Chorus.fm — Jay-Z performed his Linkin Park mashup “Numb/Encore” for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge. more info

Stereogum — JAY-Z will be a tough act to follow when he joins SNL's fall premiere on 9/30 as the first musical guest of the season. But the sketch comedy series thinks Sam Smith and P!nk are up to the challenge. more info

Dlisted — When you’re a true ORIGINAL rap mogul like Jay-Z, you don’t want to be some poser, so taking a page from the Beyoncé playbook and performing the halftime show at the Super Bowl isn’t going to cut it. Leave that kinda shit to Kanye West. He ne... more info

Stereogum — I guess rappers spoofing Friends is just a thing that is going to keep happening? Jay-Z recently recreated Friends with an all-black cast for his "Moonlight" video, and now Lil Wayne has appeared in a football-themed parody of the theme song for FOX ... more info

USA Today Music — The rapper invoked the name of the controversial quarter back before 'The Story of O.J.,' which deals with blackness and money management.             more info

PopSugar UK — Beyoncé and JAY-Z have been enjoying low-key date nights since welcoming twins in June, but that all changed when they stepped out for Rihanna's star-studded Diamond Ball in NYC on Thursday night. The couple were absolutely beaming as they attende... more info

PopSugar — Beyoncé and JAY-Z have been enjoying low-key date nights since welcoming twins in June, but that all changed when they stepped out for Rihanna's star-studded Diamond Ball in NYC on Thursday night. The couple were absolutely beaming as they attende... more info

Dlisted — Just when things between Kanye West and Jay-Z looked frostier than the Night King’s panties on Game of Thrones, it appears the rappers are ready to let bygones be bygones and get back to their favorite activity: making a shitload of cash. A source,... more info

PopSugar UK — JAY-Z is incredibly open and honest about his personal life on his latest album, 4:44, but one of his most heartfelt tracks has to be "Smile," in which he reveals that his mother, Gloria Carter, is a lesbian. While the song acts as her public comin... more info

PopSugar — JAY-Z is incredibly open and honest about his personal life on his latest album, 4:44, but one of his most heartfelt tracks has to be "Smile," in which he reveals that his mother, Gloria Carter, is a lesbian. While the song acts as her public comin... more info