Stereogum — Last weekend, during the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Fest, Jay Electronica brought out Jay Z (who recently performed nearby on the fantastic-looking On The Run tour with Beyoncé) to an explosion of excitement from the audience. It was a total surprise, and eve... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Beyonce & Jay Z at MetLife (photos via @fechanx & @kareshots) The performance configurations switch seamlessly, with Jay disappearing through a trap door in the floor to make way for Beyoncé and her troupe of eight dancers. And they often... more info

NME — Rapper also welcomed J Cole, Talib Kweli and Mac Miller to the stage at New York festival more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As discussed, Brooklyn Bodega's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival returns for its 10th annual year from today (7/9) through Saturday (7/12), and more details on this year's fest have arisen since we last spoke. The kickoff event is today (7/9)... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper Jay Electronica has promised fans his long-awaited debut album will hit retailers by the end of the year (14), three years after completing... more info

MTV.com News — 'He didn't really say anything,' Jay says of Kendrick's verse on Friday (April 18). By Maurice Bobb more info

MTV.com News — The Roc Nation rapper unleashes a stream of tweets that concludes with visual evidence for his rage. By Nadeska Alexis more info

Stereogum — These late-night surprise song releases from Drake are quickly becoming some of the most exciting things that regularly happen in rap. Last night, Drake hit us with another one: “Draft Day,” which samples Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)�... more info

MTV.com News — Hov responds to Drizzy's Rolling Stone jab on Jay Elec's new freestyle. By Rob Markman more info

Stereogum — Last year, Drake heard a track on a recent Soulja Boy mixtape and freestyled over it, and the result was “We Made It,” arguably the most purely fun song of Drizzy’s entire career. Meanwhile, the reclusive rap cult hero Jay Electronica reemerged... more info