If it came with a scratch n sniff sticker, Watch the Throne would smell like a shiny new car. A Rolls-Royce, to be exact. Everything about the album has the regal air of luxury, from the gold-plated artwork to the lyrical references to extreme wealth to the outsize personalities who made it. And that title! Only Kanye West and Jay-Z, two rock stars masquerading as rappers, could get away with that. The message behind their new album together couldnt be more pointed: Please step aside as Jay-Z and West keep a close watch over their kingdoms. And now their two kingdoms have become one. When West and Jay-Z come to TD Garden on Monday, theyre bringing with them not just the marquee hip-hop event of the year, but also a juggernaut tour that proves just how supreme the genre reigns. I think it shows how strong hip-hop is, especially here in Boston, says Dylan Sprague, program director for JAMN 94.5, Bostons most popular hip-hop radio station. The ticket sales and album sales have been extrao...

With Kanye West wearing his highly anticipated Air Yeezy 2 at various Watch The Throne tour stops , the hype is overwhelming sneakerheads across the land. Recently Def Jam exec Shawn Pecas tweeted a photo of his zen grey Yeezy 2's to add to that. For those who need to see more, wee've put together a photo gallery of the various AY2 sightings. If you're having trouble waiting for Mr. West to release his second Nike shoe, this gallery should help hold you over until they drop.

A list of upcoming concerts across the Southland, with on-sale dates in parentheses. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Roger Waters, May 19 (Fri.) Staples Center Jay-Z and Kanye West, Dec. 11 (Fri.) The Forum Guns N Roses, Dec. 21 (Mon.) Gibson Amphitheatre KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas with Blink-182, Dec. 10 (Wed.); Big Time Rush, Feb. 18 (Sat.) Honda Center Rammstein, May 17 (Sat.) The Satellite Just an Animal, Nov. 22; New York Night Train Soul Clap and Dance Off, Dec. 6; Lost Lander, Dec. 8 (now) Bootleg Bar Graveyard and Radio Moscow, Jan. 28; the Happy Hollows, Dec. 15; Shana Halligan, Dec. 7 (now) City National Grove of Anaheim We Came as Romans, Dec. 18 (now); the Fresh Beat Band, Feb. 2; Adam Ant, Feb. 25 (Fri.) Key Club LeReverie, Dec. 3 (now) House of Blues Allstar Weekend, Jan. 29 (Fri.) House of Blues Anaheim Project Blowed, Dec. 22; Allstar Weekend, Jan. 28; Live Lava Live, Feb. 4; Tomorrows Bad Seeds, Feb. 25; Boyce Avenue, March 18 (Fri.) Brixton The Motels, Dec. 22; Coco...

Jay-Z and Kanye West have further expanded their upcoming joint tour by extending their stay in L.A. to three nights, Live Nation announced Monday. Due to "overwhelming demand," the duo -- billing themselves as the Throne -- have added a Dec. 11 date at Staples Center. In October, the two announced a revamped itinerary for the tour, which is currently underway. Tickets for the newly announced show go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com. Tickets for the previously announced Dec. 12-13 shows are currently on sale. RELATED: Jay-Z and Kanye West expand 'Watch the Throne' tour Jay-Z, Kanye West plan unusual release for album, leak 'Otis' Studying Jay-Z: Rapper is source material for Georgetown course -- Gerrick D. Kennedy Twitter.com/GerrickKennedy Photo: Rappers Kanye West, left, and Jay-Z perform during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Armory in New York on Nov. 9. Credit: Lucas Jackson / Reuters

It's almost three months until the Big Day Out rolls on for another season, but the famous Australasian festival brand has already had an action-packed week. Ken West, newly confirmed as BDO's sole-promoter, has announced that Kanye West (no relation), one of the show's headliners, now won't be involved in down-scaled shows in Adelaide and Perth. Just days earlier, ticket-holders learned Odd Future wouldn't play the New Zealand leg . Also rolled into the Kanye announcement was the news that chart-topping homegrown hip hop trio Hilltop Hoods won't be involved in the Feb. 5 Perth date, but they will appear in their hometown Adelaide on Feb. 3. The Living End won't play the Adelaide show, but will perform in Perth. Like West, Mariachi El Bronx won't play either Perth or Adelaide. The BDO cited the need to downsize those cities' venues from two to one main stage; the Perth and Adelaide events will only run four stages, while the east coast shows - Gold C...

Picture: Kanye West , Jay-Z 2011 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Avenue Armory - Performance New York City, USA .... Frank Ocean Snubbed Kanye West Collaboration R&B singer Frank Ocean turned down a chance to collaborate with Kanye West because he was determined to make a successful second album without any help from the superstar. Ocean, a member of controversial hip-hop collective Odd Future, appeared as a guest artist on West's Watch the Throne album with Jay Z. However, Ocean had no interest in the rapper returning the favour by recording verses for his as-yet-untitled sophomore release - because he only wanted to showcase his own talent. He tells Billboard.com, "I said (to West), 'As much as I want to work with you... I kind of want to do this without you. I kind of want this to be done without you. I kind of want to do it on my own.' "I wanted it to be an expansion, sonically I wanted to be the next... tier for me. Just open up, chall...

With six words— Denzel Washington Dies In Snowboard Accident — he of single, grown-man-tear-down-the-cheek fame , joined the long list of celebrities killed off by the rumor mill. According to one article, which got more than 1,000 Facebook likes today, Washington was vacationing at a ski resort in Switzerland when he lost control of his snowboard and crashed into a tree. The article claimed the Academy Award winner “died instantly.” The website appears to be fake , and a way to drive traffic to the ski resort at which Washington supposedly met his end. The Denzel hoax (yes, Huffington Post BlackVoices is on a first name basis with him) is just the latest in a long line of notable faux-fatalities. Will Smith 1 of 11 PLAY FULLSCREEN ZOOM SHARE THIS SLIDE Will Smith must have nine lives, because he's been rumored to be dead a whole bunch of times. May 2011 proved to be a tough month for Smith, first rumors that he was either in a car accident or died of a drug overdose began to circ...