Otis

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music video single song

"Otis" is a hip-hop track by Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring a prominent Otis Redding sample, known for its celebratory tone and showcase of their lyrical chemistry.

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instanceOf music video ⓘ
single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Watch the Throne ⓘ
artist Jay-Z ⓘ
Kanye West ⓘ
collaborationBetween Jay-Z and Kanye West ⓘ
containsElement braggadocious lyrics ⓘ
call-and-response verses ⓘ
soul sample ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Spike Jonze ⓘ
featuresSampleFrom Try a Little Tenderness ⓘ
followedBy Niggas in Paris ⓘ
format digital download ⓘ
radio single ⓘ
genre hip hop ⓘ
hasMusicVideo Otis (music video) ⓘ
includedIn Watch the Throne tour setlist ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTheme celebration of success ⓘ
luxury lifestyle ⓘ
namedAfter Otis Redding ⓘ
notableFor heavy use of Otis Redding sample ⓘ
showcase of lyrical chemistry between Jay-Z and Kanye West ⓘ
partOf Watch the Throne ⓘ
performer Jay-Z ⓘ
Kanye West ⓘ
precededBy H•A•M ⓘ
producer Kanye West ⓘ
Mike Dean ⓘ
recordingPeriod 2010–2011 ⓘ
recordLabel Def Jam Recordings ⓘ
Roc Nation ⓘ
Roc-A-Fella Records ⓘ
Universal Music Group ⓘ
releaseDate 2011-07-20 ⓘ
releaseYear 2011 ⓘ
sampledArtist Otis Redding ⓘ
subgenre luxury rap ⓘ
tempo mid-tempo ⓘ
vocalStyle back-and-forth verses ⓘ
writer Kanye West ⓘ
Otis Redding ⓘ
Jay-Z ⓘ
surface form: Shawn Carter

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Watch the Throne → single → Otis ⓘ