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From mysterious footballer-turned-rapper Dide, to the likes of Moise Kean and Memphis Depay dropping albums, it isn’t unusual to see players taking on the music industry in this day and age.

But that wasn’t always the case. Indeed, for a long time, the only name that immediately sprang to mind when you said the words ‘footballer’ and ‘rapper’ was John Barnes, thanks to the former Liverpool and England winger’s iconic bars on New Order’s 1986 World Cup banger ‘World in Motion’.

“No, that never happened,” he tells FourFourTwo on behalf of Video Gamer. “These days you would be asked but, back then, it wasn’t like that at all. Glenn Hoddle and Chris Waddle did a song together, Gazza did a song, even Pele did a song. But those were pop songs especially written for those guys.

“There wasn’t a proper crossover between established music artists and footballers back then. We weren’t truly celebrities back in my day. Not like today, when you see Premier League footballers hanging out with rappers, Formula 1 drivers and movie stars and all the rest of it.

What could have been John Barnes’ album cover, in 2006 (Image credit: Alamy)

“We didn’t do that at all,” he continues. “We weren’t hanging out with pop stars. There wasn’t this idea of, ‘Hey, we’re all from different walks of life but we’re all celebrities together’.

“As good as it got for us was being invited, along with the rest of the Liverpool players, to a Rod Stewart concert or, in my Watford days, Elton John playing some songs for us.

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“Which was amazing by the way, but not a collaboration. We just didn’t have that harmony between footballers and singers like there is now. I was too old by the time that all started.”

Failure to recruit Barnes more often is British rap’s loss, in FFT’s humble opinion, given how many tunes his dulcet tones would have undoubtedly improved. When asked to name any legendary rap tunes he’s loved to have been a part of, Barnes doesn’t hesitate.

“Easy, Sugarhill Gang’s ‘Rapper’s Delight’,” he grins. “I do like Dr Dre and Ice Cube as well, but there’s too much swearing in their songs. I also love Grandmaster Flash.

John Barnes made 79 appearances for England, scoring 10 goals (Image credit: Getty Images)

“I’m from that late-70s, early-80s era, so I love the old stuff like Sugarhill Gang’s ‘Rapper’s Delight’ and Grandmaster Flash’s ‘The Message’. I like those kinds of raps.

“The New Order song, as much as it was a brilliant tune and a lot of fun to be a part of, you could say it wasn’t a real rap. Because it was a rap section added onto a New Order song, a pop song. If I had it my way these days, I’d be doing more Ludacris or something like that.”

Somebody offer this man a record deal, for the love of god.

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Last week’s “WWE NXT” concluded with Ethan Page and Chelsea Green celebrating their recent AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship victory – that is, until they were interrupted by Joe Hendry and Thea Hail. Following up on that closing segment, Hendry released a new song accompanied by a music video, parodying Don McLean’s “American Pie” over clips of Hail throwing pie in the faces of the two heels.

“Just one week ago, I can still remember when Ethan had to eat some pie,” the song begins. “And I’m sorry if I made you hurt. I’m just trying to give you free desert so maybe you’d be happy for a while.”

The song goes on to proclaim that Hendry and Hail will win the mixed tag title from Page and Green, along with Hendry cracking jokes at the expense of Green’s husband, Matt Cardona.

Hendry, who seems to be in the midst of a transition from TNA to WWE, has a history of incorporating music into his wrestling character. His popularity exploded last year when his self-recorded TNA entrance music went viral, leading to WWE making heavy use of Hendry as part of the working agreement between the two companies.

The title match pitting Hendry and Hail against Page and Green is scheduled for next week’s Gold Rush edition of “NXT.” Rather than the usual WWE Performance Center locale, the show will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The two-part Gold Rush will also feature a title defense from NXT Women’s North American Champion Blake Monroe, the finals of the WWE Women’s Speed Championship tournament, and a Triple Threat for the TNA Knockouts World Championship.

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The Hurt Syndicate donâ€t just hurt people—they make sure you feel it the moment their entrance music hits. And now, MVP is pulling back the curtain on how the factionâ€s “We Hurt People†anthem came to life.

During media appearances for AEW All In: Texas, MVP explained on the Marking Out podcast how the Syndicateâ€s signature theme was born from a collaboration with his close friends Westside Gunn and Smoke DZA, both of whom previously worked with him on the Hurt Business remix.

“Westside Gunn and Smoke DZA are good friends of mine, and we actually did a song together before the Hurt Business remix. I was in contact with Wes and Smoke, and I said, ‘Hey man, weâ€re about to cross the street. Weâ€re going to need a new song.†And Wes said, ‘Letâ€s run it.†Smokey said, ‘Iâ€m on it.â€â€

The trackâ€s producer, Cartoon Beats, sent over an initial beat. But MVP wanted something darker—something that would make fans uneasy in the best way possible.

“I told Smoke, ‘We need something ominous to make people understand that something bad is about to happen.†So Cartoon sent the beat to Smoke DZA, he sent it to me, and I said, ‘We need a little more of this, a little less of that. Turn this up, turn this down, add this.†Then Smoke put his verse on it. Westside Gunn laid down the iconic hook — ‘We hurt people.†I put my verse on it.â€

When MVP finally played the finished version for Shelton Benjamin, the reaction was instant. Everyone in the crew knew it was a hit.

“Once my colleagues heard it, they went, ‘Oh yeah, this is a joint. This is a joint.†And now, every arena we walk into, every stadium, every city — even when we walk down the street — when people see us, they start going, ‘We hurt people. We hurt people.â€â€

The song has since become more than just a theme—itâ€s become a war cry for the Hurt Syndicate. A declaration of violence, unity, and dominance wrapped in sound.

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After previously teasing something from the music studio during the summer, Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young dropped a new song on Saturday.

Young’s single, titled “Where I Stay,” features guest appearances from Georgia-based rappers Quavo and 2 Chainz and was released on YouTube.

There had been hints that Young was working on something recently. The Players’ Tribune released a new video series calledSwitching Stages in which athletes and musicians got together to explore their shared connections.

The first episode featured Young and Quavo, with the former Migos frontman being shown teaching the four-time NBA All-Star how to rap.

Between the song title and some of the lyrics—particularly, the line “A-T-L-A-N-T-A-G-A is where I stay”—might be a pointed message toward Hawks management.

Much has been made about the state of Young’s contract as he enters the final guaranteed season of his current deal and his future with the Hawks. The 27-year-old recently said he’s not necessarily disappointed about the state of his talks with the organization because he’s “happy about the team that we got going into this season.”

The Hawks had one of the best offseasons of any team in the NBA, adding Kristaps Porziņģis, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Luke Kennard. They have all the makings of a team capable of being one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference.

Young, in addition to moonlighting as a rapper now, will be leading the charge in Atlanta. The Hawks will open the regular season at home against the Toronto Raptors on Oct. 22.

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As he continues his recovery from a torn Achilles, Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard devoted some time to a major side project.

The nine-time All-Star dropped his Y.A.G.I. mixtape on Friday, which is available on all streaming platforms, under his Dame D.O.L.L.A. stage name. Fans can also cycle through each track on YouTube by using the “next song” icon in the bottom left corner.

Y.A.G.I. includes one track, “Pat Bev,” inspired by veteran NBA guard Patrick Beverley, who was teammates with Lillard on the Milwaukee Bucks in 2023-24.

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Roman Gokhman of Riff Magazine noted all of the storylines that have surrounded Lillard over the last year and change. On the court, Dame’s game was showing signs of decline prior to his Achilles injury. Off the court, he and estranged wife Kay’La worked through a divorce.

Gokhman wrote how Y.A.G.I. is “not as complete of a record or a story as 2023’s Don D.O.L.L.A., but it’s not meant to be” as Lillard used his life as inspiration for his songwriting.

“Opener ‘Homecoming’ is Y.A.G.I.‘s best track,” Gokhman said. “It’s about stepping up as a father with shared custody, his bumpy ride in Milwaukee, having to overcome the torn achilles that ended his time there, and about one day getting his flowers for balancing his basketball skills with his responsibilities as an upstanding citizen and a family man. Lillard handles the first few bars over a piano-led melody and organic, woodsy beat.”

Lillard’s return to Portland made for a great story. He spent his first 11 seasons with the Blazers and is one of the greatest players in franchise history. Because of his Achilles injury, it’s still unclear when he’ll actually be able to suit up for his old team.

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Taylor Swift performed back-to-back shows at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu during her Eras Tour in May 2024. (Photo by Xavi Torrent/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)

Taylor Swift made an unexpected soccer reference on Friday with the release of her new album, “The Life of a Showgirl.”

The 12-track record features the song “Wi$h Li$t,” in which the American pop star compares the dream of signing a contract with Real Madrid to other lofty ambitions such as winning an Oscar or the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

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“They want that freedom, living off the grid. They want those three dogs that they call their kids. And that good surf, no hypocrites. They want it all. They want a contract with Real Madrid,” says the artist.

It isn’t the first time Swift has crossed paths with the Spanish giants. In May 2024, she performed two sold-out shows at the Santiago Bernabéu during her Eras Tour, drawing 130,000 fans across back-to-back nights.

Real Madrid even joined in on the fun, posting the track to their social channels shortly after the album’s release.

This also isn’t the first time that a major musician has made mention of the team in their songs.

In 2018, Canadian rapper Drake referenced Real Madrid on his 2018 song “Blue Tint” from the album “Scorpion” when he said “I live like Ronaldo but I never been in Madrid.”

Reggaeton artists, including Anuel AA and Bad Bunny, have also mentioned the club in their songs, further cementing their status into pop culture.

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WWE has announced a major music partnership for its inaugural Wrestlepalooza Premium Live Event this Saturday, September 20. In a…