TMZ — Former NFL superstar Asante Samuel is jumping in the rap game ... starting his own record label ... and he tells TMZ Sports he has his eyes on an ex-teammate with RIDICULOUS rhyme skills. Samuel -- a 4-time Pro Bowler and one of the best CBs of hisâ€... more info

TMZ — Lil Wayne made what seemed like a big announcement Saturday night -- that he was partnering up with Jay Z -- but it has nothing to do with Roc Nation, TMZ has learned. Wayne's manager Cortez Bryant tells TMZ, people… more info

Perez Hilton — Well… that was underwhelming! Over the weekend, Beyoncé hyped a big announcement on Twitter for her Monday appearance on Good Morning America. [ Related: Ed Sheeran Had A Pizza Date With Beyoncé & Jay Z! ] On Sunday, the show teased: .@Beyonce h... more info

Stereogum — Usually the annual Hot 97 Summer Jam concert is livestreamed for free on the Hot 97 website, but this year it will stream exclusively on Tidal, Jay-Z’s subscription-based music streaming service. Hot 97, the New York City radio station, said they s... more info

TMZ — How do you make NASCAR even whiter than it already is??? Just watch this video of Jeff Gordon rapping with an 8-year-old kid.  BTW, the kid is an aspiring YouTube sensation named Caleb C -- whose parents started… more info

Perez Hilton — Does this mean we shouldn't expect any more Drake and Jay Z collaborations for a while? According to reports, the Degrassi-star-turned-rapper was totally set to be one of the select few partners for Jay's (failing) music streaming service Tidal. But,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Made In America Philly 2013 (more by Greg Cristman) The annual Jay Z Budweiser Made In America festival will return to Philly on Labor Day Weekend this year as usual, but Entertainment Weekly also reports that NYC is getting... more info

TMZ — Jay Z might be the GREATEST fantasy football player alive ... so says ESPN's Matthew Berry ... who says the rap mogul might have more inside information than anyone else in the fantasy game.  FYI -- Berry is a… more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — In April 2014, Jay Z stood on the steps of City Hall — flanked by Mayor Eric Garcetti and other officials — and announced he would bring the Budweiser Made In America to Los Angeles. more info

Stereogum — Last year, Budweiser’s Made In America festival, which Jay Z had a hand in curating, expanded from its Philadelphia home base and launched a simultaneous festival in Los Angeles. This year, the festival will return to Philly over Labor Day weekend.... more info