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from Travis Scott to the late, great DJ Clark Kent, music legends describe witnessing Hov’s penless writing process in person
“Only rapper to re-write history without a pen” - JAY-Z
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JAY-Z BREAKS DOWN WHAT MADE BIGGIE A GREAT WRITER AND THE CHALLENGE OF WRITING FOR DR. DRE
JAY-Z: “Biggie was one of those ones who didn't run from controversy, whether it made him look bad or not. Most people's egos wouldn't allow them to say that.”
“He had such an endearing quality as a writer. ‘Black and ugly as ever’ — that one word was so powerful. Anything he said after that was going to be amazing.”
JAY-Z also explained his approach to writing for Dr. Dre after he left Death Row:
“I had to get into his psyche. What would he be thinking right there? I would be thinking, I have to remind people that I'm Dr. Dre.”
“It's like a cooking show. These are the ingredients I have to work with, and I'm going to make them make sense. And it can't be corny.”
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Wiley and Dizzee Rascal’s legendary ‘Sidewinder’ shutdowns are forever etched in grime history 🥶
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I put the big 6 plus Brighton in order but it really feels like we have some tiers here.
United/Spurs
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Chelsea/Brighton/Liverpool
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Arsenal
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Some interesting Kai Havertz numbers I ran this morning, in wake of the contract talk:
— All time Arsenal G+A per 90 (+5000 mins) Kai Havertz is now up to 13th, above every eligible member of the current squad.
— End of 23/24, had 1.2 G/A per 90 for a 16 game PL sample. That's above Henry's all time G/A record.
— Winter 24/25 before the injury, 1.03 G/A per 90 for a 14 game PL and UCL sample.
— January 2026 to the Chelsea game at home recently it was 0.97 G/A per 90 for club and country.
— All-time leading German goalscorer in the Premier League with 46 goals, overtaking Ilkay Gündogan.
— By September 2026, Arsenal’s Premier League win rate with Havertz was 72.7% while without him was 52.4%.
— Kai Havertz had scored or assisted in 48% of his Premier League starts for Arsenal (29/61), the highest percentage of any player under Mikel Arteta. [@OptaJoe, September 2026]
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Liverpool have committed more fouls this season than any other team in the Premier League. Arsenal are joint 17th.
Liverpool rank joint fourth in the league for yellow cards. Arsenal are joint 17th and Liverpool have one red card to Arsenal's none.
Arsenal's highest entry in the most fouls committed by a player in the league is Myles Lewis Skelly at 34th, joint with Szoboszlai. There are four Liverpool players who have committed more than MLS.
This is fan fic nonsense.
Sunday merely served to reinforce the belief that Liverpool as a team are far too nice.
There’s a difference between being streetwise and cheating. It wasn’t pretty, but Arsenal produced a masterclass in the former in the second half on Sunday.
Andoni Iraola was clear post-match that there will be a change of approach. He will tell his players to start going to ground when they are impeded in the box.
It’s a sad state of affairs, but needs must.
📝 @JamesPearceLFC
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Liverpool have committed more fouls than any other team in the premier league this season with 128 fouls over 9 games. They are also fourth highest for yellow cards with 21.
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I remember Arsenal beating us at Old Trafford in Nov 2020 and it was the first time in 29 games they had won away vs a big 6 side.
Crazy to think that then between early 2023- aug 2025 they then went 22 games against big six sides unbeaten.
The work Arteta has done to turn a once banter club into a european force is crazy.
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Lewis-Skelly was booked for being run into by the way, whilst Nyoni twice hacked at ankles with no booking...
#LIVARS
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Sorry I forgot to mention, Arsenal are 17 points clear of “If we started the season with him” Manchester Yanited in November.
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Max Dowman serving a three match ban while both those Nyoni tackles aren’t even a yellow. Difficult not to despair really.
