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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.

 Messi names clubs that can win Champions League this season Paris Saint-Germain star, Lionel Messi has snubbed Barcelona and named the clubs that can win the Champions League this season. Paris is betting on its desire to win the Champions League for a long time. In recent seasons, they have been very close. “We are one of the candidates, although we are not the only ones. Like I said in my farewell with Barça, until the last moment I play I will try to win the Champions League. We’re one of the candidates to win the Champions League, but we’re not the only ones. Everyone talks about Paris because of the players, but there are other clubs such as City, Bayern, Liverpool, Atletico and Chelsea, they also have the ability to win it. The Champions League depends on many circumstances, the best may not win.”

 Cardi B Shares Photo of Her Spacious New York Mansion   Have you ever sat down and thought, "Hmm, what is Cardi B buying lately?" Well, wonder no more because on Tuesday (Nov. 2) the rapper shared a picture of her empty New York mansion on Instagram along with details about how and why the big purchase happened. The 29-year-old rapper and mother of two -- who was just announced as the host of the 2021 American Music Awards -- is pictured with her hands above her head in-between two grand staircases with the caption reading: "These days I don't just live one place, I'm everywhere due to my work. One thing for sure I needed a home in my home city of NY! I'm soo proud of myself. I work so hard for my children to be comfortable everywhere they are regardless of work." This is Cardi and husband Offset's third property in the U.S., including one in Atlanta and one in Los Angeles. For Cardi's 29th birthday last month, Offset (one-third of Migos as well

LL Cool J Surprises Rock Hall With J.Lo & Eminem Collab  Last night, LL Cool J was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and he didn’t leave without bringing a few friends onstage. Dr. Dre inducted the hip-hop pioneer with high praise and playful jokes during his speech. LL Cool J perfwormed a number of his hits for the lucky crowd, including “Going Back to Cali.” For his performance of “Rock the Bells,” Cool J surprised fans by introducing fellow rapper Eminem, who swapped verses with him on the track. He then continued with the surprise guests by bringing out Jenny from the Block, Jennifer Lopez, to perform their number-one song, “All I Have.” He has been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame six times since 2010 and made sure to show the Rock Hall why he deserved his spot with his performances Saturday night. @kingjojo

 Manchester United player ratings: Cristiano Ronaldo good but Paul Pogba poor vs Atalanta Man United drew with Atalanta at the Gewiss Stadium in the Champions League and here are how the players rated Committed his first outright mistake of the season by letting Josip Ilicic's straight shot through him. Could have come off his line for Duvan Zapata's goal. 4 Too porous against Zapata for the opening goal and was not anywhere near as proactive in the opponent's half as on Saturday. Regression. 5 Eric Bailly Bailed out United a couple of times and impressed in only his second appearance of the season. Effectively a one-man defence. 8 Harry Maguire Often off the pace and slow to react. Looking to the linesman after Ilicic struck was weak. Shambolic for Zapata's goal and looked to the linesman again. 3 Luke Shaw Lax when Ilicic made himself available to Zapata to make it 1-0 and did not provide much width for the goalscorers. 5 Scott McTominay Hit the post with a deflected

Lionel Messi says he will move back to Barcelona once his spell at Paris Saint-Germain comes to an end. Messi has struggled to settle into his new surroundings in the French capital and has admitted he “misses everything” about his old life in Spain where he spent more than two decades  The Argentine international said he will move back to the Catalan capital after Paris with his three children, in a move which both he and his wife Antonela Roccuzzo desire. He has described his time living in a hotel in Paris as "bad" and although the family have now moved into a rented property, he is missing the daily routine which he became used to. PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 29: Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain during the Ligue 1 Uber Eats match between Paris Saint Germain and Lille OSC at Parc des Princes on October 29, 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo By Tnani Badreddine ATPImages/Getty Images) Lionel Messi hasn't had an ideal start to life in Paris on or off the pitch RELATED ARTICLES