Post by QPR Report on Nov 12, 2009 12:43:01 GMT
(My ignorance, maybe: Never heard of him! 
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From The Guardian: "....there are a number of well-known rappers who have enjoyed some success in football. The aforementioned Kano played in youth teams for Chelsea, as did So Solid Crew's MC Harvey. Chipmunk played for the youth team at QPR. ..."!
Guardian - They've got 99 problems but a pitch ain't oneWhen footballers try to rap, their skillz on the mic rarely match their performance on the field. Just ask Rio Ferdinand …
Rap and football have an elaborately entwined history – some might say a beautiful and romantic one where the two disciplines complement each other like an ice-cold pint and a packet of scampi fries. Anyone who has had the pleasure of listening to the mellifluous yet dexterous intonations of John Barnes, the meandering flows of Gazza and the outstanding wordplay of Andy Cole will know this only too well. Unfortunately, not all footballers possess the dual sporting and musical prowess shown by these legends (and Andy Cole).
Football fans who enjoy a chuckle will probably have seen Rio
Ferdinand's recent eye-watering rap karaoke with east London MC Kano. But Ferdinand is not the only Premiership player to have enjoyed a foray into hip-hop; there are a number in the upper tier of the English league who have recorded rap videos. The most prolific of these has to be Liverpool's underachieving Dutch striker Ryan Babel, who has guested on numerous songs under the alias of Rio, including one alongside a profoundly unremarkable rapper called Darryl.
In another video Babel can be seen freestyling on a Neptunes beat used by Clipse. His rap includes the hilarious quip, "Y'all can F*** off, I F*** with a whole team", which might garner interesting reactions if misheard by Jamie Carragher while lathering up in the communal showers after a match.
Babel also falls for that age-old hip-hop cliche of overdoing the braggadocio to comedic levels. His boast "I'm the Liverpool star those bitches are loving" obviously doesn't account for the fact that manager Rafa Benitez has kept Babel on the bench for much of the last two-and-a-bit seasons.
The US is more famous for its rappers than its footballers, so it's fitting that Fulham's Texan midfielder Clint Dempsey should be one of the Premiership's rising hip-hop stars. Dempsey, or Deuce as he is known when he wears a baseball cap backwards, recorded a rap for a Nike World Cup football promotion with well-respected and now-deceased Houston rapper Big Hawk. Plus, Dempsey has been known to freestyle on cable sports channels.
Bolton Wanderers' Jamaican player Ricardo Gardner (aka Bibi) is heavily involved in his native Caribbean island's dancehall scene and has released a handful of woeful songs, such as Move to Your Goal. He runs a label called Heart of Love Productions, and has helped launch the career of dancehall DJ Erup, who had a massive hit called Click Mi Finger.
Anyone who has seen Chelsea striker Didier Drogba's flamboyant acrobatics when in the opposition penalty area will know he is destined for a career in the performaning arts. Drogba, however, seems to be putting this on hold for the time being, because although he has recorded a rap album under the alias Drogbacite, he has yet to release it.
An honourable mention must also go to Manchester City's feral striker Carlos Tevez, who, when not counting his sackloads of cash (and occasionally playing football), is also the lead singer of Argentinian cumbia villera band Piola Vago (which roughly translates as "savvy bum").
Inversely, there are a number of well-known rappers who have enjoyed some success in football. The aforementioned Kano played in youth teams for Chelsea, as did So Solid Crew's MC Harvey. Chipmunk played for the youth team at QPR, and grime MC Terminator, known for his languid rhymes about "frightening you and your family", played for a west London club for four years. Judging by the latter's current position at Croydon Athletic, though, it seems his footballing skills are on a par with his rapping.
www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2009/nov/12/99-problems-pitch
) From The Guardian: "....there are a number of well-known rappers who have enjoyed some success in football. The aforementioned Kano played in youth teams for Chelsea, as did So Solid Crew's MC Harvey. Chipmunk played for the youth team at QPR. ..."!
Guardian - They've got 99 problems but a pitch ain't oneWhen footballers try to rap, their skillz on the mic rarely match their performance on the field. Just ask Rio Ferdinand …
Rap and football have an elaborately entwined history – some might say a beautiful and romantic one where the two disciplines complement each other like an ice-cold pint and a packet of scampi fries. Anyone who has had the pleasure of listening to the mellifluous yet dexterous intonations of John Barnes, the meandering flows of Gazza and the outstanding wordplay of Andy Cole will know this only too well. Unfortunately, not all footballers possess the dual sporting and musical prowess shown by these legends (and Andy Cole).
Football fans who enjoy a chuckle will probably have seen Rio
Ferdinand's recent eye-watering rap karaoke with east London MC Kano. But Ferdinand is not the only Premiership player to have enjoyed a foray into hip-hop; there are a number in the upper tier of the English league who have recorded rap videos. The most prolific of these has to be Liverpool's underachieving Dutch striker Ryan Babel, who has guested on numerous songs under the alias of Rio, including one alongside a profoundly unremarkable rapper called Darryl.
In another video Babel can be seen freestyling on a Neptunes beat used by Clipse. His rap includes the hilarious quip, "Y'all can F*** off, I F*** with a whole team", which might garner interesting reactions if misheard by Jamie Carragher while lathering up in the communal showers after a match.
Babel also falls for that age-old hip-hop cliche of overdoing the braggadocio to comedic levels. His boast "I'm the Liverpool star those bitches are loving" obviously doesn't account for the fact that manager Rafa Benitez has kept Babel on the bench for much of the last two-and-a-bit seasons.
The US is more famous for its rappers than its footballers, so it's fitting that Fulham's Texan midfielder Clint Dempsey should be one of the Premiership's rising hip-hop stars. Dempsey, or Deuce as he is known when he wears a baseball cap backwards, recorded a rap for a Nike World Cup football promotion with well-respected and now-deceased Houston rapper Big Hawk. Plus, Dempsey has been known to freestyle on cable sports channels.
Bolton Wanderers' Jamaican player Ricardo Gardner (aka Bibi) is heavily involved in his native Caribbean island's dancehall scene and has released a handful of woeful songs, such as Move to Your Goal. He runs a label called Heart of Love Productions, and has helped launch the career of dancehall DJ Erup, who had a massive hit called Click Mi Finger.
Anyone who has seen Chelsea striker Didier Drogba's flamboyant acrobatics when in the opposition penalty area will know he is destined for a career in the performaning arts. Drogba, however, seems to be putting this on hold for the time being, because although he has recorded a rap album under the alias Drogbacite, he has yet to release it.
An honourable mention must also go to Manchester City's feral striker Carlos Tevez, who, when not counting his sackloads of cash (and occasionally playing football), is also the lead singer of Argentinian cumbia villera band Piola Vago (which roughly translates as "savvy bum").
Inversely, there are a number of well-known rappers who have enjoyed some success in football. The aforementioned Kano played in youth teams for Chelsea, as did So Solid Crew's MC Harvey. Chipmunk played for the youth team at QPR, and grime MC Terminator, known for his languid rhymes about "frightening you and your family", played for a west London club for four years. Judging by the latter's current position at Croydon Athletic, though, it seems his footballing skills are on a par with his rapping.
www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2009/nov/12/99-problems-pitch
