Jay-Z, Kanye to release 'Throne' album 8/6

Get ready for The ThroneThe much-anticipated collaboration between Jay-Z and Kanye West now has a group name -- The Throne -- and their album, "Watch the Throne," has a release date (Aug. 8) and a tour, which starts in Detroit on Sept. 22 and stops at the Izod Center on Sept. 27 and 28, reports Newsday's Glenn Gamboa. Tickets go on sale Aug. 8 at

livenation.com. The Throne's album tracklist includes two appearances by Odd Future's Frank Ocean and an appearance by Beyoncé on "Lift Off."