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Megan Thee Stallion is making history as the first rapper to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated‘s coveted Swimsuit edition. She joins tennis star Naomi Osaka and model and actress Leyna Bloom for this year’s covers.

“When I got the call that they wanted me on the cover, I was like, ‘Wha—? Me?’ And to be the first female rapper on the swim cover makes it extra special,” said Megan about landing the cover. “It feels amazing!”

Megan wears a light brown strappy bikini for her winning shot. She says she has been training for months for the photoshoot.

Naomi Osaka and Leyna Bloom are the other cover stars for this year’s edition. Bloom also makes history as the first transgender cover star. 

“This moment heals a lot of pain in the world. We deserve this moment; we have waited millions of years to show up as survivors and be seen as full humans filled with wonder,” wrote Bloom. “I have dreamt a million beautiful dreams, but for girls like me, most dreams are just fanciful hopes in a world that often erases and omits our history and even existence. This moment is so powerful because it allows me to live forever even after my physical form is gone. Not a lot of people get to live in the future, so at this moment, I’m proudly choosing to live forever.”

Check out all of the gorgeous shots with Megan Thee Stallion, Naomi Osaka, and Leyna Bloom below.

Lil Durk is a big fan of Kanye West, recreating some of the music legend’s most iconic looks for his “Kanye Krazy” video earlier this year. The Chicago native would jump at anything to be featured on an upcoming album from his idol but it seems as though he narrowly missed his chance to be included on LP10. 

As information continues to leak out surrounding the mysterious release of Kanye West’s next album, which he previewed this weekend during a live listening session in Las Vegas, the rapper’s rumored feature list has been shared online, including names like Lil Baby, Travis Scott, Griselda, Baby Keem, Playboi Carti, and Post Malone. Unfortunately, Lil Durk wasn’t mentioned on the list, and the rapper has officially explained why he was left off the final tracklist, revealing that he had a chance but was omitted because he missed his flight.

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After sharing Justin LaBoy’s assessment of the new album, DJ Akademiks reposted Lil Durk’s comment on the post, which reads, “I missed the jet [upset face] well next album.”

Kanye is a master at changing his albums at the very last moment. He’s done so on almost all of his recent releases — do you think he might find a spot for Lil Durk before LP10 drops? 

Yeezy Season is rapidly approaching. This weekend was filled with news regarding Kanye West’s upcoming tenth studio album, which kicked off with a listening party in Las Vegas. Instagram personality Justin LaBoy also revealed that Kanye personally played the album for him and Kevin Durant this weekend, hyping up several songs, including one with Lil Baby. As more information gets released about the potential release of Kanye’s next album, including news of another upcoming listening session in Atlanta, some sources are revealing a list of features that are allegedly associated with the project.

According to witnesses in attendance at the Las Vegas listening party, Kanye West’s LP10, which was previously titled DONDA, will feature Lil Baby, Griselda, Travis Scott, Playboi Carti, Post Malone, Baby Keem, and more. The song with Lil Baby appears to be the previously-teased “Hurricane.” Some people have said that this is Kanye’s most production-driven album yet, hyping up the sonic structure of LP10. The same sources have claimed that there are multiple interludes from Kanye’s late mother, Donda West, which break up the album into three parts. As we wait for the album’s release, we’ll see if that ends up being the case.

In addition to the feature list going around, Tyler, The Creator was also recently spotted in the studio with Kanye, possibly jumping on a song with him at the last minute. A whiteboard during their studio session seemingly hinted at what the final tracklist could look like.

Kanye’s pastor previously confirmed an event happening this Thursday in Atlanta for the album’s release. The masked rapper will reportedly be playing the project for a whole new group of people, gauging how they react to each song ahead of the general release.

We’ll keep you posted on more information as it’s revealed. Who’s excited for new music from Kanye West?