his way. His beats got passed around the Roc's roster until ane particularly soulful tape was picked for the Large Homie. When Jay played the finished product, a center-wrenching collaboration with Scarface and Beanie Sigel, Kanye was less than ecstatic. He was hoping Hov would anoint him with a chart-topping hit that would make him famous. But Jay was looking for a producer who could push him into further realms of creativity.

Hither is Kanye explaining his first interaction with Jay on 2004's "Final Call:"

That was similar, really the beginning beat of that kind that was on The Dynasty album. I could say that was the the resurgence of the soul sound. You lot know, I got to come in and track the trounce and at the time I was still with my other management. I really wanted to curl with hip hop cause I, I just needed some fresh air, y'all know what I'm sayin' cause I been there for a while. I appreciated what they did for me just, you know at that place'southward a time in every man's life where he gotta make a change. Endeavor to move up to the next level. And that mean solar day I came and I tracked the beat and I got to run across Jay-Z and he said, "Oh you a real soulful dude."

And he, uh, played the song cause he already spit his verse past the time I got to the studio. You know how he practice information technology, one have. And he said, "Bank check this out, tell me what yous think of this, correct here."

"Tell me what you lot remember of this." And I heard it, and I was thinking like, homo, I really wanted more like of the simple type Jay-Z. I own't desire like the, the more introspective, complicated rhy- or the… in my personal opinion. So he asked me, "What yous think of it?"

And I was like, "Man that shit tight," you know what I'm sayin', man what I'ma tell him? I was on the railroad train, homo, you know."

Nigh two decades later, it'south clear that their awkward introduction was the first of an incredible legacy.

2001: "The Takeover," "Heart Of The City," and "Izzo"

Kanye wasn't exaggerating when he took credit for the "resurgence" of soulful samples in pop hip hop. Later on flipping the popular Jackson 5 song "I Want Yous Dorsum," into Jay's hitting single "Izzo (HOVA)," Kanye became one of the most in-need young producers in the game. His dream was always to rap, merely he was using his beats to go far the door.

'Ye would get on to lace everyone from Twista to Alicia Keys with some of the biggest hits of their careers, simply his purest product went straight dorsum into the Roc-A-Fella system. As the Roc'south Big Homie, Jay got first selection of tracks like "Heart Of The City," which Kanye had initially made with DMX in listen. With Jigga'south global platform and Kanye's revolutionary new product, the Roc found its Blueprint and the seeds that would grow into The Throne were planted.

2002: "Guess Who's Dorsum," "Bonnie & Clyde," & "The Bounce"

Once the Roc recognized Kanye's talent for making beats, he began to push for more influence in the studio. In add-on to promoting his own raps to whomever would listen, Kanye also began writing more mainstream-friendly songs for Jay, similar the Beyoncé collaboration "03 Bonnie & Clyde."

By flipping 2Pac's 1997 ode to his gun into a new millennium's ride or die anthem, 'Ye gained even more ascendancy in the manufacture, and with Jay himself. By Jay's next release, The Black Anthology , Kanye would be a primary creative muse alongside Pharrell, Timbaland, Just Bonfire and Rick Rubin. And simply as he was establishing himself every bit an elite producer, Yeezy was also beginning to convince the big dogs at the Roc that he could rock the mic, as well.

"The Bounciness," off Jay's Blueprint 2 , was West's get-go official verse alongside his idol. In retrospect, it's far from Ye's tightest verse, but his ane-of-a-kind charisma was impossible to ignore, even and so. In 2002, 'Ye besides scored the honor of saying the chorus for Jay, Scarface and Beanie Sigel on "Guess Who'southward Back." Nobody realized information technology at the fourth dimension, but Kanye Westward'southward vocalism was about to define a generation.

2003: "Encore," "Lucifer," "Get By (Remix)"

This footage of Kanye presenting the idea for "Lucifer" in the studio marks the first time we saw 'Ye leading Jay in the studio. Hov has always been a master lyricist, but he wisely leans on the greatest composers he can discover when he needs inspiration for an anthology. Past 2003, Kanye was killing the game past all accounts, and Jigga wasn't well-nigh to let his top prospect's product go to waste on his contest.

Kanye helped craft "Encore," the cornerstone runway of Jay's retirement tour, only he as well pulled Jay into more than socially conscious circles. It'southward no coincidence that Jay was name-checking Common and Talib Kweli on "Moment Of Clarity," and jumping on remixes to "Get Past" and Dead Prez'due south "Hell Yeah," after Kanye's emergence. 'Ye brought the shift that made consciousness profitable in mainstream rap, and Jay, who was e'er pro-Black in his principles, could now get politically wrong without sacrificing sales.

West'southward first legitimate co-sign as a rapper came from Talib Kweli, who invited him to tour with him when everyone else was but trying to get discounted beats. And while Jay would still never take the stage to jack a white artist of their privilege on live Television set, it's clear that existence effectually 'Ye has made the Jigga Human more comfortable addressing social issues no affair how they affect the bottom line. "The Story Of O.J." would have never worked as a unmarried in 2003, but information technology'south hard to debate that Jay hasn't been living by its codes for his unabridged career.

Looking back, information technology's interesting how the social perception of both men has changed since they joined force. Jay and Beyoncé take created an empire of Black excellence and become powerful players in America's current move for social justice, while Kanye has become a social pariah for his unstable beliefs and short-sighted attempts at irresolute humanity's complex paradigms.

2004: "Never Let Me Down"

Kanye's debut album College Dropout wasn't expected to blow up the manner it did. It was released in the final days of the Roc-A-Fella dynasty, and represented a stark shift from the street-heavy content the label was known for. Dissimilar Jay, Beanie Sigel and State Property, Kanye was a middle class kid who loved designer brands and art. His mother was a college professor and he had recently walked away from a full ride fine art scholarship to pursue a career in music. Few could accept guessed that his privileged pride would speak to millennial consumers more Jay'southward aging tales of crack sales, only after the success of "Through The Wire," "Jesus Walks" and multiple mixtape and feature placements, in that location was no denying that Yeezy was a LeBron-similar phenomenon.

"Never Let Me Down" felt like the official passing of the torch, with a recently-retired Jay providing opening and closing verses for an intense spiritual journeying that includes some of 'Ye'south most personal rhymes. Their mutual hope to "get upward" and "go down" for ane some other has held true over the years, and the oft-overlooked album cutting stands equally 1 of their most organic collaborations to date. If they really are on bad terms, one time listening to this soul-shaking track should remind them of the power of their connectedness and get them on a call together.

2005: "Diamonds From Sierra Leone"

Kanye : "People asking me, "Is I'm gon' give my concatenation dorsum?/That'll be the same day I requite the game back./You lot know the side by side question, canis familiaris, "Yo, where Dame at?"/This track the Indian dance that bring our rain back/"What's up with you and Jay, homo? Are y'all okay, man?—"

Jay-Z: "—Yup! I got information technology from here, Ye, damn."

The Roc'due south pause-upward was complicated by 'Ye'south decision to ride with Jay, his distant idol, instead of Dame and Biggs, the O.G.'s that had signed and cultivated him equally a solo artist in years prior. Jay mostly saw Kanye as a producer back so — a tool to better his own production — but by 2005's Late Registration, it was articulate that West had cracked a cheat code in American pop civilisation and he wouldn't be going anywhere anytime soon.

'Ye'southward unapologetic Blackness and European chic made him bigger than annihilation the Roc could have imagined when they formed in 1996. The peak of his crossover hype came in 2005 when, during a charity telethon for Hurricane Katrina, Kanye called out George Bush and the media for their unfair treatment of Blackness people.

The 2Pac-level realness scored big points for Yeezy across the board, and positioned him equally a vocalization that could exist even more than impactful than Jay's. While Jigga was ever sure to keep things thorough and business-oriented, West introduced a polar new approach of defiance — i that has resurfaced many times at awards shows and performances. His unapologetic truth pushed the Roc to a new identify of popular culture relevance, even as its ugly split forced its disciples to choose sides. As things brutal autonomously backside the scenes, the gold child sided with Jay because he could do far more than for his budding career than Dame.

As the newly-minted president of Def Jam, Jay was chasing a bigger dream: corporate clout. Jay'south new focus left a wide open lane for West to explode as rap's newest superstar. Nevertheless, perhaps inspired by Ye, Jay couldn't resist coming out of retirement to drop a few clutch gems and show the globe he could still walk on water.

2006: "Do You Wanna Ride"

Jay'due south official render from retirement was weird, but welcomed. Kanye eased the transition and helped the vet go his legs back on this underrated banger, featuring John Legend. Over a soulful baseline, Jay gets back in his "crack rap" bag and delivers one of Kingdom Come 's all-time tracks, showing his journey from moving cases of coke to being endorsed past Coca-Cola.

In 'Ye'due south globe, Mr. Due west remains the hardest working homo in hip hop, and the about relevant by MTV standards. In January, he poses on the encompass of Rolling Rock equally Jesus (foreshadowing his 2013 anthology, Yeezus) and continues his development into fashion icon by announcing his debut line, Pastel.

2007: "Big Blood brother"

On his tertiary solo album, Graduation , Kanye squared off with 50 Cent for the title of hip hop's biggest name, post-Jigga. 'Ye won the battle for opening week records sales, snagging his third number one album, simply he likewise proved once and for all that mainstream hip hop's aesthetic had shifted greatly since 50'southward 2002 debut, Become Rich Or Die Tryin.'

With Jay still hard at work in the boardroom, Due west wasn't most to permit people forget about the man who made his rise possible. "Big Brother" was a heartfelt and deeply personal track in the vein of "Hey Mama," which saw W vulnerably admitting his nifty respect for Hov.

Fresh off the plane, I'm off to Baseline

Nada handed out, I'm 'tour to accept mine

'round the same time of that Blueprint 1

And these beats in my pocket was that pattern for him

I'd play my little songs in that sometime dorsum room

He'd bob his caput and say "Damn! Oh, that'due south y'all?"

But by The Black Album, I was blacking out

Partyin' Southward.O.B.'south and we had packed a oversupply

Big brother got his show up at Madison Foursquare

And I'grand similar "Yeah, yep, nosotros gon' be there" but

Non but did I not get a take a chance to spit it

Carline told me I could purchase two tickets

I guess big brother was thinkin' a little unlike

And kept little brother at bay, at a distance

But everything that I felt was more bogus

But made me more than focused, only wrote more potent

–  Kanye Westward, "Big Brother"

Jay confirmed in an interview that the facts 'Ye spit on the record were indeed true, but also hinted at the tension and misunderstandings brewing in their relationship. When W griped that Jay once had an assistant tell him he had to buy two tickets to the celebrated "Fade To Black" evidence, Jay says he left out the part where he had already received four for free.

2008: "Roc Boys," "Put On (Remix)," "Swagger Like U.s.a."

"They say, "Damn, Yeezy Yeezy, yous don't know united states no more?/You got that large fame, homie, and you only changed on me/You can ask big homie, man, the pinnacle and then lonely."

After his female parent, Donda Westward, passed during a surgical performance, West was in the almost vulnerable state of his life. At the same time, he was the undisputed champion of pop music. With 'Ye on his own mission for stardom, Jay went back to his roots and hooked up with Diddy for American Gangster.

Still, Jay and 'Ye found time to connect briefly on "Roc Boys," where Due west contributes an extemporaneous, and on Immature Jeezy'south "Put On," to which Jay added his own remix verse. They also took the stage at the Grammys with T.I. and Lil Wayne to perform their dream team rails "Swagger Like United states of america," which placed them next to the ii other heavyweights of the rap game and further established their authorisation in mainstream music.

2009: "Hate," "What We Talkin Bout," & "D.O.A"

"Ye told me to kill y'all to go on information technology 100." – Jay-Z, "D.O.A. (Death Of Autotune)

Kanye and Jay'due south power dynamic shifted sharply in 2009. Jay's primary interests were corporate, leaving Ye to pb the fashion thematically and creatively on The Pattern three. Kanye'south 2008 album "808s & Heartbreak" had opened the door for imitators to abuse the "autotune" voice effect that T-Hurting, West and Lil Wayne had revitalized.

Jay seemed to be the merely voice of reason that could sway artists abroad from the cheap trend, just his shoutout to 'Ye fabricated information technology articulate that he wasn't the merely who'd noticed the copycats.

With Barack Obama in part and Bey on top of the world, Jay was at present showing his creativity in realms across art. His political connects, media stans and corporate endorsers all had faith in HOVA and bet big on his master program. What other rappers talked about, he did. With a minority pale in the Brooklyn Nets and their new stadium in Bed-Stuy, he was tripling down on his Pattern. His shameless reach for popular relevance paid off, "Empire State Of Mind" featuring Alicia Keys became his first number one hit. And Miley Cyrus was shouting him out on the pop stations. As a musician, Jay was finally inching closer to the pop globe relevance Kanye had been enjoying since his debut. And Kanye was approaching his peak creative form.

2010: "Monster," "So Appalled," & "Power" (Remix)

"Rumble, young man, rumble/Life is a trip, then sometimes we gonna stumble/You gotta go through pain in guild to become you/But once the world numbs you, you'll feel similar it's only one you." – Jay-Z, "Power (Remix)"

Many fence that 2010'due south Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is Kanye's best release, and Jay-Z, who appeared on a record three tracks on Westward's fifth solo anthology, may second that stance. Afterwards insulting Taylor Swift (and by proxy, white America) at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, Kanye disappeared from pop culture for virtually six months. He was reportedly studying fashion in Europe, but he was as well clearly plotting ane of the most game-irresolute albums and promotional runs in music history.

'Ye emerged from his European hibernation by summer time and launched his infamous (just recently-deleted) Twitter business relationship to continue his messages to fans organic in the age of spin. He besides revealed that his intense recording procedure had become even more laser-focused: Month-long sessions in Hawaii complete with healthy food, gym fourth dimension, no distractions and hip hop legends similar RZA and Pusha Tshowed everyone that Yeezy meant concern. He was clearly listening closely to the motivational confined Hov shared on the "Power (Remix)," when he reminded Westward to non sweat his by sideslip-ups and focus on the goal in forepart of him.

2011: "Otis," "Gotta Have It," & "Niggas In Paris"

The idea of a collaborative album had been teased for years, but 2011 was the first time it made sense. Kanye had surpassed Jay in musical relevance, but Hov was as famous as ever in pop circles thanks to his marriage to Beyoncé.

The outcome was well worth the look, equally the duo over-delivered and blest fans with one of the most ambitious albums of the past decade. Everything from the packaging to the release (the first album of the digital era non to leak online early, thank you to an inventive digital release strategy) was higher up-and-beyond, proving once and for all that the two Roc boys were operating at a level we had never seen before.

Their chemistry was tighter than ever on songs like "Otis," and "Gotta Take Information technology," and they shared the spotlight masterfully throughout the the LP. Ye ventured farther into the experimental lands that would birth Yeezus on tracks like "Lift Off" and Jay reigned things in lyrically whenever necessary, making Watch The Throne a highlight of both MCs storied careers. The Throne's most lasting quote may be their popularization of the phrase, "Black Excellence," shorthand for the double-time standard of greatness they take rarely failed to live upwardly to.

2012: "Clique"

This was Hov and 'Ye's last official recording. But at present, the rail's haunting chords are likewise associated with the first wave of Westward's famous concert diatribes. As he compared himself to Steve Jobs and Walt Disney, fans on both sides of Due west'due south global audience shifted their view of him. He seemed obsessed with a type of success no part of guild wanted to see him aiming for.

His conscious roots disapproved of his want for White approval. The pop fans he'd endeared himself to with hits like "Gold Digger" were merely amused by his "rants" and laughed as he married Kim Kardashian, creating social media's first power couple, simply the underlying theme of his bulletin didn't go unnoticed. He was already the target of what he called a "neo-lynching," the online beating he took from the mainstream media in the name of Taylor Swift. But between Kanye's unstable Twitter timeline and Kim'due south insanely perfect Instagram feed, many still saw a part of themselves — fifty-fifty if they didn't like information technology.

And of grade, we made excuses: W was simply grieving his belatedly female parent. Of form, Jay had to let his fiddling bro rock; even if wifey wasn't trying to accept their family unit around any parts of it. When Jay and Bey reportedly skipped Kim and Kanye's Italian wedding, the whispers hit a fever pitch. Nosotros haven't heard them on a track together since.

2013: Magna Carta Holy Grail vs. Yeezus

By now, both members of The Throne had successfully labeled themselves as popular's modern prophets. Hip hop is the fifth most streamed musical genre globally right now, and no two artists did more in tandem to bring it mainstream over the by two decades than Jay and 'Ye. Their unmatched ambition made it pointless to contest their claims. No one was trying as hard every bit them. Fifty-fifty if the products weren't as pure as they were in the Roc'southward heyday, they were still setting the stride.

In 2013, no 1 could reasonably argue that Kanye and Jay were washed, even if they didn't like their latest efforts. MCHG was the premier for Jay's most creative marketing scheme — selling his first million copies to Samsung, guaranteeing he'd get platinum the second he dropped — and Yeezus was West at his rawest, screaming about the importance of Blackness-endemic things and comparison his interracial relationship to King Kong's. They weren't as sharp sonically or lyrically considering they had so much going on, but their bulletin of self-expression and independence still came through loud and articulate. Even if information technology didn't seem similar they were dissemination out of the aforementioned booth anymore.

2014: The Poetry

By 2014, they were pedagogy "The Verse of Jay Z and Kanye W" at the University of Missouri (You already know that fabricated Breitbart and them mad). Beyoncé was the unquestioned Queen of American popular culture, and Rihanna's pop reign solidified what Kanye lovingly described as "The Grammy Family unit." They nonetheless toured and released videos, but the overall consensus was that Rap was going through a shift. Kendrick Lamar, and Drake were more than compelling to young fans. And Gucci Mane, Rick Ross and 2 Chainz were vastly exceeding their output, flooding the streets and tweets with content that had suddenly turned Jay and Ye into old news.

The Throne's quest to establish their say-so had sacrificed their foothold of the hood. The Roc's credibility was now measured in corporate dollars, non the reaction from Funk Flex sets at The Tunnel or on Hot 97. Only they were likewise bonafide legends and pop culture icons with the aforementioned social capital letter as Obama and Michael Jordan.

2015: The Grammy Family

As Obama's second term in role came to an terminate, a shadow came back over America — and The Throne. Donald Trump'due south campaign swept up the white masses that Jay and 'Ye had spent the past two decades pissing off. Hov and Bey responded with powerful pro-Black messages, but Kanye seemed conflicted on where to side in the impending culture war.

Every bit the ballot season heated up, Jay sent shots at Tomi Lahren and the Carter's threw their weight behind Hillary Clinton. But Kanye was stuck in La-La Land, trying to balance his Hollywood relationship with Kim Kardashian with his social responsibility to his fans and supporters. When he awkwardly aborted interrupting another acceptance voice communication — Beck's — it was unclear to everyone, including Hov and Bey, if the stunt was a derisive nod to his past histrionics or something deeper was awry. The looks of concern and relief evidence that Yeezy's stressful antics may have been wearing sparse.

2016:The Life Of Pablo

2016 starts with Kanye running his oral fissure on Twitter and at concerts. Between dissing the executives at Nike, Apple and Facebook, Ye was begging badly for money from a Medici similar effigy; He wasn't ashamed to acknowledge that he needed someone to bail him out of the many creative investments and sacrifices he'due south made over the years.

Due west has always been emotionally and financially unstable — those traits made him relatable in a day of super hustlers and gangsters who showed no weakness —But past 2016 his "self—centered—conscious" act had worn out its welcome. His music was yet amazing, merely the Internet had removed much of the mystique from his recording procedure. Afterward Drake was exposed by Meek Manufactory for using ghostwriters like Quentin Miller to boost his bars, attention was besides shifted to 'Ye, who had for years used friends, mentors and understudies, like Rhymefest, Lupe Fiasco, Issue, Pusha T and Child Cudi for the aforementioned purpose. The album broke streaming records cheers to its revolutionary digital-only release, only much of the musical credit was given to mentees Take chances The Rapper and Travis Scott.

Past the end of the year, it became clear that Kanye had really lost his mind, and not in a funny way. Then, a series of rants about The Throne'southward lack of advice definitely embarrassed the notoriously private Carter-Knowles family. Basically, Kanye dry snitched on both Jay (asking him not to transport his "shooters" at his head) and Bey (claiming she was involved in a shady MTV VMA move that earned her an award over him). Kanye'due south messy reveals seemed to exist the last harbinger for the Big Homie and Queen Bey.

2017: "Impale Jay Z," "Bam"

At iv:44 am, Jay-Z woke up and decided to tell the truth. That included albeit to his infidelities (which everyone already knew about), but the about surprising revelation came at the expense of his little blood brother's ego.

On 2016's Pablo, Westward bragged that he had been hit the gym to work "all chest, no legs." Jay took the opportunity to jab fiddling bro for being a chatty patty with the line, "Niggas skipping leg day just to run their mouth," on 4:44 'southward "Bam."

Still, the nigh controversial line came on the intro, where Jay reveals the real cause of his frustration. "You got injure because you did absurd by Ye," said Jay to himself. "You gave him $20 1000000 without blinking/He gave you 20 minutes on stage, fuck was he thinking?"

Things ain't been the same since. It's not clear if Jay was also mocking 'Ye'southward sanity with the next line, "If anybody is crazy, you're the one that's insane," but that hasn't stopped reports that blame their wives for the feud.

Thankfully, 2 Chainz says they are most likely still cool. When he hung out with West in the studio, Jay's name was a topic of discussion, and all signs pointed to the possibility of a Lookout The Throne 2 .

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