Kanye West and Jay-Z debut track from joint album

Kanye West and Jay-Z played together alongside Chris Martin on New Year's Eve

Jay-Z and Kanye West have debuted the first track from their forthcoming collaboration album Watch The Throne.

The song, called H.A.M, was released to fans via the project's Facebook page.

The US hip hop heavyweights recorded the songs in various locations including Bath and the south of France towards the end of 2010.

A release date for the collaborative album has yet to be confirmed and it is the first album to be released jointly by the pair.

However, they have worked together several times in the past, including a recent collaboration on Kanye West's album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.