| 100% | RAPS | 4 | Hits from Jay-Z and J. Cole |
| 59% | RAPS | 4 | Jay Z and LL Cool J recordings |
| 54% | ROC | 3 | ___ Nation (record label for Jay-Z and J. Cole) |
| 54% | RAP | 3 | Genre for Jay Z or J. Cole |
| 49% | RAPSTAR | 7 | J. Cole or Jay-Z |
| 45% | HAM | 3 | First single from Jay-Z and Kanye West's album "Watch the Throne" (2011) |
| 45% | OTIS | 4 | 2011 hit by Kanye West and Jay Z |
| 45% | RAPS | 4 | Emulates Jay Z and Master P |
| 44% | RAP | 3 | Genre for Jay Z and Schoolboy Q |
| 43% | BEYONCE | 7 | She married Jay Z and they had Blue Ivy |
| 42% | TIMBALAND | 9 | Hip-hop producer for Jay-Z, LL Cool J and Missy Elliott |
| 40% | OTIS | 4 | Song by Jay Z and Kanye West named for soul singer Redding |
| 40% | NAS | 3 | Rapper who performed with Jay Z and Diddy at the 2014 Coachella festival |
| 39% | REARENDED | 9 | Hit from behind ... and what the answers to starred clues are? |
| 38% | RAPSTARS | 8 | Jay-Z and others |
| 38% | RAPPERS | 7 | Jay-Z and Timbaland |
| 38% | LAMAR | 5 | Rapper who dissed Drake and J. Cole in his 2024 song "Like That" |
| 38% | ATM | 3 | 2018 J. Cole hit named for a bank feature |
| 38% | SHE | 3 | "___ Cried," 1962 Jay and the Americans hit |
| 37% | RIHANNA | 7 | "Diamonds" singer featured on the 2009 Jay Z hit "Run This Town" |
| 37% | RUNTHISTOWN | 11 | 2009 single from Jay-Z, featuring Rihanna and Kanye West, that won the trio many awards, including two Grammys and an Emmy : 3 wds. |
| 36% | COLOMBIA | 8 | Singers J. Balvin and Shakira both come from here |
| 36% | XERS | 4 | Jay-Z and Dr. Dre, by birth |
| 36% | JUSTIN | 6 | With 19-Across, "SexyBack" singer featured on the 2013 Jay Z hit "Holy Grail" |
| 36% | HOLYGRAIL | 9 | Hit single from Jay-Z's 12th album, featuring vocals from Justin Timberlake, which won a Grammy in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 35% | TEN | 3 | Value of J, Q, and Z, in Words with Friends |
| 35% | RAP | 3 | Genre for Jay-Z and Ludacris |
| 35% | ROCKSTAR | 8 | Title shared by top 10 hits from Post Malone in 2017 and Nickelback in 2006 |
| 35% | WHOLETTHEDOGSOUT | 16 | Hit song from 2000 ... and a hint to 10 symmetrically arranged Across answers |
| 35% | EVA | 3 | "Deliver Us from ___" (romcom starring LL Cool J and Gabrielle Union) |