Mercedes May Have Donated "Otis" Car

Mercedes Benz most likely donated the now-infamous "Otis" Maybach that Jay-Z and Kanye West used in their recent video for the hit single. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the car company could have directly supplied the Maybach for the shoot.

Neither Jay-Z or Kanye West have spoken publicly about where the car came from. It is now being auctioned for charity.

“It isn’t clear how deeply Mercedes was involved in the video’s production, but company spokesmen suggested the video’s producers worked with officials in the company’s German headquarters,” reported Jonathan Welsh via Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy blog. “West and Jay-Z could not be reached for comment.”

"Otis" Maybach To Be Auctioned

Rappers Kanye West and Jay-Z are putting the vehicle from their “Otis” video up for auction. The specially-made Maybach will be donated with benefits going to the victims of the East African drought. Over 2 million people have recently fled their homes in Somalia due to the worst constant drought the region has seen in decades.

Over 12.4 million people have been affected by the East Africa drought and famine.

"What is happening in the Horn of Africa is the most severe humanitarian emergency in the world today, and the worst that East Africa has seen in several decades," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a statement. Clinton also revealed that the U.S. was donating an additional $17 million to the nations around the Horn of Africa.