Which rapper featured on Jay-Z's 2011 song 'Otis'?

Kanye West featured on Jay-Z’s 2011 song “Otis.” The track is a collaboration between the two rappers from their joint album *Watch the Throne*, with West also handling the production.

“Otis” was released as the album’s second single on July 20, 2011. Its beat is built around a chopped sample of Otis Redding singing “Try a Little Tenderness,” which explains both the song’s title and the soul-heavy vocal texture. Jay-Z and West trade verses about wealth, luxury, fame, and excess rather than following a conventional sung chorus.

The song is sometimes described as featuring Otis Redding, but Redding appears through the sampled recording and is credited for that sampled performance; he did not record a new verse for the track. The Spike Jonze-directed video became famous for showing Jay-Z and West modifying and driving a Maybach. “Otis” won Best Rap Performance at the 54th Grammy Awards in 2012.