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 Rappers Are Singers Now. Thank Drake. At the end of 2009, the most popular song in the country was “Empire State of Mind,” the hoary, inflated, thudding collaboration between Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. It was perhaps the final evolutionary form — a mealy and edgeless arena ballad — of the rapper-singer collaborations that, over the prior two-plus decades, had come to dominate hip-hop and, increasingly, pop. By that point, the formula — a rapper brings narrative, and a singer brings pathos, joy or sensuality — was still largely unquestioned. But in truth, songs like this had become rote and unimaginative. That same year, someone finally noticed, and in one fell swoop, solved the problem. Drake’s “So Far Gone” mixtape — released in February 2009 — marked the arrival of new path: singing as rapping, rapping as singing, singing and rapping all woven together into one holistic whole. Drake exploded the notion that those component parts had to be delivered by two different people, and also deco

Neymar avoids yellow card after going head-to-head with referee during Brazil's 1-0 victory over Colombia, as Neymar went head-to-head with the referee of the match, but wasn't shown a yellow card for his behaviour. The Paris Saint-Germain forward was on the receiving end of some rough tackles and challenges by Colombian players throughout the 2022 World Cup Qualifier. Then, after a decision made by Roberto Tobar Vargas, Neymar couldn't control his temper, and bumped into the official's chest aggressively and never even received a warning for his conduct. Following the game at the Neo Quimica Arena, numerous Colombia fans took to social media to share images and videos of the incident, and complained about the soft way in which Neymar is treated by referees.

 Mohamed Salah gets surprise visitors during Egypt World Cup qualifier with Angola Mohamed Salah is quite used to having plenty of attention heaped upon him. But, the Liverpool star had some surprise visitors in very close proximity during Egypt's World Cup qualifier against Angola in Luanda at the weekend. It wasn't just opposition defenders monitoring his movement, as Angolan fans managed to get on to the pitch to greet the region's most famous player. And it didn't happen just once, but on three occasions according to reports. Video footage showed one fan running across the grass towards Salah while Egypt were on the attack in the 88th minute. The fan greeted Salah with arms wide open and the pair embraced before the match was halted. The National Logo SPORT Mohamed Salah gets surprise visitors during Egypt World Cup qualifier with Angola The Liverpool superstar was kept busy on the pitch Mohamed Salah is top scorer in the Premier League so far this season. Getty Ima

 SAMSUNG GALAXY S22+ WITH SNAPDRAGON 898 LEAKED IN GEEKBENCH 5 The benchmark score shows that this processor has an octa-core design with a small core frequency of 1.78GHz. Other core frequencies are unknown. The phone runs Android 12 and comes with 8GB of memory. In terms of performance, the Snapdragon 898 processor got 1163 points and 2728 points in the single-core and multi-core tests, respectively. The latter doesn’t look attractive. But we think the engineering machine has limited the performance of the chip. Its performance is similar to the A12 Bionic chip on the Apple iPhone XS.

BLACKPINK Member Lisa Just Debuted a Pink Bob Haircut — See Photos When it comes to fashion and beauty, Lisa of BLACKPINK is a walking Pinterest mood board. On the fashion front, the star is known for her love of vintage clothes, street style, and an effortless mix of high fashion. On the beauty side, she's collaborated with some of the biggest names in the game and also has a penchant for switching up her hairstyles pretty often. Enter: Lalisa Manoba's new pink bob! Lisa is currently in Los Angeles and she's linking up with one of her besties: Niki Zefanya, who recently performed at 88 Rising's Head In The Clouds festival in the city. The Indonesian singer and songwriter took to Instagram to some adorable pictures of herself and Lisa which she captioned with, "a very sweet friend stopped by too." As noted by a fan page, the pictures showed Lisa wearing a vintage Jean Paul Gaultier and cargo denim jeans from Vetements x Levi and her new hairdo: a dusty pink, s

Michael Owen recalls time Luis Suarez ‘throttled’ Liverpool star in tunnel Michael Owen claims he once witnessed Luis Suarez put his hands round Andy Robertson’s throat. Suarez was back at Anfield this evening as Atletico Madrid suffered a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool in the Champions League. The Uruguayan became a fan favourite during his spell on Merseyside but after opting to leave for Barcelona in 2014 he lost the respect of some of the Liverpool fans. Suarez further angered Liverpool supporters for his behaviour in the first leg of Liverpool’s clash with Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals in 2019. The striker and Robertson were involved in an altercation on the pitch that continued in the tunnel and Owen saw the incident unfold right in front of him. He’s one of those players who you want on your team but then you hate it when he’s playing against you,’ Owen said ahead of tonight’s game. ‘His time at Liverpool was just phenomenal.