2011 Entertainment Hits & Misses

The superstar collaboration "Watch the Throne" saw Jay-Z and Kanye West offering a glimpse into the lifestyle of hip-hop's rich and famous. The Times' Randall Roberts was a fan. He wrote the pairing "is a cocksure, fiery, smart, if problematic, collaboration that showcases the pair's distinct lyrical skills, their way around a metaphor and an ability to execute both a grand narrative and the details that turn it into truth."