Auto shows are a shell of what they once were, with way fewer automakers exhibiting at the convention centers and the ones that are there not necessarily using the opportunity to reveal something new.

Jay-Z and Kanye West are not like us mere mortals. These are celestial bodies, ones who can sample seminal Otis Redding tracks (“Try a Little Tenderness”) and not worry for a second about clearance.

Five years ago today, Kanye West and Jay Z released their hit track “Otis,” the second single off their collaborative projectWatch the Throne. The song has since become one of the most recognizable ...