Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal insists comparisons to Lionel Messi do not “bother” him, with the teenager determined to leave his own “legacy”. WHAT HAPPENED? Having made a senior breakthrough at just 15 years of age, Yamal is a now a record-shattering European Championship winner at 17. He has the world at his feet, with many tipping him to be a Ballon d’Or winner of the not too distant future. WHAT YAMAL SAID Links to Barca icon Messi are never far away – as both stepped out of the famed La Masia academy system – and Yamal will not shy away from that discussion…
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Erik ten Hag’s days at Old Trafford could be numbered as Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS have “serious concerns” about the Manchester United boss. WHAT HAPPENED? United have been beaten in two of their first three Premier League matches which brought growing doubts within the club’s hierarchy about whether Ten Hag is the right man to lead the team forward, as reported by The Guardian. The 3-0 defeat to Liverpool on home turf has further weakened Ten Hag’s appeal to Ratcliffe and questions are being asked of his tactical model at Old Trafford. THE BIGGER PICTURE While there is recognition of the challenges Ten Hag has…
Neymar has sent out a strong message after seeing Rodrygo left off the Ballon d’Or shortlist, claiming his fellow Brazilian is “minimum top five”. WHAT HAPPENED? Real Madrid forward Rodrygo savoured La Liga and Champions League title glory in 2023-24. He made over 50 appearances for the Blancos in all competitions, scoring 17 goals, and has moved on to 27 senior caps for his country. THE BIGGER PICTURE All of those achievements have been overlooked by France Football when compiling their list of 30 contenders for the 2024 Ballon d’Or. Real stars such as Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Antonio Rudiger, Dani…
Casemiro has reportedly made a decision on his Manchester United future as Galatasaray plot a move for the Brazilian after Liverpool nightmare. WHAT HAPPENED? Following a string of unimpressive performances, including a particularly difficult outing against Liverpool, speculation had arisen about Casemiro’s potential departure from Old Trafford. Galatasaray have been considering a move for Casemiro, with their transfer window still open until next Friday but the former Real Madrid star has no intention of leaving Manchester United, according to The Daily Mail. THE BIGGER PICTURE Casemiro’s debut season at Manchester United was highly successful after his £70 million ($92m) transfer from Real Madrid in the…
Mohamed Salah has reportedly made a big call on his Liverpool future, with Saudi Arabia-based former team-mate Sadio Mane influencing that decision. WHAT HAPPENED? The Egyptian superstar is into the final year of his contract at Anfield and hinted during a recent interview with Sky Sports that the 2024-25 campaign could be his last on Merseyside. He said: “Honestly, I had a good summer. I had a long time to stay with myself, try to think positive because as you know it’s my last year at the club. I just want to enjoy it, I don’t want to think about it but I feel free…
Mason Greenwood has been told that “the new England manager will be taking notice” of his form since leaving Manchester United for Marseille. WHAT HAPPENED? The 22-year-old forward earned his solitary senior cap for the Three Lions against Iceland back in 2020. He was sent home from that squad after breaking Covid quarantine rules, while off-field issues have prevented him from coming back into contention for selection since then. THE BIGGER PICTURE Greenwood did, however, star on loan at La Liga side Getafe last season – winning their Player of the Year award – and has netted five goals for Marseille in Ligue 1…
Dr. Dre is gearing up to make his return to music with Snoop Dogg‘s new album Missionary, which he’s fully produciing — but before then, he’s hit the studio with another West Coast Hip Hop heavyweight: Mustard. The 10 Summers hitmaker posted a picture on Instagram on Tuesday (September 3) of himself and the N.W.A legend in the lab together, quoting some of Dre’s lyrics from “Forgot About Dre” in his caption. “Back in the lab with my pen and my pad,” he wrote. Mustard’s post made waves online, with fellow producer extraordinaire Timbaland commenting, “Bout damm time” along with several fire emojis. While it’s unclear what the…
The Weeknd has continued to fuel excitement for his new album by revealing its title, among other details. The Canadian crooner announced on Wednesday (September 4) that his sixth LP — and potentially final release under his stage name — is called Hurry Up Tomorrow. The project will serve as the third and final installment in a trilogy that includes his previous albums, 2020’s After Hours and 2022’s Dawn FM. The announcement, shared on social media, was accompanied by a dramatic yet cryptic video introducing Hurry Up Tomorrow and containing several references to The Weeknd’s past songs. “Yesterday was 14 years ago… We held our breath, falling…
Atlanta, GA – Young Thug was seen laughing hysterically in court after he was asked by a witness about his alleged issues with Rich Homie Quan. State witness Kenneth “Lil Woody” Copeland was on the stand on Tuesday (September 3) when he was asked by a prosecutor if Thug had issues with Quan “bringing members of his gang to his apartment.” Instead of answering himself, Copeland turned to Thug inside the courtroom and asked: “Thug, did you have an issue with Rich Homie?” The YSL rapper was not given chance to answer as the prosecutor quickly cut Woody off, but Thug could be…
Atlanta, GA – Jamie Foxx is set to address his health scare in a string of new stand-up comedy shows scheduled for next month. The singer and actor took to Instagram on Tuesday (September 3) to announce he’ll be delivering three back-to-back performances in Atlanta in October where he’ll detail his brush with death with “humor, heart, and inspiration.” “Join us for an unforgettable one-man show as Jamie Foxx takes the stage to share his journey through a serious health scare, filled with humor, heart, and inspiration!” read the announcement. “Experience Jamie Foxx like never before in this intimate and engaging performance,…
Desiigner has fired back at 50 Cent in a new freestyle after the G-Unit general revealed he once passed on signing the “Panda” hitmaker. In a video shared on Instagram on Tuesday (September 3), the Brooklyn rapper filmed himself spitting a few bars over a hard-hitting beat, aiming some choice words at 50 Cent in the process. “N-ggas talkin’ that 50 Cent, I be talking 50 mill / N-ggas talkin’ that Timmy Turner, glad the n-gga got killed / I got signed to Kanye, lil n-gga, you was never worth a deal,” he raps. Desiigner also tagged 50 in his caption, along with media personality Akademiks,…
Snoop Dogg has proposed a major overhaul to the 2028 Olympics, which will be held in his hometown of Los Angeles. Tha Doggfather shared his suggestions for the next Olympic Games in a red carpet interview at the recent movie premiere of 1992, which he executive produced. “One thing I wanna do is have the hood Olympics,” said Snoop, who was a ubiquitous presence at this summer’s Olympics in Paris and even carried the torch during the opening ceremony. “There’s a lot of homies from the hood that could run a 10.2, that could high jump, throw the javelin, backflip, swim good, jump over gates and…
Drake‘s 100 Gigs EP has been hit with sample clearance issues, leading to the removal of “Blue Green Red” from streaming services. Drizzy has spent the last few weeks treating fans to various outtakes, unreleased material and behind-the-scenes footage from throughout his career, but has now potentially run into some legal issues. “Blue Green Red,” which was released on streaming last month after initially being shared on Instagram, allegedly samples dancehall artist Tiger’s 1991 hit “When” without permission of the musician and its producer Cleveland “Clevie” Browne. Clevie outlined the issues with the sample to DancehallMag, saying: “SONY/EMI [his publishers] called on Friday and said they…
Travis Scott came within a few hundred units of taking a ten-year-old project to the top of the charts, in a nail-bitingly close race. Scott’s Days Before Rodeo, originally released for free in 2014 but seeing its commercial release a decade later, is number two on the new Billboard 200 chart, behind Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet. The race was so close — Carpenter ended up with 362,000 album equivalent units, while Scott had a little over 361,000 — that data provider Luminate reportedly delayed the release of the winner in order to make sure the final numbers were correct. All but about 30,000 of Scott’s…
50 Cent has revealed that he thought he was on the TV show Punk’d when he first met Eminem. Fif stopped by Million Dollaz Worth of Game on Monday (September 2) and shared a story about his first time meeting Marshall Mathers. The G-Unit mogul was asked about his first encounter with Em by co-hosts Wallo and Gillie Da Kid. He said: “It was wild. Remember that show they had, Punk’d? I thought they had cameras and they was gonna come out and say, ‘You’ve been punk’d.’” Fif’ continued: “He flew me to LA, I came out. I was so bugged out from the experience that I came through…
Remy Ma has debuted a risqué new look in her new “Outta Control” video with Fat Joe and Cool & Dre. In the boxing and strip club-themed video, Remy appears topless while delivering her verse, with her breasts only covered by her long hair. “They said I shot a friend over a band, and? / Imagine what I’d do to a bitch that I can’t stand / Right now, I’m on the edge, so don’t push me / Need my dick sucked so bad, but all I got is this good pussy,” she raps. The Bronx bombshell isn’t the only rapper to go topless in the video…
Playboi Carti can’t even use a Finsta account without getting reminded that he hasn’t released an album in four years, as the NBA’s Orlando Magic demonstrated. On Sunday (September 1), Carti posted to his opium_00pium IG a number of photos of him wearing an Orlando Magic jersey for Penny Hardaway. That same day, the Magic’s official X account reposted one of the photos, captioning it: “drop the album @playboicarti.” Check both Carti’s original photos and the NBA remix below. “[You know] its bad when the orlando magic tellin you to drop the album,” one person commented. “Magic got 22 year olds running the socials,”…
Sacramento, CA – Metro Boomin has saluted André 3000 for letting him borrow one of his “iconic” jumpsuits for his ongoing tour with Future. The We Don’t Trust You duo took over Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center on Tuesday night (September 3), and while they did not bring out any special guests, Metro did sport some classic threads. Throughout the performance, the Boominati boss wore a black jumpsuit adorned with the question: “Which type of stereo are you?” which resembled the one André 3000 wore during OutKast‘s reunion tour in 2014. Taking to social media after the show, Metro revealed that the jumpsuit was actually the same one worn…
Doechii‘s new tape is evoking the same energy Kendrick Lamar did with his debut project Section.80 – so says Top Dawg Entertainment‘s Top Dawg. The Florida-bred rapper released her new mixtape Alligator Bites Never Healon Friday (August 30). Clearly, she has quite the fan in her TDE boss, as he noted the project makes him feel the same way the label’s breakout superstar did in his early days. “@doechii Alligator Bites Never Heal out now !! What are your thoughts & standouts so far ? I have the same feeling I had when KDOT dropped Section 80,” Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith wrote in an Instagram…
Cardi B has fans getting excited for her long-awaited sophomore album – while over six years after it came out, her debut effort is still putting numbers on the board. On Monday (September 2), Chart Data revealed that Invasion Of Privacy has sold 500k units in 2024 alone. With the album already being certified 4x platinum since its April 2018 release, it’s pretty safe to say that a fifth certification is imminent. Taking to X to react to the news, Cardi teased her next LP and implied that it was coming in the near future. “Album still sellin like good quality pussy,” she…