The first track to be leaked off Lil Wayne‘s upcoming album, Tha Carter IV, dropped today.  Jadakiss and Drake link up with Weezy on “It’s Good” and take turns laying some heavy verses.  This collaboration works well on this joint due in large part to their differing styles of delivery.  Hip-hop beef geeks will be going bananas about Weezy’s bar at 2:55, which seems to take a shot at Jay-Z.  It all goes back to Hov’s line on H.A.M., check the lyrics yourself.  Nevertheless, let’s put beef aside to enjoy a dope track.  Tha Carter IV out 8/29.

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That’s right, here we have the new cover art for Watch The Throne‘s next single, “Otis.” It’s been designed by Riccardo Tisci, the designer for Givenchy and the illustrator for Watch The Throne‘s cover art for the album and the first single, “H.A.M.”

A few months ago, Complex did a feature about the designer. Here are the facts I found most important about the artist:

• Riccardo Tisci went to the prestigious design school, Central Saint Martins in London. Other fashion prodigies such as Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, and Phoebe Philo have also attended the authoritative college.

• He’s responsible for designing the menswear, womenswear, haute couture, and accessories for Givenchy and is acclaimed for breathing new life to the design house with his romanticism and dark Gothic touches.

•He says the hip-hop world is similar to his: “The self-confidence, not being scared of anything. I love dodgy people, dodgy situations! The obsession of beauty.”

• Tisci has an affinity to using studs and stars in his clothing (Kanye seems to like this too).

You can see how that last point translated into the work Tisci did on this album. The album cover artwork is all studs and the artwork for “Otis” features the American flag in a way that makes the stars a much bigger portion than is normal.

Check out the precious Kanye x Jay-Z-related pieces that Tisci worked on:

Via Complex.

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