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Music Luci4's Cause Of Death Revealed Luci4 was best known for his hit 2021 single, "BodyPartz," and as a pioneer of the microgenre, "Sigilkore." By Cole Blake April 22, 2026
Music Young Thug Debuts Colorful New Look At Coachella Young Thug performed tons of his biggest hits while on stage at Coachella, including "Check," "Havana," and more. By Cole Blake April 13, 2026
Music YNW Melly's Legal Team Issues Strong Statement Blasting His Bond Denial YNW Melly has been in prison for over seven years despite a mistrial in 2023 and allegedly inhumane conditions he's suffered behind bars. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026
Music Busta Rhymes Settles Assault Lawsuit With Ex-Assistant Busta Rhymes was sued by his ex-assistant last August after the rapper turned himself in when the alleged incident occurred in January 2025. By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2026
Music Drake Finally Chimes In On Rick Ross Performing Their Collabs Without Him Given the amount of collaborations Drake and Rick Ross have, it's hard for both artists to escape the shadow of the other in a live setting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 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 Shyne Honored With Key To The City Of Brooklyn Shyne will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of his debut studio album by performing in Brooklyn on May 2. By Cole Blake April 28, 2026
Music D4vd Allegedly Admitted To Being Addicted To Gore Videos In Resurfaced Discord Messages Authorities discovered Celeste Rivas' body in a car registered to D4vd while he was performing on his "Withered" world tour. By Cole Blake November 24, 2025
Music Pooh Shiesty Reacts With Disbelief To Gucci Mane's Alleged Police Statement Pooh Shiesty recently had a court hearing over his alleged kidnapping and robbery of Gucci Mane in Dallas earlier this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Pop Culture Ice Spice Is Fighting Back In Her Wig Lawsuit Issues between Ice Spice and wig retailer Thee Bella Brand begun back in 2024 and it eventually turned into a legal war in 2025. By Zachary Horvath April 16, 2026
Sneakers The Sneaker Jay-Z Wore to His GQ Interview Is Getting People Talking Jay-Z wore the Adidas Samba OG during his big GQ April 2026 cover interview, keeping his footwear clean and classic. By Ben Atkinson March 24, 2026
Pop Culture GloRilla's Sister Victoria Involved In Car Accident GloRilla's sister, Victoria Woods, thankfully seems to be okay despite her car suffering some pretty severe damage. By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2026