In recent weeks football and music fans alike have been sent down a rabbit hole trying to decipher who a new mysterious rapper is. Dide has taken the internet by storm after claiming to be a top flight Premier League player.
Little is known about the rapper who so far has only released three songs and raps with a designer mask that is embellished with black and silver roses. Seemingly coming from out of nowhere, Dide who has now garnered almost 72K followers on Instagram with his videos raking in more than a million views.
He describes himself in his Instagram bio as a ‘rapper at home, footballer on the pitch’ and on his posts you will see hordes an hordes of comments proclaiming who he could possibly be. Dide’s followers have been having fun with their guesses with a mixture of some solid guesses based off calculated research and while others have taken the chance to create an alter ego for their favourite unassuming professional footballer.
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Who do the fans think Dide is?
Eddie Nketiah
Dide raps with a distinctively Southern accent so many fans have already predicted that he most likely from London, or plays for a London club. During the early days of of the identity search some inquisitive fans made the bold prediction that Dide was in fact Arsenal starlet Eddie Nketiah with some making the strenuous link that Dide was an anagram for Eddi.
Alex Iwobi
Another educated guess that points to Dide’s presumed southern routes. While Iwobi may a little older than the age the rapper referenced in the song, the bars about his attributes lined up quite well.
Ivan Toney
Perhaps the most outside bet than the other two, Toney’s natural voice has already ruled him out as the running for the Dide title. Much like Iwobi and Nketiah, his southern routes and playing style meant fans speculated that he was Dide early on.
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Harry Kane
Mostly mentioned in jest, comments and TikTok and Instagram regarding Dide don’t go amiss without the prolific Tottenham striker being mentioned. However, like Toney, Kane’s speaking voice and speech pattern is much too different from Dide’s for him to be considered.
Harry Maguire
Commenting that Harry Maguire is the illusive Dide will probably get you the most likes. Not because it’s a solid guess but because of how far fetched it is. While the Manchester United captain and centre back is very talented, it’s hard to imagine that he could hide his very distinctive Yorkshire accent long enough to rap in a London accent.
Sheyi Ojo
Perhaps the most sure bet, an internet sleuth thinks they have cracked the code by proclaiming former Watford player Sheyi Ojo to be the masked rapper. One fan who has studied his videos extensively has pointed to a strikingly similar tattoo on the wrist of Dide that matches up with the former Liverpool player who is from Hemel Hempstead.
Sheyi made just eight appearances in the Premier League for Liverpool and his career has been littered with a number of loans to Championship clubs such as Sheffield, Cardiff, Wigan and also Scottish football powerhouse Rangers.
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