E! Online — Is 4:44 a direct response to Lemonade? Many of the lyrics to Jay-Z's tracks on his new album appear to be in response to lines from wife Beyoncé's 2016 smash hit record,... more info

AllHipHop — A LADY SCHOLAR WEIGHS IN ON 4:44. more info

New York Times — The producer No I.D. discusses his work crafting the rapper’s entire new album. more info

PopSugar UK — Beyoncé and JAY-Z have reportedly picked out names for their new twins, a baby girl and boy who were born on June 12. According to TMZ, the couple has named their two newborns Rumi and Sir Carter; the company run by Beyoncé and JAY owns the tr... more info

AllHipHop — ERIC BENET CLEARS UP A FEW THINGS! more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Jay-Z is calling out Kanye West on his new album for badmouthing the rap icon and lashing out at his wife Beyonce during an onstage rant last year. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — more info

Dlisted — If you had the names Quatro and Rouf (Four backwards) in your office’s Beyonce baby name pool, your Fourth of July weekend just started off real shitty, because you got it wrong. Nearly two weeks after the twin Jesuses were born, TMZ, E! and Peopl... more info

USA Today Music — Trademark filing documents show Bey and Jay have called claims on unusual monikers.             more info

411 Mania — Entertainment Weekly reports that JAY-Z has released his first album in four years, 4:44, exclusively through the TIDAL streaming service. His thirteenth solo album dropped[.........] more info