On January 23 , 2010 , Jay-Z released a track , " Stranded ( Haiti Mon Amour ) " , with Rihanna , and U2 's Bono and The Edge , as well as performing it at the Hope For Haiti Now telethon . In June 2010 , Eminem and Jay-Z announced they would perform together in a pair of concerts in Detroit and New York . The event was dubbed The Home & Home Tour . The first two concerts rapidly sold out , prompting the scheduling of an additional show at each venue . Jay-Z was the supporting act for U2 on the Australian and New Zealand leg of their U2 360 ° Tour , beginning in Auckland , New Zealand , in November 2010 , followed by Melbourne , Sydney , Brisbane and Perth in December . Jay-Z also appeared on stage during U2 performances of " Sunday Bloody Sunday " , and in Auckland also on a five-track EP entitled '' Watch the Throne '' . Although , it was later revealed by West that the project had become a full-length LP . Recording sessions for the album took place at various recording locations and began in November 2010 . The first single released for the project was " H • A • M " . The track was co-produced by Lex Luger and West himself . The track ended up being on the deluxe edition of the album . The follow-up to that was the second single " Otis " , which premiered on Funkmaster Flex 's Hot 97 radio show , and was later released to the iTunes Store eleven days later . The song 's existence , along with several other tracks from the album , was confirmed during a listening session hosted by Jay-Z . The album was first released on the iTunes Store , five days prior to it being released in physical format , a strategy Jay-Z later said was used to block an internet leak . It debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Store in 23 countries . It also broke Coldplay 's record for most albums sold in one week on the online retailer , selling 290,000 copies on iTunes alone . It held that record , until Lil Wayne 's '' Tha Carter IV '' was released twenty-one days later , selling only 10,000 copies more . It debuted on the US '' Billboard '' 200 chart at No. 1 , selling 436,000 copies in its first week . The album received generally positive reviews . Jay-Z and West later gave a surprise performance of " Otis " at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards . In April 2011 , Jay-Z launched a blog-like , lifestyle website by the name of '' '' ' Life Times '' ' '' . It covers everything from music , to fashion , to technology , to sports . The site is curated based on Jay-Z 's interests , and he himself works with a small staff to produce every single piece of content
2011 MTV Video Music Awards
2011 MTV Video Music Awards
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