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By Michael Lopez

No, Kanye West and Jay-Z’s highly-anticipated Watch The Throne has nothing to do with medieval HBO characters. What these two megastars are planning is a collaborative album that will get the music’s heaviest hitters behind the mic. And as of right now, rumors are circulating that both Beyonce and Bruno Mars will be joining the rap kingpins for the project.

Fans got their first taste of Watch The Throne this past January, when West and Hov released their hip-hop duet “H.A.M.” Produced by Lex Luger, “H.A.M.” (which stands for “Hard As a Motherf-cker”) got quite a bit of traction on the charts, selling over 125,000 digital copies on iTunes.

Now, news is breaking that the second song from Throne will be “Lift Off,” a melodic anthem featuring vocals from both Beyonce and Mars. Though an exact release date for the single (or the album for that matter) has yet to be revealed, MTV is claiming that Kanye and Jay-Z are both hard at work finishing up tracks in Paris.

It is also being reported that Lil Wayne’s producer Bangladesh has been tapped to help polish up a few final beats. In a recent interview about Throne, he stated,

"Sh-- is dope! You know what [Kanye and Jay-Z] do. It's not gonna be nothing less of what y'all expect them to do. It's actually on another level."

With all of the A-list talent on board, how could it not be?

Are you looking forward to the Watch The Throne album? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

Tags Bangladesh, Beyonce, Bruno Mars, collaborations, Hot Stuff, Jay Z, Kanye West, Lex Luger, Música, Watch the Throne

So we gave you a couple of weeks to get used to this "Happy New Year" and "Happy 2010" stuff... but now it's really starting to sink in that a new decade is upon us.  Es el fin de los 00s.  And to help us celebrate this momentous occasion, we've been airing some of lo mejor de lo mejor de los 00s toda esta semana on MTV Tr3s.  Catch the next Mejor De Los 00s countdown esta noche at 7pm EST, where we find out who las mejores mamasotas de la decada were!

Last night, during the first of our Mejor De Los 00s countdown, we took a look at the top musical collaborations of the decade.  Here are algunos de nuestros favoritos (in no particular order) -- vote on which of these is YOUR favorite and scroll down for more on cada uno! Watch the best collaborations de los 00s online here.

The #1 collabo of the decade?  Hands down, Shakira and Alejandro Sanz "La Tortura." Por que?  Well... have you seen Shakira in this video??  Can you say ultra mega caliente?!  This track was so hot when it appeared in 2005, that it was the first Spanish song performed at the MTV Video Music Awards, where it was also nominated.  Shaki went on to win a Grammy for the album, Fijación Oral Vol. 1, on which she collaborated con otros artistas como Wyclef Jean y Carlos Santana... pero we think this video is pretty much as hot as it gets!  Estás de acuerdo?

Also making a huge impact on the Latin music front en los 00s was Daddy Yankee f/Fergie "Impacto (Remix)." We triple dog dare you to remember una sola fiesta en el 2007 that did not include this poppin' track.  Esta canción fue hecha para bailar, and watching Miss Fergalicious get down with Daddy Yankee es cosa seria!  They don't call him The Big Boss for nothing... we like the way you do it!

Jennifer Lopez f/Marc Anthony "No Me Ames." Okay, okay, so technically this one came out in 1999.  But it won a Latin Billboard and was nominated for two Latin Grammys in 2000, so it counts, verdad?  Plus, este video fue la primera vez that we saw JLo and Marc (a Latin music powerhouse couple if we ever saw one!) así de juntitos.  Just think... would the sparks have flown four years later if it hadn't been for this video?  History in the making, amigos!

Beyoncé and Shakira "Beautiful Liar." So, just how big was Shakira en los 00s?  Big enough that we're including her twice.  But, can you really blame us?  This video con Beyoncé was a huge hit in 2007, if only because it united dos de las mujeres más bellas en la música pop.  And the video also won an MTV Music Video Award for Most Earth-Shattering Collaboration, so that oughtta tell you something!

Wisin y Yandel f/50 Cent "Mujeres in the Club." Did you really think we'd leave this one out?  No solo es que Wisin y Yandel revolucionaron el genero de reggaeton durante la decada, but these guys also collaborated with one of the biggest names in hip-hop.  El resultado?  A super hot club hit to round out the decade!  Disfrútalo!

Stay tuned to MTV Tr3s for more Mejor De Los 00s countdowns toda esta semana at 7pm EST!

Tags 50 Cent, Alejandro Sanz, Beyonce, collaborations, Daddy Yankee, Fergie, J.LO, Jennifer Lopez, Lo Mejor de los 00s, Marc Anthony, Musica Latina, Shakira, Wisin y Yandel

Wisin y Yandel won the top dos lenguas at last week's Los Premios MTV 2009, for "Artista del Año" y "Video del Año."  As we reported last week, el Dúo Dinámico dedicated their "Artist of the Year" Premio to 50 Cent, who they credit with making este año tan especial para ellos.  MTV News and MTV Tr3s caught up with the trio on the red carpet before the show, where we got 50's two cents on working con los reggaetoneros.  Watch what the rapper had to say below.

Como pueden ver, 50 Cent regards working in the Latin market as an opportunity.  In fact, el rapero is so confident in his work with Wisin y Yandel, that he believes they will win the Latin Grammy they are nominated for este año.

"This is exciting — when they win, I'm gonna finally win my trophy!"

Wisin también está de acuerdo.

"That nomination confirms what I've said all along, which is that these collaborations are necessary.  50 Cent was never nominated for a Latin Grammy. Then he works with Wisin y Yandel, and he scores a nomination. And there's a good chance that he'll win, because that song is an international hit."

T-Pain, who is also collaborating with Wisin y Yandel on "Imaginate" for their upcoming remix album, 'La Evolución,' también piensa que este es el mejor momento para colaboraciones entre artistas Latinos y anglos.

"[Our collaboration is] going to put them in my world and help put me in their world."

Este verdaderamente es el momento para 'La Evolución' de la musica latina.  With so many collaborations between Latin and English-speaking artists, you know there's a new wave of Latin pride that's sure to follow!  Que viva el orgullo Latino!!  [MTV News]

Haven't been able to catch Los Premios or just reeeeally want to watch it again (no te preocupes, we're sure you're not alone!)?  Tune-in to MTV Tr3s esta noche a las 7pm EST to see Los Premios MTV 2009 otra vez!

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Tags 50 Cent, collaborations, Exclusive, Imaginate, La Evolucion, Latin Grammy, los premios mtv 2009, MTV NEws, Mujeres In the Club, T-Pain, Video, Wisin y Yandel