[...] The beat, produced by Hit Boy, was given to Pusha but he passed on it; and naturally it became a huge hit for Jay-Z & Kanye West for “Watch The Throne”: “‘Ye gave me beats and that was in the bunch. ‘Niggas in Paris’ was playful to me and I was in demonic rap mode. I was like, ‘Yo, I don’t want this right now,’ he was like, ‘Man, this will be a club smash,’ and I’m like, ‘Maybe, but don’t ask me to wrap my brain around that when I’m writing stuff like ‘My God,’ which is another Hit Boy beat.” (SOURCE) …