LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Kendrick Lamar has referenced Paris Saint-Germain duo Lionel Messi and Neymar in his Latest track ‘The Hillbillies’ with Baby Keem.
The hip-hop group paid the Parc des Princes a visit during a Ligue 1 match in October when Paris Saint-Germain faced Troyes.
Messi scored from outside the box before setting up Neymar to lead the Parisians to a stunning comeback triumph, 4-3.
Lamar’s new song, “The Hillbillies,” which mostly revolves around puffing himself and Keem up as self-made millionaires and features women, fancy clothing, and references to his experience watching European football, reflects his exposure to the sport.
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In the three-minute music video for the upbeat song, Lamar and Keem repeatedly compare themselves to Messi and Neymar.
Keem raps in one of his verses: “Critics sayin’ that I lost the plot, principles, yeah, I’d rather not, Messi, ’bout to come in hot.”
Before Kendrick takes over with a line on Messi’s PSG colleague: “I’ma pass you to Neymar, he got time for your bestie, girl.”
Prior collaborations between Lamar and Keem include the Grammy-winning Family Ties and singles like Nile.
The newly released tune has quickly climbed the Genius Top Songs chart and is already proving to be incredibly popular with fans.
Messi has already led PSG to the Ligue 1 title, but he will return to action on Saturday at the Parc des Princes against Clermont Foot for the final gameday of the 2022–23 campaign.
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However, Neymar won’t participate since he is currently healing from a season-ending ankle injury he sustained in February.