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Music BenDaDonnn Claims Drake Scrapped Club Records From "ICEMAN" Given where Drake is thanks largely to the Kendrick Lamar battle, fans want him to prove that he can still bar up with the best of them. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2026
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Album Divides The Ye Fanbase After Streaming Release Kanye West's "Bully" is finally out on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, and debates around A.I., sonic direction, and politics abound. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music Kanye West Has Chosen The Next Location For His Global Concert Tour Kanye West has planned out several exclusive shows across the globe this year and he just added another to his schedule. By Zachary Horvath March 05, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Argues J. Cole's Bars About JID Are Hypocritical Following "Birthday Blizzard '26," J. Cole will be releasing his long-awaited album, "The Fall-Off," next month. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Sports 50 Cent Locked In To Perform At Fan Events During FIFA World Cup 2026 Nelly, Gordo, and more will also be performing as part of SI Beyond The Pitch events in hosting cities. By Aron A. May 11, 2026
Music Dame Dash Targets 50 Cent With New Diss Track From His Artist Nicky Licky Dame Dash has been feuding with 50 Cent over the rights to the iconic film, "Paid In Full," which 50 wants to turn into a TV series. By Cole Blake September 16, 2025
Music Lil Durk Claims A Snitch Is Misleading The Feds To Prevent Him From Getting Out On Bond Lil Durk will be behind bars until his trial on October 14 if he is unsuccessful in getting out of jail on bond. By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's Grand National Tour At Sofi Stadium Made Him First Rapper To Break New Touring Record Kendrick Lamar Grand National Tour supports his GNX album. An album that features new L.A. rappers Peysoh and AZ Chike. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 25, 2025
Music Photos Of Alleged Diddy Party Sex Workers Released To The Public The Diddy trial continued on Monday and new evidence was shown to the public as we now have images of alleged freak-off sex workers. By Alexander Cole May 20, 2025
Music AZ Chike Joins Army Of West Coast Rappers Feuding With Joey Bada$$ On New Diss Track, "What Would You Do?" Joey Bada$$ has been feuding with several West Coast artists since dropping "The Ruler’s Back," earlier this year. By Cole Blake May 19, 2025
Music JID Fights For Survival In A Dystopiant Zone 6 In "WRK" Visual JID and Ari Lennox are among the latest artist to depart J. Cole's Dreamville imprint. He signed with record label in 2017. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 15, 2025
Music Erykah Badu & The Alchemist Announce Release Date For Collab Album "Abi & Alan" The Alchemist and Erykah Badu's collaboration has drawn some controversy, but fans are still very excited for what they have in store. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 14, 2025