PARIS (AP) — French rap artist Orelsan said Wednesday a “misunderstanding” likely caused his feud with soccer star Kylian Mbappé.

Orelsan, one of the most popular and bestselling current French rap artists, drew the ire of the Real Madrid forward with a line from a song on his latest record, “La fuite en avant.” The track — “La petite voix” — features Orelsan rapping in the manner of an inner voice that criticizes and insults the artist, his family and his fans.

At one point, the voice also targets the Mbappé family — “You’ll sink your city like the Mbappés” — in a reference to the 2024 takeover of Caen's soccer club by the striker's company Interconnected Ventures.

Orelsan grew up in the Normandy city and is a longtime fan of the team, which was relegated to the third tier of Frenc

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