2011 saw West embark on a festival tour to commemorate the release of '' My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy '' performing and headlining numerous festivals including ; SWU Music & Arts , Austin City Limits , Oya Festival , Flow Festival , Live Music Festival , The Big Chill , Essence Music Festival , Lollapalooza and Coachella which was described by '' The Hollywood Reporter '' as " one of greatest hip-hop sets of all time " , West released the collaborative album '' Watch the Throne '' with Jay-Z in August 2011 . By employing a sales strategy that released the album digitally weeks before its physical counterpart , '' Watch the Throne '' became one of the few major label albums in the Internet age to avoid a leak . " Niggas in Paris " became the record 's highest charting single , peaking at number five on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 . The co-headlining Watch the Throne Tour kicked off in October 2011 and concluded in June 2012 . In 2012 , West released the compilation album '' Cruel Summer '' , a collection of tracks by artists from West 's record label GOOD Music . '' Cruel Summer '' produced four singles , two of which charted within the top twenty of the Hot 100 : " Mercy " and " Clique " . West also directed a film of the same name that premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival in custom pyramid-shaped screening pavilion featuring seven screens
2012 Cannes Film Festival
2012 Cannes Film Festival
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