While athletes dazzled with their feats at the Paris Olympics, it was Flavor Flav who unexpectedly stole the show, prompting fans to wonder if he, like Snoop Dogg — who reportedly pocketed $500k per day — was also getting paid for his appearances. The 65-year-old rapper's response? Pure generosity. "Imma here to support the athletes,,, and I paid my own way for everything including tickets for my family and I and any celebs coming out to water polo 👍🏾," he clarified on social media.
Flavor Flav, real name William Drayton, initially caught everyone's attention not just for his signature clock necklace but for his deep pockets and big heart. After coming across a cry for help from Veronica Fraley, a track and field athlete struggling financially while competing, Flav didn't hesitate to step in. Fraley, the 24-year-old 2024 NCAA discus champion, took to X on Thursday, August 1, writing, "I compete in the Olympic Games TOMORROW and can't even pay my rent 😒 my school only sent about 75% of my rent while they pay football players (who haven't won anything 😂) enough to buy new cars and houses 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾."
Without skipping a beat, Flavor Flav responded: "I gotchu,,, DM me and I'll send payment TODAY so you don't have to worry bout it TOMORROW,,, and imma be rooting for ya tomorrow LETZ GO,!!!"
That wasn't the only time the music icon showed his unwavering support. On Saturday, May 4, U.S. women's water polo team captain Maggie Steffens took to Instagram to encourage fans to support the team in the 2024 Olympics. "Water polo, women's water polo specifically, may not be the most popular sport or on everyone's radar, but with women's sports even more on the rise - I encourage everyone to give these women a try! 🤽🏼♀️😜💥," she wrote.
The hip-hop legend responded in the comments, saying, "As a girl dad and supporter of all women's sports—I'mma personally sponsor you, my girl... whatever you need. And imma sponsor the whole team. That's a Flavor Flav promise."
And it's a promise he's kept. While appearing on CBS Mornings, the Public Enemy co-founder announced generous gifts for the U.S. women's water polo team — $1,000 for each player and a Virgin Voyage cruise for the entire squad. "I'm there to hype them up. I'm there to try to get them into that spirit of winning that fourth gold medal," Flav said. "... And I know we can do it. We're gonna get it."
Flavor Flav's infectious energy didn't stop with financial support; it also sparked some light-hearted moments. When asked which rappers he'd pick to play on his water polo team at the Olympics, he quickly declared, "I will pick my boy Snoop Dogg to be the captain."
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