MTV.com News — 'I called Puff like, 'I'mma do this,' ' he tells Mixtape Daily of getting Diddy involved.By Shaheem Reid Jay Electronica Photo: MTV News The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive Jay Electronica said there's no need for speculation: He is a pa... more info

VH1 News — Jay Electronica reveals how "The Ghost of Christopher Wallace" came to life. "I called Puff like, 'I'mma do this,' " he told Mixtape Daily of getting Diddy involved. more info

MTV.com News — Clipse member's The Fear of God, mixtape happens to be coming out the same day as the rest of 'Ye's roster.By Shaheem Reid Pusha T Photo: MTV News We've heard G.O.O.D. Music camp members Consequence, Kid Cudi and Big Sean talk about their f... more info

MTV.com News — Vote now to decide the Hottest Breakthrough of the year!By Shaheem Reid Travis Porter Photo: MTV News "Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2010" Candidate: Travis Porter Travis Porter say the key to their success is following their own self-impos... more info

Guardian Music — Hip-hop heavyweight gets into the ring with rival rapper, launching a Twitter petition asking him to 'let BIG rest in peace'Finally, 50 Cent has associated himself with a cause we can believe in, lobbying Diddy to stop exploiting the memory of Notori... more info

MTV.com News — Fans decide our 'Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2010' — vote now! The winner will be revealed on July 25.By Jayson Rodriguez Jay Electronica Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/ Getty Images "Hottest Breakthrough MCs of 2010" Candidate: Jay Electronica ... more info

Topix — A little over two years ago, the New Orleans rapper Jay Electronica played what was billed as his first New York performance at the Nokia Theater , opening for Mos Def . more info

MTV.com News — MC is poised to make his major-label debut on the re-launched Roc-A-Fella. By Jayson Rodriguez Curren$y Photo: Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam "Hottest Breakthrough MCs of 2010" Candidate: Curren$y The Hot Spitta's been pursuing happiness longer tha... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's additions to the 2010 Bonnaroo downloads page: mp3 sets: Avett Brothers Blitzen Trapper Flaming Lips Jay Electronica Regina Spektor Tori Amos Trombone Shorty Zac Brown Band Lossless sets: Blitzen Trapper Kings of Leon Stephen Marley Umphreys ... more info

Nialler9 — NPR seem to have a recorded live set from nearly every band who played Bonnaroo Festival in Tennessee over the weekend. Jay Electronica, She & Him, LCD Soundsystem, Flaming Lips, Dan Deacon, Japandroids, Tinariwen, Tori Amos, The xx, Regina Spektor a... more info