Jay-Z and Tim Westwood have such a great rapport, and this week, they met up to talk about Hov’s new projects (Decoded, Greatest Hits, etc), his thoughts on hip hop and more. The full interview airs on Monday night on Tim’s BBC/1xtra show, I’ll be tuned into the webstream! (you can hear my “Celebrity Drama Report” on there too ; )

Via MissInfo: listen to this preview clip of Hov talking about his recent recording sessions with Kanye West for their Watch the Throne collaborative album. The duo spent a few days at Peter Gabriel’s studio in Bath, England…and as jaded as I am, to hear Jay-Z’s description, it sounds like they created an amazing creative retreat out there. “Fireworks,” as Hov calls it.