Current:Home > StocksSnoop Dogg opening ceremony highlights: Best moments from rapper's Paris commentary -Wealth Axis Pro
Snoop Dogg opening ceremony highlights: Best moments from rapper's Paris commentary
Poinbank Exchange View
Date:2025-04-09 22:54:04
It's Snoop Dogg's world and we're just living in it.
The Grammy-nominated rapper is serving as a special correspondent for NBC throughout the 2024 Paris Olympics. Although the Games are just kicking off with the opening ceremony, Snoop Dogg already has captivated viewers with his hilarious commentary, memorable catchphrases and positive attitude.
"I'm chilling like a villain," said Snoop Dogg, who was wearing a red, white and blue Ralph Lauren opening ceremony uniform in the pouring rain, similar to the Team USA delegation. "Raindrops falling on my head, but we still playing to win baby."
Get Olympics updates in your texts! Join USA TODAY Sports' WhatsApp Channel
Here's some of his most memorable moments from Friday:
2024 Olympic medals: Who is leading the medal count? Follow along as we track the medals for every sport.
MORE:Giannis Antetokounmpo being first Black Olympic flagbearer for Greece a 'huge honour'
The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
Snoop Dogg, Olympic torch bearer
Snoop Dogg lit the streets of Paris up, literally. The rapper carried the Olympic torch through the streets of Saint-Denis on Friday as the final torchbearer, alongside French actress Laetitia Casta and French rapper MC Solaar.
“I look at this as a prestigious honor and something I truly respect. I would have never dreamed of nothing like this,” Snoop Dogg said earlier this week. “I’m going to be on my best behavior. I’m going to be on my best athleticism. I’ll be able to breathe slow to walk fast and hold the torch with a smile on my face, because I realize how prestigious this event is.”
Snoop Dogg, the fashionista
Snoop Dogg is not only providing commentary, he's giving fashion advice.
"I heard me and Snoop Dogg are going to the same nail tech," said Team USA sprinter Noah Lyles, who flashed his white nails emblazoned with "ICON" in blue glitter. Snoop Dogg approved of Lyles' fashion statement, although he could not confirm or deny if they share the same nail salon technician.
"Noah (Lyles) stays spooned and groomed, dipped and whipped, suited and booted," Snoop Dogg said. "I know he was going to be fresh to death. Ya dig? That's my guy."
Snoop Dogg, the dancer
There were numerous performances at the opening ceremony, including one from Lady Gaga, who opened the festivities by singing "Mon Truc en Plumes" by Zizi Jeanmaire on the steps of a metro. Although Lady Gaga sang in French, that didn't stop Snoop Dogg from dropping it like it's hot alongside his commentary partner Hoda Kotb.
Snoop Dogg, the athlete
Earlier Friday, Snoop lent his usual comic take, this time to the Olympic event of weightlifting. He was shown lifting a bar with no weights. His finishing stance, however, was a 10.
veryGood! (24218)
Related
- DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints
- Gas Stoves in the US Emit Methane Equivalent to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Half a Million Cars
- Blood, oil, and the Osage Nation: The battle over headrights
- Meet The Flex-N-Fly Wellness Travel Essentials You'll Wonder How You Ever Lived Without
- North Carolina justices rule for restaurants in COVID
- State line pot shops latest flashpoint in Idaho-Oregon border debate
- The Biden Administration Takes Action on Toxic Coal Ash Waste, Targeting Leniency by the Trump EPA
- Inside Clean Energy: Offshore Wind Takes a Big Step Forward, but Remains Short of the Long-Awaited Boom
- A White House order claims to end 'censorship.' What does that mean?
- Panera rolls out hand-scanning technology that has raised privacy concerns
Ranking
- SFO's new sensory room helps neurodivergent travelers fight flying jitters
- Honda recalls more than 330,000 vehicles due to a side-view mirror issue
- Dwyane Wade Recalls Daughter Zaya Being Scared to Talk to Him About Her Identity
- Nintendo's Wii U and 3DS stores closing means game over for digital archives
- New Mexico governor seeks funding to recycle fracking water, expand preschool, treat mental health
- A Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion has killed 7 people
- Anne Arundel County Wants the Navy’s Greenbury Point to Remain a Wetland, Not Become an 18-Hole Golf Course
- Hurry! Everlane’s 60% Off Sale Ends Tonight! Don’t Miss Out on These Summer Deals
Recommendation
Sonya Massey's father decries possible release of former deputy charged with her death
How Pay-to-Play Politics and an Uneasy Coalition of Nuclear and Renewable Energy Led to a Flawed Illinois Law
Social Security is now expected to run short of cash by 2033
These are the states with the highest and lowest tax burdens, a report says
Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
Former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik in discussions to meet with special counsel
Women now dominate the book business. Why there and not other creative industries?
Jacksonville Jaguars assistant Kevin Maxen becomes first male coach in major U.S. pro league to come out as gay