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‘You’re an athlete in both’: how music and women’s football share close ties in London | Musique Non Stop

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Saturday, August 19, 2023

‘You’re an athlete in both’: how music and women’s football share close ties in London

With scores of artists playing for local teams across the capital, it’s no wonder these squads double as nurturing creative hubs

By the early 2000s, MCs such as Akala, Kano, Tinchy Stryder and Terminator were showing the UK that both football and music were viable careers no matter what barriers you faced. Lyrics were littered with references to Premiership matches; in 2010, Skepta rapped about Thierry Henry’s decision to leave Arsenal in his track English Breakfast.

In 2014, former Everton player Yannick Bolasie and retired Man City striker Bradley Wright-Phillips even faced off in a rap battle on Lord of the Mics. More recently, a younger generation of rappers such as Headie One and Youngs Teflon have continued this special relationship, with the former further immortalising Zinedine Zidane’s 2006 head-butt in his track Back 2 Back.

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by Erin Cobby via Electronic music | The Guardian

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