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Though the album isn’t out yet, the hype and legend surrounding the soon-to-be classic Watch the Throne are already enough to pique the curiosity of anyone who’s paying attention. Kanye West alone has enough production credits under his belt to warrant a deeper look into the upcoming release. His most recent effort, the stellar My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, stretched the boundaries of traditional hip hop adding even more layers of orchestral elements and morphing his own sound into something entirely new. Now ‘Ye has enlisted hip hop veterans Q-Tip and RZA in addition to Swizz Beatz, The Neptunes and Mike Dean among others to make sure Watch the Throne has the isht everyone’s been waiting for. RZA in particular has been busy lately. In addition to producing the latest Wu=Tang album Legendary Swords, RZA is now on location in China directing Academy Award winner Russell Crowe in the martial arts film The Man with the Iron Fists. RZA contributed to album opener Dark Fantasy off My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and reportedly mailed in beats from the set in China at Kanye’s request for “some more of that Wu shit.”