Martin's a mack daddy? Coldplay singer to work with Jay-Z

by Mike Diver [Edit this content] ▾ 11 comments 11:28 September 14th, 2006

Coldplay singer Chris Martin - he just recently bought a new house with his wife, y'know (I read it in thelondonpaper) - is among a group of vocalists expected to appear on Jay-Z's forthcoming album.

The rapper's coming-out-of-retirement long-player (did he ever really retire, though?) has a working title of Kingdom Come. Which is a little better than B'Day we suppose. Silly Mrs Z.

Also due to appear on the album are Dr Dre and Kanye West, which leads us to wonder: is there anyone yet to work with Kanye West? Beatfreakz, maybe. Y'know, those funny-looking dance types that released 'Somebody's Watching Me' a while back. Their PR people sent us some Beatfreakz Top Trumps-style playing cards t'other day, to promote their new 'Super Freak' single. Shit, they are. The cards, that is; the song's awesome, obviously.

Timbaland should also appear on Kingdom Come. Again, is there anyone that hasn't worked with Timbaland? Maybe Beatfreakz... no, wait... déjà vu?

The Neptunes should also appear... round and round the garden.

The first single from Kingdom Come is reported to be called 'Show Me What You Got'. Why the best fur, chinchilla, of course.

Jay-Z is on tour in the UK later this month - click here for dates.

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i've not heard

the knaye west collaboration with Kayo Dot and LEt Our Enemies Beware yet - but i bet it's skillage!

withpaperwings | 14 Sep '06, 11:34 | X | Reply

my friend

put on 23 pounds in a 6 day depression fuelled binge eatathon when Jay-Z announced that he was retiring. He used to be so trim, but he will never have that back. sad days, sad days

pieces_of_reece | 14 Sep '06, 12:02 | X | Reply

have you seen

that Jay-Z Intel advert?
Weird

the CEO of hip-hop indeed

Anschul | 14 Sep '06, 12:14 | X | Reply

CPU of hip hop

ROFLOFLgus.

waterwings @Anschul | 14 Sep '06, 12:55 | X | Reply

sorry

it's an HP advert - not an intel ad

as in Hewlett Packard not HP sauce

Anschul @waterwings | 14 Sep '06, 13:04 | X | Reply

Telling us the obvious.

Guests will include Kanye West, Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Pharrell....

The only real surprise is Chris Martin, but then again, maybe he'll do the song but request that it be pulled like he did to Skinner.

IanK | 14 Sep '06, 13:26 | X | Reply

It makes you wonder

How he's going to have time to be in charge of Def Jam, Rac-a-fella and promote the new album.

I hope the new HPs are good enough to cope with it all.

Peanuttowers @Anschul | 14 Sep '06, 13:33 | X | Reply

hang on

Jay-Z and Chris Martin?

The same Chris Martin voted "Sexiest Vegetarian" by PETA and general nice-guy lefty bean-sprouting animal lover, to work with rap artist known for love of (as Diver so rightly states) "the best fur, chincilla".

I love it when ideals and morals hold firm through thick and thin.

As if the list of insults attributable to Mr Martin wasn't enough, you can now add hypocrite.

Prick.

deadkidrob | 14 Sep '06, 14:06 | X | Reply