50 Cent and Diplo will perform during championship weekend on July 18 in NYC at Cipriani Wall Street, while The Chainsmokers are set to take over Miami’s DAER on June 26. Formerly known as Carnage, Gordo will take the stage at SILO in Dallas for a DJ set, and Nelly’s heading to the Hollywood Palladium on June 12 to kick off the series.

As confirmed by Tony Yayo.

Rappers 50 Cent and Nelly along with electronic music duo The Chainsmokers will headline a new four-city World Cup concert series launched by Sports Illustrated this summer. The event series announced Monday is called “SI Beyond the Pitch,

Grammy-winning rapper, actor, writer and producer Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson is best known for his music career with album "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" and his multimedia empire -- executive producing smash-hit TV series like "Power," "BMF" and "Raising Kanan.

"I'm smoking on dat Gotti pack," the rapper wrote in the caption following the Murder Inc. Records co-founder's death at age 54 Arturo Holmes/ABC via Getty; Prince Williams/ Getty 50 Cent wasted no time speaking his mind in the wake of record producer Irv ...