Jay-Z and Kanye gave the world a little sample of what's yet to come for their highly anticipated Watch the Throne album with their latest track "Otis," which samples Otis Redding's, "Try a Little Tenderness." His daughter, Karla Redding-Andrews, stepped forward to talk about the track and it's deep meaning for her. "We first heard about the song in early July, end of June. Concord Music Group has the masters and Bill Belmont and Michele Smith from Concord brought it to us. There was a back and forth about whether the name of the song would be 'Otis' or 'Otis Redding.' And we just wanted to make sure lyrics and references in the song worked with the legacy of my father. To have two current, legendary artists use the legendary music of Otis Redding-we were quite honored." The track lists Otis Redding as being featured on the track Karla says, because "the estate was offered the option to have 'Otis' receive a 'featuring Otis Redding' credit, and agreed."
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