Otis (Song)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. "Otis" is a single by American rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West from their collaboration album Watch the Throne, and is the fourth song on the tracklist. The song's existence, along with several other tracks from the album, was confirmed during a listening session hosted by Jay-Z on July 7. It was also confirmed the song would heavily sample Otis Redding. On July 19, the release of the song the following day was confirmed via Twitter. The next day, "Otis" was premiered by Funkmaster Flex's Hot 97 radio show and afterward, it was released onto the Internet. The cover art was designed by Italian fashion designer Riccardo Tisci. Following its release the song received significant coverage and was reviewed by several sources.