If Football Nations Were Rappers | Musa Okwonga’s World Cup Thread Is a Twitter Moment

Writer-musician Musa Okwonga last week saw a fun thread he started, “If Football Nations Were Rappers,” in which he matched football nations to rappers, get verified as a “Moment” by Twitter.

Select countries are compared to select rappers, with Okwonga giving reasons: Colombia to A Tribe Called Quest, Uruguay to Pusha T, Germany to Drake, France to Mos Def, Holland to Rakim, Italy to Jay Z, Spain to Missy Elliot, Costa Rica to Cardi B, England to Ja Rule, Chile to DMX, Belgium to Jay Electronica, Nigeria to MF DOOM, Argentina to Nas, Brazil to Tupac, Greece to Warren G, Hungary to Wu-Tang Clan, and Portugal to D12.

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Haha, what a time to be alive! Twitter took my #WorldCup thread on “if football nations were rappers” and turned it into a Moment. This has made my day! #WorldCupRussia2018 https://t.co/cOcRttu5lK

— Musa Okwonga (@Okwonga) June 14, 2018

Musa Okwonga is a poet, author, journalist, broadcaster, musician, social commentator, football writer and consultant in the fields of creativity and communications.

Here is his thread.

https://Imagining football nations as famous rappers 🤯

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